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Read or Listen to the Bible in Chronological, Historical Order schedule by Yvon Prehn www.Bible805.com This reading schedule is different than the order of books in most Bibles. First, you will notice Psalms and Proverbs are scheduled along with the daily readings instead of as whole books in the middle of the Bible. I thought the daily praise ...
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Jul 16, 2012 · The Old Testament records at least eleven different kinds of taxes imposed in Israel (excluding taxes imposed upon Israel by foreign nations). 7 Of these taxes, only the head tax was instituted and endorsed by God. 8 Let us examine the Bible's teaching regarding the head tax.
Apr 18, 2017 · Think doing your taxes is annoying? Imagine trying it without a computer, a calculator… or even the Arabic numeral system. That was the situation in the ancient Middle East. To figure out how people managed it, Manuel L. Jose and Charles K. Moore looked at what the Bible has to say about taxation.
- I. Introduction
- III. The Principle of Proportionality
- IV. The Principle of Personal Productivity
- V. The Principle of The Practical
- Non-Vested Citizens
- VI. Summary
Scripture is clear that the institution of government has the right to tax the citizenry of any given nation. In the New Testament’s (NT) classic passage on the role of government, the apostle Paul writes in Romans 13:6–7 what is specific and straightforward in this regard: For because of this [government] you also pay taxes, for rulers are servant...
The next principle of taxation relates to government’s just and proportional treatment among all individuals who are taxed. Why? Because in a free-market economy, each person will end up with differing amounts of private property depending on what he can earn given his personal industriousness, education, God-given abilities and talents, character,...
It is critically important that citizens have jobs and are productively employed. Without personal productivity, government has no income to tax. It follows that the degree to which the work force is employed and expanding is thedegree to which government has a financial basis to do what God has called it to do with excellence.
The fifth and last biblical principle that need be considered in tax policy is what is commonly referred to in theological circles as the “sound mind principle.” It stems from 2 Timothy 1:7: For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. The Greek word for discipline in this passage is sophronismos, meaning “so...
Please note: I say the following with a deep compassion for genuinely bereft individuals. And what I am about to espouse, like everything else I say, is not necessarily the opinion of the sponsors or participants in the Bible studies. It is my growing personal conviction, stemming from this biblical principle under discussion, that if there is not ...
There are at least five basic biblical principles that public servants need incorporate into viable tax policies in order to ensure that they are not only successful, but even more importantly, pleasing to God. Our nation is in need of God’s blessing—and obedience to His precepts is the way to best position oneself and one’s nation to gain them. If...
THE BIBLE: IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTING, MEASUREMENT, AND COMPUTATION IN THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST Abstract: This paper traces the development of five taxation types in the Bible - income taxes, property taxes, special assessment taxes, poll taxes (all direct taxes), and indirect taxes. The development of
Whole Bible Reading Plan 2022 - Chronologically Thematic From TreasureInTheBible.com • Starting at Genesis 1, this plan moves chronologically through the Bible, but when a weighty person, place or theme is mentioned, other parts of Scripture are read alongside to go more in depth on it.
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Dec 10, 2020 · Biblical prohibitions on usury were later redefined as prohibitions on lending at excessive interest rates. Today, charging interest on loans is an everyday part of life.
