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Worldview

My Business Worldview

My Christian worldview of business begins with the Bible. My Biblical worldview is rooted in what God's
Word says about business, God's design for business, and the instructions and principles given in the
Bible to guide our daily walk in business.

Business is God-ordained Activity
God created man to be a co-worker with Him in ruling and caring for the physical world that He created.
Work was given to man before the fall, and while it was made harder because of sin, work has always
been a God-ordained activity. God uses business, the buying and selling of goods and services, to meet
the physical needs of people. Not all business is God-ordained. All legitimate work is an extension of
God's work. Legitimate work contributes to what God wants done in the world, and does not actively
contribute to what He does not want done.

God Owns my Business
As Creator and Sovereign Lord, God literally owns everything. He owns my business. He has entrusted
to me as a steward. The steward's responsibility is to manage what has been entrusted to him in
accordance with the Owner's Instruction Manual...The Bible.

God’s Established Precepts for Business
God has established precepts for business just as He has for every other activity of life. He has given us
a complete set of instructions. In some areas of our stewardship, the instructions are very specific, and
in other areas, they are more general. True discipleship is a life characterized by a radical trust in and
obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Business is Ministry
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 explains that each believer has been given gifts and ministries. For me, next to my
wife and children, the workplace constitutes my primary field of ministry. (My Circle of Time Stewardship
Theory) Think of the number of people we influence for Christ in business or profession. There are
employees, clients, vendors, investors, competitors, and neighbors.

While many people will never go to church or listen to a Christian radio station, everyone interacts in the
marketplace, and there is a good chance that God has placed at least one Christian in their midst.

Business is also ministry. Some portion of the profits should be invested in God's work. If I haven't been
called into vocational ministry, then I have a responsibility to support those who do.

In contrast to this, Biblical Christian Worldview, there is the Secular Worldview which is a mix of
naturalism (there is no God) and transcendentalism (everything, most importantly myself, is a god). It is
a misnomer to call it secular since these worldviews are every bit as much of a religion as Christianity.

A third worldview is a combination of the biblical Christian and the secular, which I will name the Non-
biblical Christian Worldview. This worldview gives intellectual assent to the tenets of the Biblical
Worldview, but in practice reflects the Secular Worldview. Most of the Christian business people fall into
this category.

This chart summarizes and illustrates some of the key distinctive of competing worldviews:

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Biblical Christian Worldview

Non-Biblical Christian
Worldview

Secular Worldview

Business is a God-ordained
activity.

I believe that God has called me
to be a co-worker with Him in
business.

I realize that work was not a
result of the fall, but it was made
harder because of sin.

I am committed to doing only
useful, legitimate work in God's
eyes.

I understand that the purpose of
my business is to be an
extension of God's work on the
earth.

Separation of Church and State

I hate work and can't wait until I
can retire.

I'll serve the Lord after I become
financially independent.

How dare you insinuate that my
business may not be legitimate
in God's eyes... it's legal!

I've got to make a living too.

Doesn't socialism (to every man
what he needs) sound more
Christian than capitalism (to
every person what she earns)?

Business is a man-ordained,
man-centered activity that
furthers the interests of man.

God, if there is a God, is not
directly concerned or involved in
business.

God owns my business.

God reveals and I follow.

I am a steward of God's
business, career, resources,
and those He allows into my life.

I acknowledge that God has
provided everything I have.

I give at least 10% of what God
has given me, and He has
access to the other 90%, too.

I plan and ask God to bless.

God helps those who help
themselves.

It's more like a partnership—I
handle the day-to-day details.

I can't afford 10% … is that
before or after taxes?

I have to take care of my family
first (sounds less selfish, even
noble, when expressed this
way).

God has established precepts
for business.

I'm committed to doing
business God's way, studying
and applying what the Bible
teaches regarding business
and money.

I'm a disciple of Jesus; that
includes my business life.

I am going to do business
God's way even when it
counters conventional wisdom.

I understand that persecution
and suffering may result from
doing business God's way.

How does this relate to 21st
century business in America?

I don't know how to find
answers to business questions
in the Bible.

I would surely fail doing it God's
way. It's a jungle out there!

That sounds pretty radical to
me. God certainly wants me to
fit in doesn't He?

Discipleship scares me...I think
I'll stick with the Savior and give
this "Lord" thing some time.

Doesn't God want all Christians
to be prosperous?

The ends justify the means.

All intelligent people reject the
Bible as a bunch of myths and
stories. It's irrelevant to
business.

Only wackos think they talk to
and hear from God.

Business is ministry. Work is
Worship.

My workplace is my mission
field.

One purpose for my business is
to fund non-profit, kingdom
ministries. To be a mission
powerhouse.

Create a work environment that
develops men and woman
spiritually.

Isn't there something in the
constitution about separation of
church and business?

Won't my employees and
customers think I'm weird?

I might get sued.

I always thought someone else
was funding these ministries.

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