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A Christian perspective on income mobility in the United States is absent from today’s policy debates. The Bible provides examples…
A Christian perspective on income mobility in the United States is absent from today’s policy debates. The Bible provides examples…
What does flourishing look like and how can we achieve it? Flourishing, best described by the Hebrew word, shalom, means…
A Christian perspective on income mobility in the United States is absent from today’s policy debates. The Bible provides examples which reveal that income mobility was present when God’s people were faithful and prospering. For many key biblical figures, income mobility was a path to prosperity. Today, income mobility matters because the work we do in our vocations is our faithful service to God.
Government: Small or Large? Should government be large or small? In this paper, Dr. Lindsley lays out four scriptural principles…
The Bible and church tradition give us guidelines and principles, but no detailed blueprint as to godly government. On most individual issues we are left with the apostle James’ injunction to ask for wisdom, which God “gives generously to all without finding fault” (James 1:5). What should people of faith expect their government to do?
In this paper, Moreland argues that, when properly interpreted, biblical teaching implies a minimal government with a specific function to be mentioned shortly. He also describes the decisive feature of New Testament ethics in general, and Jesus’ ethics in particular, resulting in the conclusion that the state may be able to show mercy, but it cannot show compassion due to both the nature of the state and the nature of compassion.
By: Dr. Tom Pratt
The subject of this paper is the biblical basis for the conviction that government must be limited in its reach and coercive force.
All governments have some limitations to their exercise of power; but throughout history, some governments have overextended their power to increasingly dominate the lives of the people under their governance. The thesis of Brand’s essay is that the only way forward is to go backward, back to a commitment to a sharply more limited government than we have in America today.
By: Dr. Paul Jeon
Some believe that Christianity is non-capitalistic at its core and that such a position is based on Scripture. Advocates of this position commonly cite Acts 2—5 as a primary example of the collective commitment of the initial church. This view is misguided. It is based principally on a misinterpretation of several key texts which we will consider in this paper.
When you ask people if they believe in freedom and liberty, everyone will say yes. Moreover, when you ask people if they believe that the presence of justice and mercy are marks of a good society, you will get a positive response. However, when you press them to explain what they mean by this, you will be surprised by the variety of answers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning of liberty, justice, and mercy, especially as they relate to economics.