What Are Our Biblical Practices?

When Charles Darwin first cast doubt on the Bible's accuracy with his theory of evolution, he started a chain of events that reverberates down into most Fortune 500 boardrooms even today. Once planted, the idea the Bible was no longer a guide for everyday living quickly took hold.

Two things have magnified that impact.

The first, and most devastating, is that the most successful economic structure in the history of humanity ripped itself away from its' roots. While nations throughout history have attempted to build moral work practices, not until the birth of the United States did a nation forge an economic structure rooted firmly in Scripture. Darwin unwittingly separated American business and economic policy from Biblical principles with devastating results.

Nearly as troubling are the statistics of which shows the higher in an organization a person (including Christians) are less likely they are to have knowledge of, or regular interaction with, Biblical principles. These two facts led to the inevitable decision by moral men and women to make business decisions by what seems right to them, a dangerous yardstick under any circumstances. 

What would God say to corporate CEO’s who've learned “sexy sells?” Would He object to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as a marketing gimmick?

How do your company's business practices stack up? If God showed up in your offices, how would He assess your policies and procedures?

(Written by Randy Kilgore, the unrecalled date/year of published time) 

Profile Background:

Randy Kilgore is a Senior Writer and Workplace Chaplain. A workplace chaplain for nearly a decade now, Randy received his M.Div. in 2000, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (including two years of study at Covenant Theological Seminary) after a twenty-plus year career in business, most of which was spent in senior human resource management positions. Randy has written many MarketPlace devotional messages to professionals, church ministers, pastors and workers. Randy did co-founded’ the Rutland (VT) Dependent Care Collaborative. As a writer and chaplain, Randy has released six volumes of workplace Bible studies, and two books: Made to Matter: Devotions for Working Christians (Discovery House Publishers: 2008); and Talking about God in the 21st Century Workplace. His writing also appears regularly in magazines and online. 

Prayer Response to this featured article:

Jesus, help us to assess our company’s status and be a good steward today.