Episode Summary. How would you answer your teenager who said, “I think American capitalism is based on evil greed and that socialism is more biblical?” This episode examines God’s design for economic flourishing, identify the biblical principles that might be important in giving him or her an answer.

For Further Prayerful Thought:

How would you answer someone who said that the Bible teaches socialism, especially in the New Testament?
Do you think that those you are responsible for guiding realize that between 85 and 100 million people died in the 20th century where the experiment of socialism was tried?
Why might our sons and daughters be attracted to the socialist ideologies they hear about online or at universities?

Resources Used for This Episode:

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself, Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
Money, Greed and God, Jay Richards.

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This Week’s Past Series Highlight:

RULING OVER OUR SEXUALITY FOR GOD’S GLORY

Understanding Our Sex Drive Helps Us Fight for Purity S1 E #12 1/26/20
Sharpening Our Understanding of Sin’s Corruption of Sex S1 E#13 2/2/20
Directing Our Heart Passions to Defeat Lust S1 E #14 2/9/20
Protecting Our Heart From the Enticement of Sexual Sin S1 E#15 2/16/20

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Thinking Biblically About SOCIALISM As the Answer to Injustice