The Curse of Work
Ben Witherington recently posted an interesting piece on work and the curse. To quote a small bit of his article:
Work is something most of us share in common, and unfortunately too often even Christians succumb to the notion that work itself is a curse, even God’s curse on fallen persons. This is a most unfortunate reading of Genesis. Work is something God assigned Adam to do before there ever was a Fall. He was to fill the earth and subdue it. He was to be fruitful and multiply. He was called upon to name the animals and to recognize none of them would be a suitable companion or life partner. Apparently there was much work to do before the Fall.
It is in fact the toilsome nature of work that is a result of the Fall….
Read the rest of the post here. I know that I have personally been guilty of viewing work itself as the curse, not the toilsome nature of it. Ben’s post is a good read and I would recommend it.
