“Calvin’s views on work arose out of his thinking on divine callings (vocatio). In contrast to the idea that only the religious; i.e. monks, nuns, and priests had a ‘calling’ to serve God, Calvin argued all work—whether farming, shoemaking, banking, or child-rearing—represented callings from God in which one was to serve him.” - Ref21
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
Calvin on Work: What a Sixteenth-Century Theology of Labor Can Teach Us Today
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