Business For The Glory Of God Summary
Business for the Glory of God Book Review
Liberty University
Abstract
This is my book review of Business for the Glory of God which we started the first week of this course. I have briefly articulated the author’s, Wayne Grudem, main positions and themes and then interact with them. That is, I have chosen two main points that I agree with and two main points in which I do not agree. My thoughts have been supported with well-reasoned arguments and additional supportive data derived from outside sources.
Summary
Durring my first week of Business Law I was asked to read this book. In Business for the Glory of God Wayne Grudem attempts an apologetic for businesses. According to Wayne Grudem Business, is constantly …show more content…
He confesses very early in the book that glorifying God is something that many people feel only belongs in church and definitely not in the business world. He specifically throw-out that inkling because one can glorify God “not only in the sanctuary but in the boardroom as well. The ways of worship may change, but the meaning and motives do not.”(Bolton, 2014) He and I are both under the understanding that the whole purpose of man is to bring glory to God. Grudem outlines how business can provide an avenue for that exact obligation. “God has called certain people to be business leaders and with this call, to do business well. As Colossians 3:23-24 states, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ" (2007).” When reading the book, it is clear that business can be and in many cases are morally good but that it can, like anything handled outside the rules that God has given us, lead to sin and wrongdoing. Grudem sets the standard promptly in the beginning early chapters by stating in the book one "will find that in every aspect of business there are multiple layers of opportunities to give glory to God, as well as multiple temptations to sin". The book promotes the idea that honest business can bring glory to
Liberty University
Abstract
This is my book review of Business for the Glory of God which we started the first week of this course. I have briefly articulated the author’s, Wayne Grudem, main positions and themes and then interact with them. That is, I have chosen two main points that I agree with and two main points in which I do not agree. My thoughts have been supported with well-reasoned arguments and additional supportive data derived from outside sources.
Summary
Durring my first week of Business Law I was asked to read this book. In Business for the Glory of God Wayne Grudem attempts an apologetic for businesses. According to Wayne Grudem Business, is constantly …show more content…
He confesses very early in the book that glorifying God is something that many people feel only belongs in church and definitely not in the business world. He specifically throw-out that inkling because one can glorify God “not only in the sanctuary but in the boardroom as well. The ways of worship may change, but the meaning and motives do not.”(Bolton, 2014) He and I are both under the understanding that the whole purpose of man is to bring glory to God. Grudem outlines how business can provide an avenue for that exact obligation. “God has called certain people to be business leaders and with this call, to do business well. As Colossians 3:23-24 states, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ" (2007).” When reading the book, it is clear that business can be and in many cases are morally good but that it can, like anything handled outside the rules that God has given us, lead to sin and wrongdoing. Grudem sets the standard promptly in the beginning early chapters by stating in the book one "will find that in every aspect of business there are multiple layers of opportunities to give glory to God, as well as multiple temptations to sin". The book promotes the idea that honest business can bring glory to