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Men of Integrity, Nov/Dec 2001
Why the Businessman Exploded
Theme for this Week: Getting Vocal
Monday, November 26
Key Bible Verse: How can they hear about him unless someone tells them? (Romans 10:14).
Bonus Reading: Romans 10:9-15
My assigned topic for leading our church's adult discussion group was "Christianity in the Work-place." When I asked for examples of a Christian's behavior in the workplace, participants mentioned honesty, loyalty, high moral standards, compassion, dedication to one's job, and friendliness.
"These are all fine traits," I said, "but can we say they're exclusively Christian? Don't non-Christians do these things as well? Are good deeds the only way we express our faith in the workplace?" I suggested that we also express our faith by talking about it, by telling others.
"That'll turn people off," one participant said.
"Maybe it depends on how we do it," I replied.
"Discussing your faith in your workplace is like throwing a lighted match into a pool of gasoline!" thundered an outstanding member of our business community. "My faith is expressed by what I do, not by what I say!"
I responded with Elton Trueblood's assertion that people who declare they can witness to their faith purely by their deeds are insufferably self-righteous—no one is that good. There are times when faith must be expressed in words.
—William E. Diehl in Faith in Leadership
My Response:
The businessman's response could be a cop-out because . …
Thought to Apply:
When social action is mistaken for evangelism, the church has ceased to produce its own blood cells and is dying of leukemia.
—Sherwood Wirt
Adapted from: Faith in Leadership (Wiley & Sons, 2000) with permission.
For your convenience, Faith in Leadership is available in the ChristianityToday.com bookstore.
Copyright © 2001 by the author or Christianity Today, Inc./Men of Integrity magazine.
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November/December 2001, Vol. 4, No. 6
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