Avoid Business Partnership


I Corinthians 16:13

Dangers in Business Partnership

  1. A partnership jeopardizes your reputation (Prov. 22:1; II Chr. 18:1, 19:2)
  2. A partnership hinders your ability to obey God (Gen. 12:1, 11:31-32)
  3. A partnership often ignores God-given limitations
  4. A partnership often ends in bitterness (Prov. 18:8, 16:28; Gen. 30:28, 31:39, 31:14-15)
  5. An equal partnership will produce conflicts among employees (Matt. 6:24; Gen. 27:1-46)
  6. A partnership forces you to share any chastening which God gives to your partner (Prov. 6:26, 23:21; I Kings 22:30-32)
  7. A partnership of "Divers Kinds" violates scripture (Deut. 22:9-11; II Cor. 6:14-17)
  8. A partnership of "Surety" violates scripture (II Chr. 16:9; Prov. 22:24)