God's economy is fundamentally different to how we think. I find this astonishing as we were designed by him. Let me elaborate.
There are three primary principles that operate in God's economy that makes it what it is; fully functioning, successful, high in riches.
1. Rest
2. Cancellation of debt
3. Caring for the poor
These three make no sense to the sensible person.
1. Everyone would love to rest, but when you're not working, you're not earning. If you're not earning you can't live.
2. Cancelling a debt is practically unheard of. But if your debt is cancelled you're eternally grateful.
3. Caring for the poor is admirable, but there's never enough left over to give. And there's no return. Once you've been generous in any form you don't get a pay back.
In the Golden Years of Isreal, when David was king, the nation was admired, wealthy, and powerful. And this was primarily because it was operating under God's economy. The widow, oppressed, and poor were cared for. The soldiers and farmers and workers from all walks of life took a day of rest, religiously. And the year of Jubilee (every 7th year where any outstanding debt was settled through cancellation) was fully enforced.
This was the workers were happy, the people were happy, and the nation wasn't crippling itself with unending borrowing.
You can see where today's society took a wrong turn, can't you?
There are three primary principles that operate in God's economy that makes it what it is; fully functioning, successful, high in riches.
1. Rest
2. Cancellation of debt
3. Caring for the poor
These three make no sense to the sensible person.
1. Everyone would love to rest, but when you're not working, you're not earning. If you're not earning you can't live.
2. Cancelling a debt is practically unheard of. But if your debt is cancelled you're eternally grateful.
3. Caring for the poor is admirable, but there's never enough left over to give. And there's no return. Once you've been generous in any form you don't get a pay back.
In the Golden Years of Isreal, when David was king, the nation was admired, wealthy, and powerful. And this was primarily because it was operating under God's economy. The widow, oppressed, and poor were cared for. The soldiers and farmers and workers from all walks of life took a day of rest, religiously. And the year of Jubilee (every 7th year where any outstanding debt was settled through cancellation) was fully enforced.
This was the workers were happy, the people were happy, and the nation wasn't crippling itself with unending borrowing.
You can see where today's society took a wrong turn, can't you?
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Very good insight. Looking forward to part 2!
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