Christian stewardship
Rodney Kleyn expounds the eighth commandment from the Heidelberg Catechism (Lord's Day 42), demonstrating how biblical stewardship flows from the foundational principle that God alone owns all creation. The article shows how proper financial conduct—including work, spending, and generosity—reflects our love for God and neighbor, grounding economic ethics in Reformed theological conviction rather than mere pragmatism.
Heidelberg Catechism, Lord's Day 42 Question 110. What doth God forbid in the eighth commandment? Answer. God forbids not only those thefts and robberies which are punishable by the magistrate; but He comprehends under the name of theft all wicked tricks and devices whereby we design to appropriate to ourselves the goods which belong to our neighbor, whether it be by force, or under the appearance of right, as by unjust weights, ells, measures, fraudulent merchandise, false coins, usury, or...
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