Lesson 12: Rewards of Faithfulness (Matthew 25, Hebrews 11, Romans 8)
Whenever I have my vision tested, they check to see how far to each side I can see when I'm looking straight ahead. Some people have injuries or a disease that cause them to have only a narrow field of vision. My thought is that many Christians have very narrow vision when it comes to the "Rewards of Faithfulness." They see a reward only after they go to heaven, and that tends to create confusion about the relationship between works and salvation. While it is true that some will only see their reward in heaven (see Hebrews 11), for most Christians this narrow vision is akin to a disease. It causes them to miss the most obvious rewards for faithfulness, which come here and now as a result of obeying God. Let's jump into our study of the Bible and you can decide whether I'm looking at this correctly!
The Current Quarter’s Bible Studies on Money: Managing for the Master.
Lesson 11
(2 Chronicles 20, Revelation 13)
Lesson 10
(Luke 12)
Lesson 9
(Matthew 26 & 27, Acts 5)
Lesson 8
(Proverbs 3, Matthew 6:33)
Lesson 7
(1 Timothy 5, Leviticus 19, Luke 19)
Lesson 6
(Matthew 6, 13 & 19, Genesis 6 & 7)
Lesson 5
(Deuteronomy 15 & 28, 1 John 2, Matthew 18)
Lesson 4
(2 Corinthians 9, Mark 12)
Lesson 3
(Genesis 14, Hebrews 7, 1 Corinthians 9)
Lesson 2
(Matthew 6, Malachi 3, 2 Corinthians 9)
Lesson 1
(1 Chronicles 17, Matthew 6 & 25, 1 John 5)
Emotional Intelligence
Can the Bible help you get promoted at work? Can the Bible increase your pay? Can the Bible help you keep your job? Improve your marriage? The answer is “Yes!” The Bible teaches principles of “emotional intelligence” that can actually help you to be smarter and get along better. Bruce Cameron, the writer of these Bible studies and a law professor, has published a paper written for lawyers which presents 17 Bible-based rules of emotional intelligence which God gave us to improve our lives. Best of all, Professor Cameron’s paper is free and you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it. To get your free copy, first click on this link. Second, when you see the title of the paper (EI, EI, Oh What an Employee), click on the “One-Click Download” and the paper will download to your computer as a PDF. If you have friends who want to read the paper, have them go to the website and download it as well.