Park Gate Baptist

Many people believe that Christians should not be in business because business is somehow inherently evil.  I don’t think it says this in the Bible anywhere.  In fact, all Jesus said about it was to be honest and not take advantage of others. 

Jesus himself was a carpenter which is a business man.  In those days everyone was really their own boss as people were more like craftmen than today where everyone works on big projects so they work for a big compay.  I doubt there were any apartment complexes or shopping centers being built 2000 ears ago.

So why would we think that starting a Christian Online Business would be a bad thing to do?  It really is not.  In fact there are all kinds of businesses being run by Christians which are lucrative and still fall within the Christian tenets of honesty and caring for others.  Many of these businesses tithe 10% along with trying to minister to their customers.

I think part of the problem with business comes from a misreading of one passage in the Bible.  I am sure you have heard many times that the Bible says “money is the root of all evil.”  This is not really what this passage says.  It actually says, “The Love of money is the root of all evil.”  Money is not the problem.  Money is an inanimate object which can be used for good or evil but is not inherently bad.  The actions that people take to get money are what cause the problem.

If you are a Christian and you want to start a business then I see nothing wrong with that.  In fact, I think this can be a good use of your time.  Not only will you be able to provide for your family but you also can use it to spread the Good Word to your customers.

Tags: Business and Christian, Christian business, Christian online business, online business

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