Children can go one of two ways in my view, they can either serve and work, and they can be raised to love those things. Or they can play and be served and learn to love those things. These are two distinct tracks that our children will travel. It will either be work and service to others or play and being served and being entertained. Which way do we want our children to go? What better avenue than family entrepreneurship to learn the ethic of the Christian life? Work for the Lord in service of others. It is the God ordained avenue for this kind of discipleship; it is Deuteronomy 6 waiting to happen. In doing so, we prepare our children both for provision and to be a help meet to a provider. In family entrepreneurship we give our children a biblical view of economics and wealth.
RJ Rushdoony in Christianity and Capitalism points out the biblical basis for capitalism. He talks about reward and punishment in the Bible and how competition, reward and punishment are biblical objectives…God is the source of liberty to engage in business and He is the provider of blessings when we are obedient and curses when we are disobedient. All we have to do is read Deuteronomy 28 to see how clear that picture is and how material things are a part of how God operates.
This is not a conference about automatic steps to prosperity and wealth; it is a conference about faithfulness and respect for His sovereignty in submission to His will.
~Attorney Don Hart after several lawyer jokes, brought to light the root reasons for family business before explaining top legal issues and tax benefits.
