Practical · ABOUT 230 MINUTES
Work as vocation, money and generosity, honesty, poverty, justice, neighbor-love, conscience, power, and making ethical decisions without proof-text shortcuts.
Primary passage: Colossians 3:22-24
Scripture can describe ordinary work as service offered to the Lord, giving dignity to tasks that receive little public recognition. At the same time, a person’s worth is not measured by income, title, productivity, or employment status.
Primary passage: 1 Timothy 6:6-19
The New Testament does not say money itself is the root of every evil; it warns about the love of money. Wealth can create particular temptations toward pride, false security, exploitation, and neglect of others.
Primary passage: Micah 6:6-8
Biblical justice includes more than courtroom procedure. Scripture repeatedly condemns dishonest scales, exploitation, bribery, abuse of power, neglect of the poor, and religious activity disconnected from righteous conduct.
Primary passage: Romans 14:1-23
Not every ethical disagreement is resolved by finding one isolated verse. Romans 14 shows believers disagreeing about practices while being called to avoid contempt, careless judgment, and behavior that harms another believer.
