Are You Unleashing Your Unfair Advantage in Business?

[Today’s post is written by Dr. Jim Harris. He is a friend of mine that also writes about the Christian faith in the world of business and leadership. He has a new book that launches this week. It is called Our Unfair Advantage: Unleash the Power of the Holy Spirit in Your Business. I encourage you to learn more about what Jim has to say in this book…read on!]

Believers in business have an unfair competitive advantage that few realize and even fewer use. This advantage is based upon how you answer one critical question: What Leads You?

Is Christian Business Against The Law?

Not too long ago, I received a comment on one of my posts. I would like to address the issue more fully in this post. The comment (quoted in full below) said Christian business owners and leaders need to be careful to comply with “the separation of Church and State” issues placed on us by our government. Many others have asked “Is Christian business against the law?” Let’s take a look…

A Christian should run their business on Biblical principles…honesty, integrity, love, truth, etc. However, if you start requiring people partake of “COMMUNION”, or complying with Jesus’ command….to “go ye into all the world…” you will be hard-pressed to comply with “the separation of Church and State” issues placed upon us by our government.

Christian business against the law

First, I would like to address the big picture. After that, I will tell you how we address the overall issue in our business. Finally, I will give you some resources that will allow you to seek further information.

Is Some Sin Unavoidable?

I was raised to believe in free will. I was taught that God gives us complete and total choice in our actions and behavior – therefore no sin is unavoidable, right? Well, evidently this is not completely true. It appears that there is unavoidable sin.

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Unavoidable Sin

According to Proverbs 10:19, this unavoidable sin comes into play when we talk too much. Take a look at the verse and see what you think:

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

The way I read this verse, some sin is unavoidable. At the same time, I think this is really more about timing. If you think about it, the author is saying sin becomes unavoidable WHEN there are many words.

5 Often-Overlooked Truths for Christian Business Leaders

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The days get faster and faster.. Deadlines and headaches rush at us at a high rate of speed. We do well just to survive to fight another day, right? It is in this kind of environment that Christian business owners or leaders can get so busy and we forget some key truths about our ministry. Hopefully, this post will remind you of some ideas you need to revisit.

Christian Business Leader Truths

1. You must live by example and to a higher standard.

As the owner or leader of a Christian business, you are the example to follow, whether you like it or not. You are the head of the business and your employees are going to look to you for the example. What do they see?