The buyer seems to be guilty of deception, since business has been done with the supplier for some time and no previous mention had been made of a contract. However, at a time when the supplier’s under aged son is making the delivery, the buyer tells the son there is a paper he needs to sign and deceives the supplier’s son into thinking the paper that needed his signature was just a formality. The buyer seemed to be aware that the demand for this product was going to escalate. In an effort to assure that the buyer would be able to continue purchasing at the same rates and not be effected by the soon to come price increase based on the upcoming demand, the buyer had a requirements contract prepared.
Similarly, in the scripture, Jacob went in to his father and claimed to be his Brother Esau, in an effort to steal the birthright blessing. Jacob deceived his father into giving him something that was not …show more content…
Humankind has a tendency to manipulate the outcome of business matters by using ones Christian conviction. Scripture implies that the marketplace is not a place for children’s behavior (Luke 7:32 KJV). Therefore, we cannot take a person’s Christianity and use it as a source to manipulate business matters. In scripture, the Gibeonites deceived Joshua by telling him that they were from a faraway country (Joshua 9:6 KJV). Joshua granted that they should not be killed and when he found out that they were indeed the enemy, because Joshua had made an oath to not kill them he honored his word. Likewise, the scripture tells us of the oath made between Laban and Jacob for Laban to marry Jacob’s daughter Rachel (Genesis 29:24 KJV). Although Laban was deceitful in his oath, Jacob kept his word and continued to work an additional seven years for the promise of the daughter Rachel’s hand in marriage.
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Similarly, in the scripture, Jacob went in to his father and claimed to be his Brother Esau, in an effort to steal the birthright blessing. Jacob deceived his father into giving him something that was not …show more content…
Humankind has a tendency to manipulate the outcome of business matters by using ones Christian conviction. Scripture implies that the marketplace is not a place for children’s behavior (Luke 7:32 KJV). Therefore, we cannot take a person’s Christianity and use it as a source to manipulate business matters. In scripture, the Gibeonites deceived Joshua by telling him that they were from a faraway country (Joshua 9:6 KJV). Joshua granted that they should not be killed and when he found out that they were indeed the enemy, because Joshua had made an oath to not kill them he honored his word. Likewise, the scripture tells us of the oath made between Laban and Jacob for Laban to marry Jacob’s daughter Rachel (Genesis 29:24 KJV). Although Laban was deceitful in his oath, Jacob kept his word and continued to work an additional seven years for the promise of the daughter Rachel’s hand in marriage.
What biblical options are available for resolving your disputes with