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Christianity and Capitalism: Do They Go Together?

  • by Michael Kelley
Recently Pope Francis slammed capitalism and the free market, advocating redistribution of wealth and other steps to level out incomes between rich and poor. What does the Bible say about Christianity and capitalism?

The Dollar

  • by United Church of God
Will Rogers once said, "Our problem is not what the dollar is worth at home or abroad—it is how to get hold of it, whatever it's worth."
The World's Financial Turmoil: What Are the Root Causes?

The World's Financial Turmoil: What Are the Root Causes?

  • by Ewin Barnett
Nothing has dominated the news over the last few years like the economic crises still battering many nations. What, fundamentally, is the problem? Let's examine some financial basics from a biblical perspective.

Money

  • by United Church of God
Money can be a blessing or a curse. Following what God says about wealth can help.

Who Is the Richest?

  • by United Church of God
With this type of wealth, you can never be too rich!

Command Your Wealth

  • by United Church of God
Edmund Burke said, "If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed."

Thankless Self-Absorption: One for Whom the World Was Not Enough

  • by Good News
Alexander the Great had all the fame, power and wealth a human being could possibly have, and yet his short life was marked by the constant craving for more. He never paused to be thankful for his incredible possessions and power and lived his life wanting more. Impossible as it seems, the entire world was not enough for him.

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

  • by Good News
Eighteenth-century British economist Adam Smith (1723-90) first wrote of the connection between freedom and national economic success. In his monumental work An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, Smith showed that national prosperity would naturally follow if governments allowed their peoples the freedom to succeed financially.