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Unit 1: Economics & Free Enterprise — Biblical Stewardship in the Marketplace
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Lesson 1: Biblical Foundations of Work and Stewardship
Genesis 2:15; Colossians 3:23-24 | Primary Source: John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, on Vocation and Calling
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Lesson 2: Free Enterprise and Property Rights
Exodus 20:15, 17; Leviticus 25:23; Acts 5:4 | Primary Source: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776), selections on the 'invisible hand'
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Lesson 3: Supply, Demand, and God's Provision
Proverbs 31:10-31; Matthew 6:25-34 | Primary Source: Frederic Bastiat, The Law (1850), on the harmony of interests
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Lesson 4: Money, Banking, and the Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25:14-30; Proverbs 22:7; Deuteronomy 25:13-16 | Primary Source: Andrew Jackson, Veto Message on the Bank of the United States (1832)
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Lesson 5: Government's Role in the Economy
1 Samuel 8:10-18; Romans 13:3-4; Proverbs 29:4 | Primary Source: Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address (1801): 'A wise and frugal government'
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Lesson 6: Personal Finance and Biblical Wisdom
Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:10; Luke 16:10-12 | Primary Source: Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (1758)
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