Van Duzer clearly explains that business matters to God. That is because, through business, humans provide employment opportunities WHICH MAKE USE OF God-given talents and skills, and also, meet human needs and wants. That way, humans are happy as the talents and skills that God gave them are put into productive use. It also ensures that Christian live a good and comfortable life as the business is an income generator (Van Duzer 105).
The above reasons show that God intended for business. After the fallout, he sent Jesus to redeem us and make us whole again. Jesus came and made us whole, reunited us with the Father so that we would be his children once again. However, we were not as whole as our forefathers were. The curse and our fall from glory ensured that. However, with the mercies of God, he availed us talents and skills, which when used well, provide us an income that we can comfortably live on (Van Duzer 112). Therefore, God intended business to be our helper, so that we are comfortable in our lives, kept busy and satisfying our needs and those of people around us.
Additionally, Christian businesses must progress fairly. Christian business owners should ensure that their needs, as well as those of their employees and the people they serve, are a priority. A business is not meant to make merely profits; it must demonstrate that it is godly. For instance, Edgar from the story could not simply fire some of his drivers. Neither could he stopped doing businesses with some of the partners who relied heavily on him. He needed to consider what his actions would do to these people. That is why he cut the salaries but made plans of increasing them once time allowed. He also gave his partners incentives that ensured he would remain in business. A non-Christian business would have made decisions without concern on how the decisions would affect employees and those who relied on the enterprise in one way or another.
Works Cited
Van Duzer Jeffrey. Why Business Matters to God: (and What Still Needs to Be Fixed).
Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2010. Print.
