Insist on Absolutes

From the book The Management Methods of Jesus, by Bob Briner:

‘…we hear that it is not politically correct to insist on absolutes. From truth to justice, all things are relative, they say. It’s how you feel about it that counts.

Please don’t try to run your business (or your life) by this nonsense. Jesus insisted that some things are true and others false, that some things are right and others wrong, that some things are good and others evil. He even insisted that there is only one way to be reconciled to God, and that one way is through faith in Him.

Talk about tough! Talk about dogmatic! Jesus never equivocated. Sincerity didn’t count with Him if what you believed was sincerely wrong.

A lack of absolutes can lead to all kinds of problems, from petty thievery to major crime. It leads to shoddy products and shoddy practices in the marketplace. “I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong” is a common defense…

As a company and as a manager and as a person, teach the right was, insist on the right way, be an example of the right way to do business (and to live life).

Follow Jesus’ example.’