我們可以冒險

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神創造了能夠冒險的人,並以聖經為冒險作後盾(創世記 1:28-30;2:15; 馬太福音25:14-30;路加福音19:11-27;約翰福音12:24)。神以自己冒險進取的形象造人,「大膽完成了獨特的創造,放膽讓自由的人來統治」。[23]

我們為神創造,所以感受到風險,但也知道神必有預備。[24]

然而,我們也得到許多聖經的教導,冒險也要謹慎。[25]

格雷格森(Gregersen)將風險界定為自然事件和社會事件的總和,以及這些事件對個人的意義。[26]

格雷格森(Gregersen)引用盧曼(Luhmann)的話說,信任就是表示願意冒險的立場,在信任與風險之間創造一個良性循環。格雷格森(Gregersen)認為《聖經》宣揚「世界既然由仁慈的神創造,就令人甘願冒險,博取長期回報。」[27]

人類對風險的取態對金融至關重要。人們願意冒險,但不想太多風險,風險多少因人而異,也會隨著環境改變。這種願意冒險而又能可免則免的能力,是神創造的部分意念。神以其睿智造人,讓人與生俱來就有能力權衡風險和回報,而這能力就反映在金融價格中。這種意識令我們認識到理解風險和管理風險,與神的創造意念如出一轍。

Samuel Gregg and Gordon Preece, "Christianity and Entrepreneurship: Protestant and Catholic Thoughts", The Centre for Independent Studies, 1999, 10.

See Philippians 4:11-13 and Howard Vanderwell, "Contentment in Uncertainty", Calvin Theological Seminary Forum, (Fall 2009), 12-13.

See for example Proverbs 11:15; 22:26, 27; John M. Boersema, "Examining a Christian Perspective on Finance", Chapter 8 in Edward J. Trunfio Ed., Christianity and Business: A Collection of Essays on Pedagogy and Practice (Christian Business Faculty Association, Wenham, MA, 1991); Robert Brooks, "Financial Risk: an Alternative Biblical Perspective", The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business (Fall 1996), 16-24; Ernest P. Liang, "The Global Financial Crisis: Biblical Perspectives on Corporate Finance", The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Volume 12, (2010), 48-61; and  John P. Tiemstra, "Financial Crisis and the Culture of Risk", Perspectives, Volume 24, Number 5 (May 2009), 6-10.

Niels Henrik Gregersen, "Risk and Religion: Toward a Theology of Risk Taking", Zygon, Volume 38, Number 2  (June 2003), 355-376.

Gregersen, 368.