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The Financial Security & Freedom of Individuals & Nation States

Proverbs 22:7; Deuteronomy 28:12; Deuteronomy 15:5,6 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his … Continue reading

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The Unpayable Price of Redemption

1 Corinthians 6:20 Ye are bought with a price. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): I cannot handle money but what I think I am bought with a price. I do not receipt a bill without recollecting that He has blotted out … Continue reading

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Administering Reproof

Psalm 141:5       Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head.  WILLIAM S. PLUMER (1802-1880): Reproof to him who needs comfort … Continue reading

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The Financial Times Part 2: The Spiritual Reality of Debt

Romans 13:8       Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.  C. H. MACKINTOSH (1820-1896): We take Romans 13:8 in its plain, broad sense…We believe that, as a general rule, Christians should not go into debt at all. … Continue reading

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The Financial Times Part 1: The Servitude of Debt

Proverbs 22:7       The borrower is servant to the lender.  MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): The borrower is servant to the lender. Therefore it is part of Israel’s promised happiness that they should lend and not borrow, Deuteronomy 28:12. And it should … Continue reading

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