Work and Workers, Religious

(1) Examples of helpful service 2Ch 28:15; Job 29:15,16; Pr 31:20; Isa 21:14; 50:4; Mt 25:35; Lu 10:34; 1Co 16:15,16; 2Co 1:11; Php 4:3

Working with God Hag 2:4

Work required immediately Mt 21:28

Individual tasks assigned to each servant Mr 13:34

Abundant labours in the Lord's work 1Co 15:58

Working in the field of their own lives Php 2:12

Work in evangelizing the world 2Ti 4:5

(3) Work required according to ability Mt 25:22,23; Mr 14:8; Lu 12:48; 1Pe 4:11

(4) Work wrought in co-operation with God 1Sa 14:45; Mr 16:20; 1Co 3:9; 2Co 6:1

(5) Willingness, an essential element in work Jud 5:2; 8:25; Ne 11:2; Ps 110:3; Isa 1:19; 2Co 8:3; 1Th 2:8

See Obedience

(6) Work should be carried to completion Zec 4:9; Joh 4:34; 17:4; 19:30; Ac 20:24; 2Ti 4:7

See Perseverance

(1) Service that God demands Ex 23:25; De 10:12; Jos 24:14; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 2:11; 100:2; 1Co 15:58; Eph 6:7; Heb 12:28

(2) Service to be rendered to Christ Joh 12:26; 1Co 7:22; Eph 6:6; Php 1:1; Col 3:24

Service ennobles life Mr 10:43,44

Service exemplifies neighbourliness Lu 10:36,37

Service is Christlike Joh 13:14

Service demonstrates love Joh 21:16

Service lightens life's burdens Ga 6:2,10

(4) Service performed in humility Mt 10:42; Joh 12:3; Ac 20:18,19

(C) Undivided service required by the Lord 1Sa 7:3; 2Ch 15:15; Mt 4:10; Lu 16:13

Elisha's prompt response to the call 1Ki 19:20

Peter and Andrew's prompt response to the call Mr 1:18

Peter's mother-in-law's prompt service Lu 4:39

Zacchaeus's prompt response to Christ Lu 19:6

Paul's prompt preaching after his conversion Ac 9:20; 10:29

Paul and Silas responding to the Macedonian call Ac 16:10; Gal 1:16

See Willingness

(E) Joy in service found by the faithful Ne 12:43; Ps 40:8; 100:2; 126:5,6; Lu 10:17; Joh 4:36; Ac 11:23

(F) Christ as servant of men Mt 20:28; Lu 22:27; Joh 13:4,5; Php 2:7

Good works glorify God Mt 5:16; Col 1:10

Good works enrich life 1Ti 6:18

Good works furnish a pattern for imitation Tit 2:7; 2:14; 3:8

Good works tend to summon others to their tasks Heb 10:24

Good works demonstrate the reality of faith Jas 2:17,18; 1Pe 2:12

See Requirements; Righteousness

(2) Examples of good works Ne 13:14; Mt 25:35,36; 26:7,8,10; Ac 9:36; 1Th 1:3; Re 2:2

See Righteousness (3); Obedience (2)

(3) Good works are insufficient to secure salvation Mt 7:22,23; Ro 3:20; 9:32; 11:6; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8,9; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:4,5

See Faith; Grace (3)

(4) Special commands concerning doing good Ps 34:14; 37:3,27; Lu 6:35; Ro 13:13; Gal 6:10; 1Ti 6:18; Heb 13:16; Jas 4:17; 1Pe 2:15; 3:11,17

Prayer for the increase of workers Mt 9:37,38; 20:8

Great opportunity afforded to workers Joh 4:35,36; 1Co 3:9

Workers are worthy of reward 1Ti 5:17,18

Soul-winners bringing the helpless to Christ Mr 2:3

Winning members of their own household Joh 1:41,42

Recommending Christ to personal friends Joh 1:45

Inspiring other workers Ac 11:25,26

Saving souls from death Jas 5:20

See Zeal for Souls

Soul-winning displays the highest wisdom Pr 11:30

Soul-winners win a radiant crown Da 12:3

Disciples trained by Christ in a new calling Mt 4:19; Mr 1:17; Lu 5:10

Soul-winners sacrifice personal rights and privileges 1Co 9:19,20

Snatching men as brands from the burning Jas 5:20; Jude 23

See Spiritual Harvest; Zeal for Souls; Promises to Workers