Work: For God’s Glory & My Brother’s Good

In 1 Timothy 6.1-2, we find Paul’s instructions to slaves and how they are to relate to their masters. In order to better understand Paul’s approach to slavery, it’s important to understand three perspectives: 1) the historical perspective, 2) the scriptural perspective, and 3) the gospel perspective. The closest application to us today who live in a free society is our relationships to our employers. And in this text Paul gives two motivations for why we should work with excellence and honor our employers: 1) the glory of God and 2) the good of my brother.