Godly Business Principles

“A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.” (Proverbs 11:1).
Worldly men will do anything to get ahead. They will cheat, steal, lie and step on anyone who gets in their way. Deception, misrepresentation and misallocation of funds have seemingly become a part of the corporate culture. Ungodly men have sold their character and integrity to the highest bidder: all in pursuit of the “almighty dollar.” The name itself is blasphemous, but it appropriately describes the idolatry that the pursuit of money has become in our society. Godly men, especially godly businessmen, seem to be in extremely short supply these days. God has called His sons to holiness in the midst of a corrupt culture. We are to deal with people honestly and respectfully. Our business practices should be fair and above reproach. We should have a reputation of integrity in the community and also with competing businesses. Stealing sales, padding business accounts, overcharging customers and similar practices should have no place in the Christian businessman’s repertoire. Salesmen must ethically represent their company and its products. Misleading customers, false claims and hyperboles are tools of ungodly companies. God will not prosper a Christian business that employs these tactics. Men of God, we are commanded to live holy in every aspect of our lives. There is no division between the secular and the sacred in the life of a godly man. We are to close every deal, sell every product and treat every customer exactly as Jesus would.