What does the Bible say about having your own house?
This oft repeated biblical text promises everyone a place to rest, a right to ownership, safety, and abundance (II Kings 18:31; Is. 36:16; Zech. 3:10). These and other Scripture passages assert that everyone has a right to a place to call home.
What does the Bible say about affordable housing?
Session I – Matthew 25:34-40, Acts 2:42-47 Affordable Housing as a Basic Human Right – God made us all needy for homes for both ourselves and for our neighbors.
What does it mean when God tells you to get your house in order?
If someone gets their house in order, puts their house in order, or sets their house in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems. He’s got his house in order and made some tremendous decisions.
What does God say about mortgage?
A mortgage is a form of personal debt. In the Law, the Lord allowed Israel to incur debts and extend credit to one another so long as they didn’t charge usury interest (e.g., Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36).
What are the purposes of the home?
Home provides security, control, belonging, identity, and privacy, among other things. “But most of all, it’s a place that provides us with a centering—a place from which we leave each morning and to which we return each evening.”
When you enter a home say peace to this house?
“When you enter a house, first say, `Peace to this house. ‘ If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.
What does God say about real estate?
Deuteronomy 19:14
We should be honest in all of our undertakings. This also applies to how we handle real estate investing. As investors, we should not be cutting corners or trying to cheat others out of their assets. Also, God makes it clear that all of our possessions, including our real estate assets, belong to Him.
What does the Bible say about living off the land?
The people who turn away from God will be persecuted and afflicted, but “the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.” (Leviticus 26.34-35) Not only will the land no longer be safe haven, it will actually “devour” its former oppressors.
What does the Bible say about taking the land?
Leviticus 19:9-10 (NIV)
“When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.”
What is the saying you have your house in order?
COMMON If you put your house in order or get your house in order, you make sure that all your affairs are arranged properly and that all your problems are dealt with.