Church leaders,
Jesus will not hold us accountable for the well-being of the national economy, but he will *definitely* hold us accountable for the well-being of his people.
Jesus will not hold us accountable for the well-being of the national economy, but he will *definitely* hold us accountable for the well-being of his people.
👆🏾This is not a false dichotomy. The history of America is replete with examples of communities who have suffered so that the US economy could flourish.
Of course a healthy economy helps people. But the immediate costs must always be weighed against the long term benefit.
Of course a healthy economy helps people. But the immediate costs must always be weighed against the long term benefit.
Reinhold Neibuhr’s “moral man and immoral society” is a classic treatment of the inherent selfishness of institutions which often sacrifice individuals so that institution can thrive.
The scribes and pharisees had turned the 1st century Temple into that kind of institution.
The scribes and pharisees had turned the 1st century Temple into that kind of institution.
When Jesus declared “the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath” he’s warning us (among other things) not to elevate institutions above people.
