Should a Christian go into business with an unbeliever? | GotQuestions.org
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Seeking financial success or business secrets? When starting a business, knowing how to choose the right business partner is key, especially for a Christian. What does the Bible say about Business partners? In this video, Pastor nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, “Should a Christian go into business with an unbeliever?”.
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- Today's question is, should a Christian go into business with an unbeliever? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective.
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- Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end. The question of whether a
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- Christian should go into business with an unbeliever is a common one. The most often quoted Scripture is,
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- Do not be yoked together with unbelievers, for what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?
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- Or, What fellowship can light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6, verse 14.
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- Many times, this verse is taken to be a prohibition against Christians marrying non -Christians. Marriage would definitely apply here, but there is nothing in the context to limit it to marriage.
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- All types of unequal yokes are forbidden—marriages, intimate friendships, and, in many instances, business partnerships.
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- The command implies that a great difference exists between a believer and an unbeliever.
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- Generally speaking, the motivations, goals, and methods of a Christian are incompatible with those of an unbeliever.
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- Faith changes the character of a person. A Christian's highest ambition in life is to glorify the
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- Lord Jesus and please Him in all things. An unbeliever is, at best, indifferent to such goals.
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- If a Christian's methods and goals in business are identical to the methods and goals of an unbeliever, the
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- Christian very likely needs to re -evaluate and reconsider his or her priorities.
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- 2 Corinthians 6, verse 14 goes on to ask, What fellowship can light have with darkness?
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- People are said to be in fellowship when they share something. Business partners are united in such a way that they must share things.
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- What belongs to one also belongs to the other. This is precisely what is meant by fellowship.
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- With these principles in mind, it is best to avoid uniting with unbelievers in business. If a
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- Christian is truly seeking to honor the Lord through the business, conflict with the unbelieving business partner is unavoidable.
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- Can two walk together except they be agreed? Amos 3, verse 3. Want to learn more?
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