Economics and Spiritual Life The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? All of life is spiritual, according to the Law of God. “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night ...
Both Ways The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? The Laws and statutes of God are a sword with two edges. “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the ...
Contracts The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? The Law of God encourages contracts, freely and honestly engaged. “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.” Leviticus 19:13 We ...
The Integrity of God’s Law The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply the Law of God today? God’s Law is a whole cloth of justice, liberty, and love. “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you ...
The Law of Liberty The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? Paul shows us how to gain the perfect liberty available in the Law of God. I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your ...
Paul and a Runaway Slave The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? How could Paul, contrary to God’s Law, send a slave back to his master? I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless ...
The Law of Liberty for Slaves The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? Even the Law of God understood that slavery was not to be the norm. “You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. ...
Pointing to Freedom The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? Paul did not minimize the power of suggestion to bring about change in the Spirit. Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. Were you a slave when called? Do not ...
Paul’s Approach to Slavery The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply God’s Law today? Paul was not double-minded, but far-sighted, where slavery was concerned. Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the ...
The New Testament and Slavery The Law of God: Questions and Answers How shall we understand and apply the Law of God today? In Christ and the Kingdom, the institution of slavery was doomed. For as many of you as were baptized in Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, ...