Initiative, Industry, and Individuality
This is a quote from Rosalie Slater in Teaching and Learning America’s Christian History:
“Christian economics is characterized by initiative, industry, and individuality. It is manifested as the productive quality of the active Christian who in being busy about His Father’s business glorifies the Creator. Christianity has the dual aspect of promise and fulfillment—the mountaintop respite and the marketplace realization. It is both “the still small voice” of conscience as well as the “loaves and fishes” of human need.
Christian Economics is characterized throughout by integrity, justice, and sufficiency in every enterprise. Webster characterizes integrity as follows:
“INTEGRITY comprehends the whole moral character, but has a special reference to uprightness in mutual dealings, transfers of property, and agencies for others.” (Webster, 1856 ed.)”(1)
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(1) Slater, Rosalie J. ; Hall, Verna M.: Teaching and Learning America’s Christian History. American Revolution Bicentennial ed. San Francisco : Foundation for American Christian Education, 1975, S. 277
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This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. ~A6S2
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Jay said “Under the national government, treaties and articles of treaties, as well as the laws of nations, will always be expounded in one sense and executed in the same manner…”(2)
Iredell said, “The question, then, under this clause, will always be whether Congress has exceeded its authority. If it has not exceeded it, we must obey, otherwise not. This Constitution, when adopted, will become part of our state constitution; and the latter must yield to the former only in those cases where power is given by it. (3)
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MacLaine said “When treaties are made, they become as valid as legislative acts… provided it be consistent with the Constitution…”(5)
Hamilton said, “The legislatures, courts, and magistrates of the respective members will be incorporated into the operations of the national government as far as it’s just and constitutional authority extends…”(6)
Father, help us return to Your Law which, in like manner, supersedes man’s law, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
- Elliot, 4:187-88.
- Federalist 3
- Elliot, 4:178-79.
- Elliot, 2:362.
- Elliot, 4:28.
- Federalist 27
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