Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
2 October, 1996 - Singapore
Good Morning!
IS IT POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE BIBLICAL VALUES INTO YOUR PROFESSIONAL
LIFE?
Yes! Jesus did it. And so can you!
As a young man, Jesus Christ was in the carpentry business.
Can you imagine Him delivering an inferior piece of furniture
to a customer?
Or deceiving people through an advertising campaign?
Or inflating sale prices beyond reasonable profit margins?
Or failing to give top notch service after the
sale?
Or underpaying the employees in His carpentry shop?
Can you conceive of Jesus telling the local rabbi,
"Well, times are tough. It's unrealistic to literally
apply Biblical principles to business, given the realities of
today's business climate. We have to bend the rules here and
there to survive." Hardly.
The fact is that Jesus lived a life of total integrity...and
He expects the same of us:
"(He) has been tempted in every way, just as we are
- yet was without sin..."(Hebrews 4:15)
Dr. Laura Nash, suggests five questions we might ask ourselves
as we seek to apply Biblical ethics to business:+
#1 Am I hiding something?
#2 Am I hurting anyone?
#3 How does it look from the other person's point of view?
#4 Have I discussed this face-to-face?
#5 What would I tell my child to do?
If we are unable to integrate Biblical values into our business
or profession, perhaps we need to re-evaluate our vocation or
calling.
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
+Speech given at a Young Presidents' Organization's "Fellowship
Focus Forum Retreat", May 14, 1989
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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