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Power, Wealth, and the Moral Vision of the Gospels

Matthew 7:24-27 King James Version 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock

The Bible recognises that societies organised around wealth and power easily drift toward injustice. Yet it offers no political blueprint for a perfect society. Instead, it proposes a moral framework built on prophetic criticism of injustice, limits on the accumulation of wealth, and—most radically—an inner transformation of the human heart. The teaching of Jesus challenges not only unjust systems but the human desire for possession and status that sustains them.