Christianity is One Thing: Business is Something Else. Right?

Many Christian business people, myself included, are plagued by certain “cataract beliefs.”  These are beliefs that, like a cataract in our eye, cloud our perspectives, hinder our ability to see things clearly, and limit our contribution to the Kingdom. And, like a cataract, they come on us slowly and inevitably.  We rarely know that they are growing over us, and are often totally oblivious to their existence and their impact on our lives and spiritual growth. They obscure reality.  As long as we hold onto them, we’ll be hindered because our view of reality will be distorted.

          Here’s one such cataract belief:

          “Christianity is about going to church and worshipping God.  Business is about making money.”