Does Christian worldview encourage discipline, hard work and productivity as moral virtues?

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BCRanger10 · Answer

Discipline would fall under the virtues of prudence ("Correct knowledge about things to be done or, more broadly, the knowledge of things that ought to be done and of things that ought to be avoided. It is the intellectual virtue whereby a human being recognizes in any matter at hand what is good and what is evil. In this sense, it is the moral virtue that enables a person to devise, choose, and prepare suitable means for the attainment of any purpose or the avoidance of any evil") and temperance ("The virtue that moderates the desire for pleasure.).

Hard work and productivity? They are fruits of the virtues whose definitions I just provided, but they are not the virtues themselves.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

No, quite the opposite in fact. Consider Matthew 6: 25-26

"25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"

So sit back and relax, God will take care of it.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

Premise issue here.

"Christian worldview" is an idea trying to put millions of people, myriad of churches, and different biblical interpretations into one boat. It can only work on a surface level, when digging, discrepancies stack...

Discipline, hard work and productivity reminds me more of USSR wet dreams than Christians in general, well, the Amish qualify maybe?

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

The bible certainly does, but the many and varied denominations often interpret the bible differently. I know a lot of Catholics who don’t reel in their impulses at all, but believe confessing weekly will still get them into Heaven.

Anonymous · Answer

It can, doesn't mean it WILL. Some people only CLAIM to hear God's message. And they it use to further their own agenda, not do God's will.

You have to remember man is evil by nature. Following God means trusting him and rejecting your evil inclinations.

strateguy632 · Answer

nah. jesus never said any of that. you need faith and kindness. that is the emphasis in moral. your list is needed but not moral category.

jshm2 · Answer

LOL, no. Quite the opposite.  No other religions followers have killed, pillaged and stolen more, than the Christians down the years.

LC75LC71 · Answer

Not a native speaker I see.. For whoever else reads this, religion is a belief. We know enough about christ as reincarnation or life outside of this planet.

Dargil · Answer

In my upbringing, it did. Add Honor and Fidelity to it.

Agape93 · Answer

Nope

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