Tag: first will be last
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The Christian’s Labor
Last week, we saw the Christian’s reward. God promises to return many times what the Christian gives up for Christ’s name’s sake and give the Christian eternal life. Jesus follows His teaching about rewards with a parable—not about people giving anything up, but about laborers in a vineyard seeking to earn wages. Matthew 20:1-16 For…
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The Christian Reward
Life is about investments. We invest in our work because we believe it worthwhile to earn a living. We invest part of that living in retirement funds, stocks, and bonds because we believe it worthwhile to plan ahead for our retirements. We invest in our education and the education of others because we believe it…