Business for the Glory of God Book Review
Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business
Book Review by: Marquetta Preston
Liberty University
Abstract
Grudem, W. (2003). Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business. Wheaton: IL: Crossway. ISBN: 978-1581345179.
The book, “Business for the Glory of God”, By Wayne Grudem, is a book that gives insight to how business as a whole can be a blessing to the world. God gave His people abilities to conduct business in order to glorify Him. Grudem explains that business and the attributes of business are “fundamentally good” and provides many opportunities for glorifying God, but also many temptations to sin. He gives a biblical and moral standing point on the connection of business and God’s teachings. “Two points that Grudem elaborates on is productivity and profit; which, is what I am going to focus on.
Book Review: Business for the Glory of God
Grudem’s point of view on productivity is that it was God’s purpose for His people to be productive while on earth. He uses Genesis 2:15, when God told Adam and Eve to work and keep the Garden of Eden, to back support his point. From the beginning of time God wanted His people to be productive. Grudem lets us know that without productivity the world would not have inventions that lead to all the resources we have today. Grudem goes into detail about small items that the world may overlook on a daily basis, to the important items that are focused on daily. For example, he talks about Adam and Eve being brought into the 21st century and them being able to turn on a water faucet and obtain water immediately. Two thousand years of being productive made it possible for the people of the 21st century to have the ability to do that. I agree that being productive shows how the world is being obedient to God’s Word. God has given us every essential commodity we need in order to live this life He has given us. I feel that Grudem was
Book Review by: Marquetta Preston
Liberty University
Abstract
Grudem, W. (2003). Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business. Wheaton: IL: Crossway. ISBN: 978-1581345179.
The book, “Business for the Glory of God”, By Wayne Grudem, is a book that gives insight to how business as a whole can be a blessing to the world. God gave His people abilities to conduct business in order to glorify Him. Grudem explains that business and the attributes of business are “fundamentally good” and provides many opportunities for glorifying God, but also many temptations to sin. He gives a biblical and moral standing point on the connection of business and God’s teachings. “Two points that Grudem elaborates on is productivity and profit; which, is what I am going to focus on.
Book Review: Business for the Glory of God
Grudem’s point of view on productivity is that it was God’s purpose for His people to be productive while on earth. He uses Genesis 2:15, when God told Adam and Eve to work and keep the Garden of Eden, to back support his point. From the beginning of time God wanted His people to be productive. Grudem lets us know that without productivity the world would not have inventions that lead to all the resources we have today. Grudem goes into detail about small items that the world may overlook on a daily basis, to the important items that are focused on daily. For example, he talks about Adam and Eve being brought into the 21st century and them being able to turn on a water faucet and obtain water immediately. Two thousand years of being productive made it possible for the people of the 21st century to have the ability to do that. I agree that being productive shows how the world is being obedient to God’s Word. God has given us every essential commodity we need in order to live this life He has given us. I feel that Grudem was
References: Waddell, G. (2013). “Is Work a Necessary Evil”. Retrieved from www.leadstrategic.com Grudem, W Eberle, B. (2012). “What makes Corporate profits Evil?” Retrieved from www.gopusa.com Book Review Rubric |