My college orientation is March 31st. I have to choose all of my classes for my first semester. The only problem is I do not know what I want to major in. My major as of now is nursing with the intent of eventually becoming a midwife..but I am not sure?? I am stuck between a family and consumer sciences degree in early intervention(birth to 5) education and nursing/midwifery. I think a FACS degree would help me in the future especially when I (God willing) have a family. I would love to home school and it also incorporates classes about interior design and nutrition. Nursing/Midwifery is also very exciting to me. I know I would love helping mothers during that very special times in there lives. I would love to do some mission work using a degree like this. My dad really wants me to become a registered nurse but I am not so sure. I think the FACS degree would benefit me in being a wife and mother...but so would nursing. All of these thoughts got me thinking about which careers are biblical and which aren't. I came across an article that listed careers unsuitable for Christians including:
bartender
military service
police work or guard duty
retail stores
wholesale stores
any merchandising of goods with prices marked up and re-sold
real estate sales
banking
finance companies
mortgage companies or brokers
credit card companies
stock brokers
financial investment advisors
insurance companies
gambling casinos, lotteries, etc.
lawyers
accountants
martial arts, including judo, karate, etc.
"Christian" bookstores
secular bookstores
grocery stores
any retail store or wholesale store in which products sold are manufactured by some other entity
day care center for children
beauty salons
para-church organizations
http://www.bethelministries.com/jobs.htm
The list continues and has many Scriptures. I am not sure what to make of it but it really made me think. Many of us do not consider what the Bible says when choosing a career. I pray that both options I am considering are pleasing to HIM and that HE will guide me towards the best decision.
That is quite the list! Some of these jobs seem fairly obviously inappropriate for a Christian and I agree with (bartender and casinos, for example), but others seem odd to be included. I wonder if this list is intended for just Christian women or women and men? A day care center is inappropriate? What is wrong with taking care of children?! Military service, banking, lawyers, and real estate service certainly don't seem "un"Christian professions in and of themselves. While I do believe that certain jobs a Christian should not consider, ultimately one must remember that a person can act corruptly in any job, even those that are most shall we say 'biblical' (Judas stealing from the money that was meant for Jesus and the apostles).
ReplyDeleteNOTE: I know that this is not a list you came up with, and therefore do not necessarily agree or disagree with the jobs that are on it. Also, I believe that while God created men and women equal in worth and value, He made them different (duh!) and therefore that men and women should take on different roles and jobs. That some jobs are inappropriate for women (such as military sesrvice) and vice versa. Complementariasm, NOT egalantarianism!
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@Hollie I just saw this comment sorry! Some of the things on this list did leave me quite puzzled. I posed the queston to a few ladies in my book study group "Should we only look for "Christian" (church secretary, christian school teacher..) jobs?" and I think the answer I got is no. Christ wants us to go out into the world and share the gospel and we may be able to show Christ to our coworkers..This subject confuses me greatly. :/ thanks for the comment though
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