Proverbs & Capitalism

Purpose: Today we will explore the teachings in the book of Proverbs and how the blueprint for economics God offered is one we call Capitalism.

Capitalism is Biblical since the Bible prohibit these means of acquiring goods and services:
 Coercion (violence)
 Fraud
 Monopoly and statist interference

Capitalism is Biblical since the Bible permit these means of acquiring goods and services:
 Hard work
 Acquiring wealth over time
 Sales
 Saving

4 Kinds of People in a biblical economy:
 Biblically there are unvirtuous rich people
 Biblically there are virtuous rich people
 Biblically there are virtuous poor people
 Biblically there are unvirtuous poor people