WE WERE CREATED TO WORK: FROM THE BEGINNING, ECONOMICS IS A FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF LIFE

We were created by God in his image and given the job of taking dominion over creation. This implies that we were created to work, and thus, economics was built into God’s design. This cultural mandate was not revoked because of sin, but nature was cursed. Sin makes the economic task harder. It also makes governments necessary to punish wrongdoing. However, government’s role is limited. Moreover, because governments use force to accomplish their end, that power can and has been misused. In the name of charity, governments often use power in illegitimate ways; the institution can never be charitable because government giving requires government taking.