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Economic Holiness

Consider this scripture where the Prophet, John the Baptist.speaks of the type of righteousness that Jesus expects. Luke 3:9-14 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."  "What should we do then?" the crowd asked.  John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."  Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?" "Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them. Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely — be content with your pay." (NIV) Its interesting that as John calls his listeners toward repentance (changing their way of life in conformity with the will of God) that he gives three concrete example