The general problem to be addressed is the failure of Christians to understand the aim of their work resulting in the inability to serve God’s true commandments. Cailing (2018) stated that God’s plans regarding human work were not restrictive, but any daily activity should not be contrary to the basic values laid down by the Creator. Grimes and Bennett (2017) supported this idea and noted that people lacked the knowledge of applying spirituality and religious values in the workplace to follow Christian covenants and serve God responsibly. In his research, Spangenberg (2017) argued that the Bible was interpreted by many Christians as the word of God but was not seen as a real manual giving specific advice and explaining the causes and consequences of certain actions and decisions. Rhodes and Pullen (2017) emphasized the incorrect behavior of individual entrepreneurs who, while running their businesses, perceived their own power as that comparable to the divine. The specific problem to be addressed is the possible failure of Christians within the business sphere to realize the true essence of their working purpose resulting in the possible inability of entrepreneurs to serve God responsibly and not to forget about the true source of power.
References
Cailing, R. M. (2018). Fear God and keep his commandments: Foundation for a relationship with God. Review & Expositor, 115(2), 254-263. Web.
Grimes, M. A., & Bennett, R. H. (2017). Christ-centered leadership: God-honoring leadership for committed Christians. Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, 20(1), 24-35.
Rhodes, C., & Pullen, A. (2017). Critical business ethics: From corporate self‐interest to the glorification of the sovereign pater. International Journal of Management Reviews, 20(2), 483-499.
Spangenberg, I. J. (2017). Is God a ventriloquist and is the bible God’s dummy? Critical reflections on the use of the bible as a warrant for doctrines, policies and moral values. Scriptura: Journal for Contextual Hermeneutics in Southern Africa, 116(2), 208-223.