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The Bible and Economic Justice: Fairness and Forgiveness
Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, “Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.” ~Deuteronomy15:11
This week, Pastor Laura and I will begin a summer worship series on biblical views of economic justice. I will begin by discussing the radical command of Deuteronomy 15:1, which instructs the community to forgive debts every seventh year, thereby resetting the debt economy and ensuring that no one falls into poverty or accrues generational wealth at the expense of others.
There is great tension between an economics of scarcity, which views others as competitors for limited resources, and Deuteronomy’s theology of God’s blessing, which insists that there is enough for everyone, if only we can commit ourselves to looking out for the community’s well-being before our own. Finally, I will explore how just economic practices respect the dignity of the poor and insist that poverty should never confine a person to a life of shame or suffering.
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By First Congregational Church of Southington, CT
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Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, “Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.” ~Deuteronomy15:11
This week, Pastor Laura and I will begin a summer worship series on biblical views of economic justice. I will begin by discussing the radical command of Deuteronomy 15:1, which instructs the community to forgive debts every seventh year, thereby resetting the debt economy and ensuring that no one falls into poverty or accrues generational wealth at the expense of others.
There is great tension between an economics of scarcity, which views others as competitors for limited resources, and Deuteronomy’s theology of God’s blessing, which insists that there is enough for everyone, if only we can commit ourselves to looking out for the community’s well-being before our own. Finally, I will explore how just economic practices respect the dignity of the poor and insist that poverty should never confine a person to a life of shame or suffering.