By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: June 10, 2013 Prices
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Prices are not fixed in a just economy, but they are reliable.
“If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.” Leviticus 27.16
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: May 29, 2013 Transactions
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Fairness and honesty must obtain in all transactions.
“You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another.” Leviticus 19:11
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: May 24, 2013 Money
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A just economy requires a stable currency.
“…you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs)… Numbers 3.47
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: May 15, 2013 The Future
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Justice, not wealth, is the only asset that lasts.
“You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 16.19, 20
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: May 08, 2013 National Government
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There is a limited role for national government in the divine economy.
“When you come to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’ you may indeed set a king over you whom the LORD your God will choose.” Deuteronomy 17:14, 15
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: April 25, 2013 Community and Government
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Local government is the foundation of an economy of justice.
“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.” Deuteronomy 16:18
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: April 18, 2013 Relationships
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In an economy of justice people are collaborators, not competitors.
“You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:18
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: April 04, 2013 Individual Responsibility
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Every human being is responsible before God.
“You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19.18
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: March 27, 2013 Private Property
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Private property is a trust from the Lord.
“And you shall not steal.” Deuteronomy 5:19
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: March 21, 2013 The Divine Economy
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Is there an alternative to an economics of wealth?
“You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 16:19, 20
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: March 05, 2013 A Truthful Society
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A good society can only exist on the foundation of stable truth.
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2.1-4
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: March 01, 2013 Gospel-friendly
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Government must not impede the progress of the Gospel.
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2.1-4
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: March 01, 2013 Gospel-friendly
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Government must not impede the progress of the Gospel.
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2.1-4
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: February 21, 2013 Promoting and Preserving Dignity
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A good society preserves the dignity of all its members.
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way… 1 Timothy 1.1, 2
Read More > By: T. M. Moore|Published Date: February 14, 2013 For Godliness
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First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way… 1 Timothy 1.1, 2
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