Lesson 6
Making Jesus Lord of My
Employment and My Citizenship
Intoduction:
Jesus compared His people to salt and light when describing their influence for good in the world - Matthew 5:13-16. Now that we are Christians under the Lordship of Christ, we are no longer to be conformed to the ways of the world, but we are to be transformed - Rom. 12:2. Outsiders see this change in best in our behavior at work and in our community. In these areas we have some of our best chances to show the glory of God and affect the lives of lost people redemptively for Christ.
A.
Employers
and employees for Christ
1. Name two duties of a Christian employer. Colossians 4:1 &
James 5:3-4; Ephesians 6:9
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2. Why should an employer treat his employees rightly?
_________________
3. Name 3 duties of a Christian employee : Eph. 6:5-6 and Col 3:22-23 _______
Titus
1 Timothy 6:1 _______________________________________
4. Should a Christian employee work well only when his employer treats him
right? 1 Peter
5. For whom does the employee really work? Eph. 6:5-7; Col. 3:23 __________
6. If a Christian employee is insubordinate or dishonest or lazy, what does this
cause the employer to do? 1 Tim. 6:1 __________________________________
7. If a Christian employee obeys orders, avoids clockwatching, lateness, and irresponsible absence; and does the best job even when unsupervised, what does this cause an unbelieving employer to think about Jesus and his teaching?
Titus 2:9-10 _______________________________________________
8. What principle of God should an employee follow if he is asked to do
wrong as a part of this job? Acts
9. What kind of business practice does God hate? Prov. 13:1 _______________
B. Citizens for Christ –
1. From whom does all earthly authority come? Rom. 13:1 ____________________
2. Does God use earthly leaders and officals to direct and protect the earthly lives
people? _____________________________________
3. If a
person disobeys the civil authorities, he is really disobeying whom? _______
4. A Christian will obey not because he might get caught but because of _________
5. We should submit to the authorities at how many levels? 1 Peter 2:13-14 _____
6. Do you think a Christian should consider it smart or clever to “get away” with
law breaking? ________________________________________________
7. Taking the principle from Peter’s teaching about masters and slaves, would you say that a Christian should obey an official because the official always does right, or because of the authority of the office held by the official?
1 Peter
8. If a government should begin to mis-treat Christians, or enemies of Christians should start to slander them, what is sthe best way for Christians to counteract this?
1 Peter 2:13-15 ________________________________________________
9. Does paying taxes have anything to do with
pleasing God?
10. Should a Christian want to get by without carrying his share of the tax load?
11. What should a Christian do when there is some worth while community
project that needs help? Titus 3:1__________________________________
12. What do we owe our government leaders besides obedience and payment of
taxes? Rom. 13:7; 1 peter
13. Just because we live in a country where we are free to say any kind of thing about a leader, does this mean that a Christian should do so?
Titus 3:2 & Exodus
14. When we are in a country where we are free to choose good leaders through elections, do you God will hold a Christian responsible to vote? __________
15. What is the greatest thing a Christian can do to help his government leaders and to change things for the better in government?
1 Timothy 2:1-4; Prov. 21:1 ___________________________________________
16. What should a Christian do if his government orders him to do evil?Acts4:18-19
Acts
Conclusion:
Christians should be the best employers, employees, and citizens of all. This will bring glory to our Lord and make others want to follow Christ.