Ezekiel Hopkins, an Irish, Anglican bishop, considers the commandment against theft. Delaying wages is theft from a poor worker (Dt 24:14-5). Our sin is in the poor’s cry.
Today the poor’s cry is their sin, ‘cuz business is “returning greater vale to society.”
And again, Hopkins is not calling for a massive regulatory system. He is warning individuals of the spiritual consequences of their actions.
How can you respond to the cry of the poor?
Daniel Dana, Presbyterian, condemns slavery. Let religion’s power and love bear upon slavery. (A future, unfilled hope). This will soften the hearts of masters.
Today, we see pushback when a religious person advocates fair treatment of workers. (Maybe also some not see role religion had in fighting slavery, or worse assume biblical orthodoxy of slavers.)
How can you soften the hearts and demonstrate the omnipotence and meekness of the gospel?
Greg Johnson