*Please Note that the LLC's Core Values & Principles of Practice are Biblically based. Although the LLC works willingly within both secular and Christian arenas, both reserve the right to refrain from, or withdrawal from benefiting, supporting, or otherwise participating with, any entity that is involved with anything related, either directly or indirectly, to any issue, organization, business, individual, movement, cause, product, service, effort, project or topic that is "anti" Christian, or is antagonistic toward, or in direct conflict with, Christian morality and/or Biblical principles. Positive Purpose International, LLC was birthed from a God-given sense of mission, and as such both will be conducted under, and governed by, HIS principles as found in the Bible. Exercise of this right is at the company's sole discretion, is protected by the first Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, and is not intended to be construed as a lack of compassion and/or concern for those who may not uphold to the same standards. No person associated with our organizations is perfect, (nor are the organizations themselves), but we endeavor to pray about each step that we take, and we will go forward only where, and when, we feel peace and freedom of heart. This is our intended commitment to God, and we pledge do our best to keep it.
---Founder & President: Michelle R. Donahue
Business Principles of Practice
Positive Purpose International, LLC and all its sub companies, will endeavor to practice the highest ethical and moral standards for business. Although Positive Purpose International, LLC serves the positive and purposed needs/wants of the world at large, the vision for this company was given by the hand of God Himself, and as such, will be operated, to the best of the company's ability, (and that of all employees, volunteers, and the like), in keeping with the principles found in the Bible. Positive Purpose International, LLC will serve both secular and Christian markets, though its principles and practices will endeavor to be Christian in nature. As a private, for-profit Christian business, and in an effort to be reputed for maintaining high family, moral and value-focused standards, the company reserves the right to refuse to do business with organizations and/or individuals who promote, support, endorse, and/or practice(s) any cause(s), belief(s), creed(s), action(s), product(s), principle(s), system(s), effort(s), or like item(s) that are in direct conflict with, antagonistic to, or in opposition to, those basic to the Christian faith as expounded in the Holy Bible. Exercise of this right is at the company's sole discretion, is protected by the first Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, and is not intended to be construed as a lack of compassion and/or concern for those who may not uphold to the same standards. It simply means that the company will practice under a specific set of standards, that are of importance to specific markets. Please also note that while we strive to include only legitimate advertisers who have similar principles and practices to ours, we can not guarantee the validity or integrity of any individual or collective advertiser on our web sites, and we caution our web visitors to use due diligence when dealing with these third party advertisers.
Core Values, Standards & Beliefs
INDIVIDUAL WORTH: There is PRICELESS and SACRED value in every person, (even the unborn); this includes all personalities from all cultures, and races, no matter their talents/skills, or lack thereof. Further, God commands us through the Bible to LOVE EVERYONE, even our ENEMIES, and to appreciate the eternal value of their souls. However, just as God's Love is both merciful AND just, so must ours be, holding people accountable/responsible for their wrong actions/behavior, (justice), while giving them opportunity to repent and be forgiven, (mercy).
CULTURAL RELEVANCE: Mankind is called to keep serving within the present age. We should respect and build on the past without becoming its slave. Christians should be "culturally sensitive" for the sake of reaching people for Christ, but not "cultural captives" in the sense of surrendering core Biblical principles, values, beliefs and behaviors simply in order to be viewed as acceptable in the world's eyes. The world at large and Biblical truths have been at odds with each other from the beginning. To forsake central Bible truths, for any reason, is to both deny, and stand in the way of, God's intended best for humanity.
HUMAN NATURE: Individuals by nature are prone to imperfection and predisposed to do the wrong thing more often than not. Each soul was given a "measure of faith" from the hand of God Himself. This is the only goodness present in humankind, and originates with the Creator rather than from within the creature (person) themselves. An individual can choose to either nurture and increase that goodness by living according to God's will as revealed in the Bible, or forsake that goodness for the darker nature within by ignoring the principles God has laid out plainly in His Word.
LIVING RIGHT: Jesus Christ is the defining feature of God's will for all humankind. In Christ is found the highest and most practical meaning, and clearest example, for holy living or godliness. Christ is both our example and our strength and we, as individuals, must pursue that integrity, excellence, faith, hope and love. (We, with the Holy Spirit's help, CAN and SHOULD live a life victorious over purposeful wrong-doing, by turning away from it and living a life of goodness. We are to be the expression of God's divine LOVE, through His Son, Jesus Christ, and can only accomplish that by setting aside selfishness and depending totally on the Holy Spirit to give us the strength we need to overcome our bent toward wrong.) This does not mean that we are perfect or that we will not have temptations to overcome, but we should strive to do the right thing. If we deliberately sin, we must be sorry for it, repent of it, and make honest effort not to engage in it again. Humanly speaking - an impossible task, but if we will depend on God's Spirit, it can be attainable.
