We told you. Some see work as a curse (Genesis 3:19), but it is also a blessing! "You can be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good!" The Holy Spirit, through Paul, gives a strong work-ethic in Ephesians 4:28. The original divine ideas of the Creation are given real meaning in the gospel of Christ!

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We say this because. He had heard of this serious problem. Compare 2 Thessalonians 3:6. The first persecution in Thessalonica had involved a crowd of lazy loafers (Acts 17:5). Who do nothing except meddle. Compare 1 Timothy 5:13. One who does not work actively to build up, will develop idle, fussy habits, meddle in other people's business, and tear down!

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