Category: Disillusion
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Reflections on the Parable of the Compassionate Father
[Previous] My presentation of Kenneth E. Bailey's work on Luke 15:11-32 is woefully lacking. Still, I hope these recent posts have helped us see how rich the story is when viewed through Middle Eastern eyes. Having closely examined this parable, we now ask what to do with the parable. The temptation is to "gut" the…
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An Evangelism Apologetics Fusion (3)
About three months ago, I posted the following definitions: Delusion – a false or mistaken belief or idea about something. psychology – a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence, especially as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. Illusion – something that deceives the senses or mind, for example, by appearing to…
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Economic Justice Index
Economic Justice Distributive Justice Commutative Justice Remedial Justice Economic Catalyst Disillusion [Index]
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The Economic Catalyst
For the past few days, I have written about economic justice as we find it in the Bible (Distributive, Commutative, and Remedial.) As we look at the world at Israel's birth, we see cultures full of economic oppression. Slavery was widespread. Poor people were of little consequence. Court justice was skewed toward those with power.…
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Remedial Justice
In addition to distributive justice and commutative justice, there is also the issue of remedial justice. Remedial justice addresses just compensation and punitive action when malicious or careless damage has been done to life, liberty, or property. One must be reasonably certain that the fruits of their labor will not be taken by capricious or…
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Commutative Justice
Commutative Justice is about honest and just economic transactions. It is a major theme in both Testaments of the Bible. From the Old Testament: Lev 19:11 NRSV You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another. Lev 19:13 NRSV You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall…
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Distributive Justice
Reading the legal codes in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, private property was taken for granted. One of the Ten Commandments was "Thou shall not steal." Numerous references exist about appropriate restitution when someone's property has been taken or damaged. Private property was central to Old Testament economic life. However, ownership of private property was…
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Economic Justice
Before we can talk about globalization, debt cancellation, or any other economics-related topics, we must understand what constitutes economic justice. The term means different things to different people. I believe there are three aspects to economic justice: 1. Distributive Justice – This addresses how capital and goods are distributed throughout society. 2. Commutative…
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Fill the Earth
Gen 1:27-28 NRSV 27 So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and…
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Jubilee Index
Jubilee (Part 1) Jubilee (Part 2) Jubilee (Part 3) Jubilee Ethic Jubilee and Debt Cancellation Disillusion [Index]