QT 9 Jul 16, 1 Tim 6:1-2, Out witness is affected by how we honor our bosses

1 Tim 6:1-2 (ESV) Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

NOTE: While the issue centered around slaves and masters, it was for the most part analogous to employee and employers. The difference being the required yoke of service, i.e., the contract. That doesn't seem to concern Paul. His concern is our actions and our witness. Nowadays people change jobs quite often. Loyalty is much less important because individual concerns outweigh other issues. We really do live in a narcisstic society. We don't really care about our place of employment, especially once we have left. We don't have the concern we should for our bosses. We are mainly concerned about ourselves, and that is not right. Our witness to our bosses can be greatly enhanced by a concern for our place of employment and its success. Not so we can get better bonuses, but because it is right to feel such. It is no wonder that Christianity's influence is dying so much in this country. We no longer know how to work or serve or even live for others. We are a mess.