Playlist: Property Ownership (topic)
Housing and Property Redistribution
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsGod, in Leviticus 25, provides instructions about the Land Sabbath and the Jubilee Year, emphasizing the redemption of property. He declares in verse 23 that the land should remain within the family, passed down through generations. If poverty forces an Israelite to sell land, it can be redeemed by a relative or returned to the …
His Own Vine and Fig Tree
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughProperty rights will be held sacrosanct during the Millennium. God brings His people back to their own land, and to restore it to be like the Garden of Eden.
Was the Early Church Socialist or Communist?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe apostles never required converts to give up property as a precondition for church membership. Rather, the members voluntarily gave, retaining ownership.
Who Owns Water?
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsFascist governments would like to put a lock on the world's water supply, making everyone dependent on an unholy alliance between government and business.
Prosperity
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidWe still suffer the consequences of Israel's request to have a king like other nations and to adopt political and economic systems like every other nation.