Business For The Glory Of God Summary

The idea encapsulated by Grudem in Business for the Glory of God is that a business person can reflect the image of God through all aspects of their occupation. Grudem emphasizes that business is essentially good, not just a neutral activity. Business and trade are mentioned throughout the Bible as perfectly acceptable, and at their heart are godly activities. Simultaneously, he acknowledges that people can have and will continue to corrupt business as everything in the world is corrupted, and even believers will face temptation to sin in regards to business practice. In practicality, the key to Grudem’s premise is acting as Christ would in every decision made and action taken. This is best exemplified in the introduction as he states “God created us so that we would imitate him and so that he could look at us and see something of his wonderful attributes reflected in us” (Grudem, 2003, p. 13). Through this method any business or believer can glorify God by acting with fairness, integrity, and by fulfilling God’s command to subdue the …show more content…
For many believers, making a profit is a tricky situation. They need to make money, yet feel guilty if the profit margin is what they think is too lucrative. First, making a reasonable profit is not taking advantage of customers. As Gurdem points out, several of Jesus’ parables mention the God figure blessing those who make a profit. Part of making a profit is using money and the talents God has blessed each individual with wisely, both of which are encouraged throughout the Bible. The Bible fully recognizes that it is necessary to make money, and the majority of biblical characters have a profession. For example, Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila worked as tentmakers (Acts 18:2-4), allowing them to support themselves while they ministered. Obviously, in order to support themselves, they made a profit on each