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Re: The Bible: Distributist Economics
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Originally Posted by Aquila
Go read your history.
Another brainwashed conservative that forces over 4,000 years of culture and Biblical history into his own personal political paradigm.
As for legalism... the position doesn't apply a strict adherence to the letter of the law, but rather an evaluation of principles embodied in the Mosaic Law as applied to the ancient agrarian society of Israel to weigh social policy in todays world. God never changes.... the Law of Moses exemplifies what God expects of a nation.
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Jesus fulfilled the Law. It is finished. Jesus taught us to love our neighbor. He didn't command nations to take care of the poor. The Body of Christ clothes the naked, feeds the hungry, visits the prisoner, the sick, invites the stranger in. Human government fails, always fails. Jesus doesn't. He is bringing justice to the world through His Church. Secular government will never fulfill the purpose of the Church.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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