Biblical Principles for Starting & Operating a Business
The Biblical Entrepreneurship Marketplace Series
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“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods” (Matthew 25:14).
In Matthew 25:14-30, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ compares the kingdom of heaven with a man who gave his servants goods to maintain while he traveled to a faraway land. The master in this parable represents the Lord Jesus and the servants represent us, His servants. The goods, or talents, represent the gifts, skills and treasures God has given each of us according to our individual abilities. Ability is the power and strength granted to you by God that enables you to use your gifts, skills and treasures to His glory.
As the story progresses, the servant with five talents trades his talents and gains five more, while the one given two talents trades his talents and gains an additional two. The servant who was given one talent fearfully buries his under ground. Upon his return, the master asks the servants to give a report on what they have done with the talents he gave them. The first servant reports, “Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more” (Matthew 25:20). The second servant says, “Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them” (Matthew 25:22). To these two servants, the master says “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord” (Matthew 25:23).
Finally the third servant, who received one talent, gives an account of his stewardship: “Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine” (Matthew 25:24-25). The master responds by saying, “Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken even that which he hath” (Matthew 25:26-29). The master then casts the unprofitable servant into outer darkness.
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Have you always had a burning desire to own a business? Have you ever thought “I’d like to be a businessperson…but can I do it successfully, and still hold fast to my Christian values?” Or are you already in business, but wondering how you can make a difference for the kingdom of God? Are you where you want to be in your calling? If any of these questions ring true, then this book is for you! Biblical Principles for Starting & Operating a Business, by Patrice Tsague, is an interactive text that will not only help you see business in a different light…it will help you see yourself and God’s plan for you in a whole new way. Believe it or not, business was God’s idea…and He has provided principles and examples throughout the pages of scripture to show us how it should be done. Take a look...not only was business God’s idea…you may find that it is His idea for you! Topics include: · How Patrice Tsague and his wife became Biblical Entrepreneurs · The 12 principles of God’s economy · What is Biblical Entrepreneurship? · Biblical Entrepreneurship principles · The difference between biblical and worldly entrepreneurship · Joseph; An example of a Biblical Entrepreneur from the Bible