Chapter 8 of 11

Section 7

Section 7

the love of God is God Himself as the source of the grace of the Lord, and the fellowship of the Spirit is the Spirit Himself as the transmission of the grace of the Lord with the love of God for our participation.

However, only a small minority of Chris­ tians are daily enjoying the grace of Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Spirit. Many of us are laboring and are full of anxiety and worry. Furthermore, we have many expectations or dreams. Eventually, because these dreams are not fulfilled, we are disappointed and have suf­ fering.

THE THREE KINDS OF LABOR

IN HUMAN LIFE

If we read the Bible carefully, we shall see that there are three kinds of labor in human life, not including working at a job to earn a living. The first kind of labor is the labor to be a good per­ son, to have good behavior, and to improve one's character. In this labor people struggle to be humble, patient, and loving. This kind of effort is a real labor, and in the New Testament this is called work.

According to the Bible, the second kind of labor is to worry, to be anxious. What a hard job

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