Unit 3 Flashcards
How did the first believers in Jerusalem see their possessions?
They did not see them as their own property
What happened to the money the early Christians brought to the apostles from the sale of their homes and land?
It was distributed to believers who needed it
The fellowship of Christians in Jerusalem oversaw a daily distribution of food to whom?
Widows
Acts 11 tells us about Christians from which city who collected money to be used to meet the needs of Christians in Judea?
Antioch
Paul said that he had learned to be content in what kinds of circumstances?
any kind - rich or poor
How did Paul tell slaves to serve their masters?
As though they were serving God
In 2 Thessalonians 3, what did Paul command and exhort the Christians in Thessalonica who were acting like busybodies to do?
To work in a quiet fashion and eat their own bread
In James 2, James wrote that God had chosen the poor to be what?
rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom
In light of the fact that we do not know what our lives will be like tomorrow, James compares us to what in James 4?
a vapor
According to 2 Corinthians 8:9, why did Jesus become poor?
for our sake so we might become rich
What is the meaning of the Greek word monos?
one or alone
What is the term used to describe the movement in which believers sold or gave away their possessions and lived largely separated from ordinary contact with the world?
monasticism
What were 2 ways in which some members of the monastic movement had contact with the communities around them?
By serving and teaching in the communities
During the Middle Ages, what was the richest institution in Europe?
The Roman Catholic Church
To whom did European kinds sometimes appeal to receive financial support for military undertakings?
the Pope
Who led a movement that rejected traditional Roman Catholic teachings and practices, including the idea that poverty was especially meritorious in God’s eyes?
Martin Luther
What did Martin Luther rediscover regarding an individual’s work?
that a person could live in the mainstream of life and business and still serve God
How did the Puritans view financial success?
Not obtained by oneself, but given as a gift from God
What were three priorities in the Puritan’s lives that led to economic success?
hard work, simple lifestyle, and moderation
The focus on social and economic causes in the name of Christ came to be called what?
the social gospel
Economist and socialist Max Weber was from what country?
Germany
How did Max Weber define capitalism?
Economic activity that expects profit through peaceful, voluntary, and mutually beneficial exchanges
What theology takes ideas from Scripture to support liberating the poor from their poverty by opposing supposed oppressors?
Liberation theology
What verse do liberationists use to support their ideas of political revolution?
Matthew 10:34
what 2 terms are used to describe the school of thought promoted by R.J. Rushdoony?
theonomy and Christian reconstructionism
How should a Christian treat a secular government?
Respectfully
According to John Davenport, what trilogy works through our affairs?
Religion, view of government, and a practical way of carrying out the world’s work
According to John Davenport, the simplest economic exchange requires what on the part of both the buyer and seller?
good faith
Against naive materialism, religion affirms what and posits (assumes) what?
Affirms a man’s spirituality and freedom to choose and posits God endowed with compassion and purpose.
According to Luke 12:15, even when he has an abundance, a man’s life does not consist of what?
of his possessions
When Abram and Lot separated, how did Lot show an attitude of greed?
he chose the better land
In Luke 3, what did John tell the tax collectors to do?
to only collect what they were supposed to
Who lied to the church and to the Holy Spirit about the sale price of a piece of property?
Ananias and Sapphira
In 1 Timothy 6, Paul wrote that people who want to get rich fall into what?
temptation
What are some temptations into which wealthy people are likely to fall?
to have foolish and harmful desires, to love money, to have conflict with others
Why did James say that his readers were not receiving what they asked for?
because they had wrong motives
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, what sort of labor did some American manufacturing companies use to increase profit?
cheap child labor
What did Paul say is the root of all sorts of evil?
The love of money
In 1 Timothy 6, Paul said that godliness is a means of great gain when accompanied by what?
contentment
“Economic Justice for All” says that every economic decision and institution must be judged in light of what?
whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person
What does the Pastoral Letter say is the moral function of government?
protecting human rights and securing basic justice
What is the “principle of subsidiary” that helps determine the scope and limits of governmental intervention in the economy?
In order to protect basic justice, the government should only do what individuals and private groups cannot
