A professor once told me that everyone had a worldview perspective that expressed how they see and perceive the world. As I grow in faith, and continue to seek knowledge, my Christian
Worldview is sharpened, challenged, and expands to express the infallible word of God in my home, family, faith, community, service, and business. Ethics are the universal and unchanging standards of what we should do; it is what is good. (Ruddell, 2004, p.13) My Christian foundation compels me to be ethical and address unethical issues to eradicate them in the workplace.
Presently, I work in a place where business ethics are not demonstrated, but I can rely on my personal ethics to maintain my sanity to work in such a culture. …show more content…
People perish for a lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:6a)
Furthermore, believers must decide if we can live with our decisions in the workplace.
We must always know whether our choices at work violates our beliefs, or others around us.
There are times when we can compel the culture to shift when it doesn’t reflect ethically what we believe in. At the end of the day, we must remember as believers that we are called to a higher authority than who we adhere to in the workplace. We are called to be the salt and light of the world. (Matthew 5:13, NKJV) My decisions in and out of the workplace will be based on my beliefs to have a long term, big picture perspective; be honest; be wise; be diligent, and to do good and act right for by people, represents being ethical for all people in my family, church, community, and workplace. (Ruddell, 2004, p.44)
Scripture tells us that we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. (1 Corinthians 3:9, NIV) We can be assured that together we can work and build the kingdom with our various gifts. When we do this, it displays God’s sovereignty and power. We can use His power in our lives and businesses, and all while giving God the