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Marriage and Property (Remastered)


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This session delivers a forgotten truth with explosive relevance: in Scripture, marriage and property are inseparable, because God owns the earth and entrusts stewardship not to the state or the individual, but to the family. Biblical property is future-oriented, covenantal, and stabilizing—designed to capitalize God’s Kingdom through responsible households and godly heirs. The dowry system forced maturity, patience, restitution, and accountability, protecting women, children, and marriage far better than modern courts ever could. By tying marriage to capital, inheritance, and hope, God’s Law curbed irresponsibility, restrained lust, and anchored families to both past and future. When modern society severed marriage from property, it also severed responsibility from love—producing instability, despair, and rootlessness. The takeaway is sharp: God’s law understood human nature better than modern economics, and a rebuilt society begins where Scripture begins—with marriage as a stewarded covenant, not a romantic impulse.

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Rushdoony RadioBy R.J. Rushdoony