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Jesus wasn't advocating for centralized economic control; he emphasized personal agency, diligence, and stewardship. Biblical evidence aligns him with authentic capitalism:

- He affirmed private property through the Decalogue's prohibitions against theft and covetousness, forming the bedrock of ownership and voluntary exchange (Exodus 20:15,17; Matthew 19:18-19).

- The Parable of the Talents commends entrepreneurial investment and risk-taking for profit, while condemning indolence—epitomizing market-driven innovation (Matthew 25:14-30).

- He asserted that laborers merit their wages, underscoring merit-based compensation over entitlements (Luke 10:7).

- In the Vineyard Parable, he defended employers' autonomy in wage agreements, highlighting contractual freedom and private enterprise (Matthew 20:1-16).

- By linking self-love to neighborly love, he implied that rational self-interest, via mutual trades, fosters communal good—not avarice, but enlightened reciprocity (Matthew 22:39).

- Echoing Pauline doctrine, he endorsed the principle that idleness forfeits sustenance, fueling capitalism's ethos of productivity and meritocracy (2 Thessalonians 3:10).

- The Talents narrative tacitly approves interest accrual, portraying capital growth as expected and virtuous (Matthew 25:27).

- Granting humanity dominion over creation encourages resourceful utilization, better realized in free markets than coercive redistribution (Genesis 1:28).

h/t #Grok for expanding my thoughts and adding comprehensive Bible verse references.

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yeah, i would just expand the point about interest, interest on full reserve loans is not usury. the whole construct of issuing currrency through lending is usury, as the lender is not making any kind of genuine sacrifice.

also it should be pointed out also that the principles of Equity law, a system of law practiced by the early monarchs of britain (prior to 1000AD) is completely based on understanding the Law that was described by Jesus. one of the more famous maxims of equity is "sacrifice is the measure of credibility". this is why full reserve lending is a good thing, and why fiat currency is a bad thing. the issuers of the currency have an asymmetric advantage being able to issue money more or less at will, whereas in a hard currency system, lenders can not risk bad debts and will charge higher rates of interest depending on how much control they get in the contract - investors, for example, can have a contract where they get a vote that is in proportion with their stake on important decisions of an enterprise.

fiat currency destroys the balance and creates a never-ending boom-bust cycle created by the nepotism and favoritism of people in the money printing clud and those who are not.

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Do you have a resource about the full reserve loan issue not being usury?