Table 1. Capitalistic Features Fit With Biblical Values
Part of The Christians Pursuit Accumulation and Use of Wealth
Capitalistic Features
Biblical values
Private ownership of property rights
Stewardship (Property held in trust for God)
Self-interest
God’s interests, ideally the same as self-interest
Distribution according to productivity
Egalitarianism and distribution according to productivity
Freedom from interference
Freedom, but most free if servants of one another
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