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A Transactional Faith
The people complained that serving God was pointless because they saw no immediate, worldly profit. Commentators explain this reveals a transactional view of faith, where obedience is only offered in exchange for earthly rewards. This mindset, focused on temporal comfort, leads to disillusionment and accusation against God when life is difficult.
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Malachi
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Albert Barnes
On Malachi 3:14
18th Century
Theologian
You have said, It is vain to serve the God - “as receiving no gain or reward for their service. This is the judgment of the world, …
Charles Ellicott
On Malachi 3:1–18
19th Century
Bishop
REBUKE OF INFIDELITY. THE ADVENT OF THE LORD FORETOLD (Malachi 2:17 to Malachi 3:18).
Charles Spurgeon
On Malachi 3:13–15
19th Century
Preacher
Those were indeed bad old times when the mass of the people looked only to their own temporal comfort. When they saw the wicked become rich, they w…
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John Calvin
On Malachi 3:13–15
16th Century
Theologian
Here again God reasons earnestly with the Jews because of their impious and wicked blasphemy in saying that He disappointed His servants, and that …
John Gill
On Malachi 3:14
17th Century
Pastor
You have said, it is vain to serve God
This they said in their hearts, if not with their lips, that it was a vain th…
Matthew Henry
On Malachi 3:13–18
17th Century
Minister
Among the Jews at this time, some plainly revealed themselves to be children of the wicked one. The yoke of Christ is easy. But those who work wick…