Because western civilization has rejected God's kingdom, these institutions are in opposition to one another as each vies for domination or survival. Sometimes the will of God may ne for a man to invest more time for a season in his business than either his family or church desires. We must broaden our understanding of Gnu's rule over every area of life and in particular begin to emphasize the spiritual significance of the business sphere. The problem of dualism has plagued the church since her inception. The dualistic philosophies of gnosticism, manichaenism, neoplatonism, pietism, and modern separationism have continuously waged war with the church and often have succeeded in blurring her witness.
Religious dualism tends to identify business in materialistic terms and thus undermines it.
The antidote to every form of dualistic thinking is the biblical doctrine of creation, which affirms the absolute ultimacy of God alone and the total subordination of every created thing to Him. God created the material universe and pronounced His work and world as good. God created man and woman in His image and similarly was pleased with His performance. They were given the mandate to work, to exercise dominion and subdue the earth. All of this was good.