CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: THE BIBLE AND VOTING, Pt. 2
By Andy Woods Now that we have completed our discussion of social issues and foreign affairs matters, we now move into a consideration of economic matters. Economic Matters Because of biblical prohibitions against stealing and covetousness (Exod. 20:15, 17) as well as the scriptural promotion of economic self-sufficiency through labor (Gen. 3:17-19; 2 Thess. 3:10; 1 Tim. 5:8), I typically inquire whether the candidate will use the all-encompassing power of the state to take the income from the earner and [...]