SALVATION: Although in a broad sense every human is a "child of God", Jesus was the ONLY true Son, Fathered by God Himself through the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of a virgin, Mary. This means that Jesus was born both fully human and fully Divine. He was the only person who NEVER did anything wrong, and as such was the only individual who could ever truly bring us eternal forgiveness, or "salvation from our sins" and the penalty of death those sins required. He was crucified on the cross, was buried, and was brought back to life by God on the third day. His death was both the symbolic and literal representation of our deserved penalty for wrong-doing, and His resurrection is the cancellation of that penalty; the pardoning of our souls. He was victorious on our behalf. This means that all mankind is provided the opportunity for salvation from eternal death, (not a "forced" destiny), and given the opportunity to receive life that lasts forever. This is not based on ANY work that we have done, or could ever do, ourselves. Even the smallest wrong makes us unworthy of eternal life, but the good news is that Jesus has done that work for us. All an individual must do to obtain this gift is accept it by faith, believing and confessing that Christ is their only true Hope, and to truly repent (turn away) from their sinful nature and actions. Unfortunately, not all people want to take the free gift He is offering, choosing to live for the temporary rather than the eternal. As a consequence of their own choice in the matter, according to scripture, they will not be granted the free gift of eternal life at the final judgement of God. In other words, God is a gentleman and He will not force you to befriend Him.
LIFE AFTER DEATH: Heaven and hell are both literal and eternal places. Heaven is simply the place that God has designed for us to spend with Him forever. It is indescribably and unimaginably beautiful. Hell is simply the place that God designed for the devil, (who is a very real and evil entity), and his demons to spend in eternal punishment. Hell was NOT designed for human souls, as scripture plainly teaches. God is loving and does not want anyone to go there. However, He does not force what He wants on people, (if He did the whole world would be immediately peaceful and loving!) Instead, He has set your eternal destiny up on a system where YOU, the individual, decide where you want to spend your after-life. Now, if left to our own devices, no one would ever choose God, His ways, or His gift of eternal life...but He gave everyone "a measure of faith", and it is that measure that allows us the freedom to choose or reject Him and His plan when He presents opportunities through the gentle tugging of the Holy Spirit on our hearts. No one will be able to blame God when they find themselves in hell. It is entirely an individual's decision to go there.
BIBLICAL AUTHORITY: The Bible is the highest source of written authority regarding God's plan for His people; it reveals how to live out that plan, individually and corporately. Beliefs, practices and priorities are to be anchored in clear Biblical teachings. Additionally, the Bible is infallible, without mistake, and the very inspired Word of God Himself. Any seeming contradiction can be resolved by reading/studying the passage within historical, cultural, and spiritual context.
ACCOUNTABILITY: The Bible teaches that we are to be accountable for our actions. Although we can not be humanly perfect, we can strive towards spiritual perfection with, (and ONLY with), the help of God's Holy Spirit. If we should sin, God will forgive us, but we must be sorry for it and take deliberate, practical steps to turn away from the wrong doing, NOT continually practice it. Those who continue to live consistently within their wrong doing, who think its "okay", holding it in a casual attitude, feeling no remorse and making no effort to change, are not truly Christian. If they were, they would actively strive to be obedient to God's Word, not regard it as of no consequence - for they would recognize that Christ's death was a direct result of sin, both personal and universal, and they would want to honor Him with their obedience instead.
Further, we are to be accountable to our fellow humans and societal law, when we offend them, whether intentionally or unintentionally. We must do all we can to make restitution for any wrong that we have done; that means both apologizing AND actively doing all that we can to at least partially make it up to them. God's grace, although fully forgiving of the soul, does not nullify our obligation to take responsibility for our behaviors. It is true that God does eternally erase our sins when we repent, but we still must live with the consequences those sins have brought about in our lives, including paying our societal and relational debts.
SERVICE: Once a person commits to the Christian way of life, they must make regular effort to be of service to those in need by way of their time, talent and resources, and to do this with the intention of exemplifying Christ's love in action to those around them.
***Footnote: Though Positive Purpose International, LLC holds to non-denominational & interdenominational stance, portions of the above statements that are NOT in italics, were borrowed from the Mission Statement of the Wesleyan Church denomination, as said statements addressed important issues that our company and foundation believe in. Additionally, words that are IN ITALICS are held in copyright by Michelle R. Donahue.***
