The motive is actually not what would be the self-centered sort of assumptions of what our culture would bring to the table. There is a real sense that the Christian who's been transformed by Christ in the gospel is now demonstrating that love and affection for a neighbor as God is trying to do it through Christ. And so being a person who is redeemed, I think we really begin to sort of see the interworking of that.
Is there a distinctly Christian way to go about our day jobs? In this episode of White Horse Inn, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland consider what makes our work valuable. They challenge the human tendency to search for ultimate significance and satisfaction in our work, pointing listeners to God’s design for believers to live out their vocations under God’s pleasure, in the power of the Spirit, and within the rhythms of work and rest that he provides.