Category Bible Study

The Attraction of Justice The Law of God and Public Policy: On Immigrants and Immigration (1) A just society will attract those trapped in injustice. “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in…

Escaping Poverty The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (7) A just society encourages the poor to rise above their circumstances. “Hear therefore, O Israel, and do them, that it may go well with you, and…

Tithes and Loans The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (6) Neighbors must be prepared to provide monetary relief to the poor. “At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe…

The Dignity of Work The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (5) The poor are expected to work for their sustenance. “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field…

A Local Concern The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (4) Caring for the poor is a local responsibility. “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your…

No Preferential Treatment The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (3) The Law of God does not promote preferential treatment of the poor. “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to…

Who Are the Poor? The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (2) People fall into poverty for various reasons, not all of them just. “You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to…

With Us Always The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (1) A just society takes responsibility for its own poor. “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You…

Taxation The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (14) We must pay the taxes which are due, but we must work for just taxation. “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of…

Inheritances The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (13) Property should be regarded as a family, not an individual, trust. “And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son,…