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BISNIS YANG BAIK
Tinjauan etis teologis mengenai persepsi warga jemaatterhadap bisnis Kristen di jemaat GPIB Passareang, MakassarTesisUntuk memenuhi sebahagian persyaratanmencapai derajat Sarjana S-2Program Magister TeologiProgram Studi EtikaDiajukan olehStephen G.R. Sihombing265.029KepadaPROGRAM PASCASARJANASTT INTIM MAKASSARJanuari 2008
 
ABSTRACT
Business is economic activities that cope with material profits. Seeking forprofit in business is an ethical or good action. Actually, business is not run as wellas its substance. Business was running with manipulative ways and egoism whichvictimize society and environment. Christianity has ethical principles which areuseful in business. Ethical principle based on Scripture which can be understoodand practised in Christian business, are the main goal of this research.The locus of the research is Protestant Church in the West of Indonesia(GPIB) Congregation “Passareang” at Makassar that covers 100 (a hundred)respondents, from June until August 2008. Descriptive-survey with questionnaireand interview techniques is the methodology used in this research. Interviewingwith business practitioners, member of assembly of congregation and priests wereconducted. Likert’s scale has been used in this research to measure church’smember perception about Christian business. The result of the research provesthat (1) church’s members have good perception of the Christian business, (2) theprinciples of ethical business could be practised by a Christian businesman, and(3) church gives less attention for complementing church’s members about goodbusiness based on Christian ethics.The principles of Christian ethics in business can be formulated in threeprimaries (1) to serve the will of God, (2) respect each other and (3) have a socialresponsibility. GPIB has a responsibility to equip church’s members to understandthe principles of Christian ethics in business. Business can be practised not onlyfor the sake of mankind, but also to serve the will of God. The importance of ethics in business, to encourage all parties, both business practitioners, ethicians,theological education institutions, and churches to create a business life withdignity and ecologically oriented.
Keywords: perception, ethics, business, the Bible, Christian
 
 
BAB IPENDAHULUAN
 
A Latar Belakang Masalah
Bisnis adalah kegiatan ekonomis yang dapat dirasakan semua orang dalamupaya memenuhi kebutuhan dan keinginan hidupnya. Dengan bisnis, manusiadapat mengorganisasikan sumber daya untuk menghasilkan dan mendistribusikanbarang dan jasa. Tujuan bisnis adalah memperoleh keuntungan, sehingga pelakubisnis berani menanggung resiko menanam modal dalam kegiatan bisnisnya. Darisudut pandang ekonomis, dapat dikatakan bisnis yang baik adalah bisnis yangmembawa banyak untung
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. Mengejar keuntungan dalam bisnis adalah sesuatuyang wajar, asalkan tidak mengorbankan kepentingan dan hak orang lain. Bertensmengatakan bahwa keuntungan dalam bisnis tidak bersifat sepihak melainkansaling menguntungkan kedua belah pihak 
2
.Dalam kenyataan, para pelaku bisnis lebih mengutamakan keuntunganpribadi di atas segala-galanya. Misalnya, rencana kenaikan bahan bakar minyak pada pemerintahan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudoyhono bulan Mei 2008mengakibatkan harga bahan bakar minyak (BBM) di tingkat konsumen naik tidak wajar karena faktor kecurangan pengusaha yang menahan dan menimbun BBMbersubsidi bahkan menyelundupkannya untuk dijual ke luar negeri.
3
 Praktek bisnis curang tidak hanya terjadi saat pemerintah hendak memberlakukan kebijakan ekonomi tertentu, tetapi juga terjadi ketika pengusaha
1
K. Bertens,
Pengantar Etika Bisnis,
Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kanisius, 2000, hlm. 17
2
 
 Ibid.
, hlm. 17.
3
”Bensin Mulai Hilang di Makassar,”
Tribun Timur 
, Makassar: 14 Juni 2008.
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Saya sudah kirimkan bantuan saya sebesar Rp. 100.000,-. Semoga berguna.

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