In Jesus’ economy, every person wanting a job would be given a job, because there is no shortage of work to be done in our world, and no shortage of resources to go around for everybody.  He believes, “The more people you put to work, the stronger the economy will be for everyone.  Employing the greatest number of people for the greatest good is his underlying economic theory.  There is simply no way to lose out on that approach.”

“The more people you put to work, the stronger the economy will be for everyone.  Employing the greatest number of people for the greatest good is his underlying economic theory.  There is simply no way to lose out on that approach.”

In Jesus’ economy everyone will receive a just wage; an amount that empowers everyone to live comfortably, regardless of how long they have been in the job market, or what their skills happen to be.  The better the economy works for the greatest number of people, the more everyone will benefit.

In Jesus’ economy God’s grace functions as an independent variable which controls wages and decides what a just wage is for every worker.  An independent variable determines a dependent variable, and can be changed as required.  Its values do not require explanation, but are taken simply as given.  Someone has to actively change the independent variable, and that’s where God’s grace comes in.

In Jesus’ economy, wages are not influenced by the profit motives of the few.  Nor are they calibrated to give people with seniority an advantage over newer workers, or people with more bargaining power the advantage over those with no bargaining power.  God’s grace always results in generosity toward workers.  God knows what everyone truly needs before they ask, and provides all their needs according to God’s loving kindness as the Creator.  Analysts claim that a rising tide lifts all boats.  Jesus would say, if that is true, then give everybody a boat and a fishing rod; meaning give them all a job; and then can we test the validity of that claim.

We have to keep in mind that grace is defined as gifts that we have not earned, but which are given as a function of God’s love and kindness.  In Jesus’ economy, God’s ownership of the earth as the Loving Creator God informs everything, including wages.

Let’s refrain from putting Jesus in a box; and avoid behaving as though God’s concerns are confined to a finite set of moral and religious themes. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.  God created the earth and all its inhabitants.  Surely there is no topic or concern that is off limits to God.

Jesus cares about a wide range of topics that affect our everyday lives, including riches, jobs, the economy, wages, debt, forgiveness, taxes, agriculture, immigration, and many other topics.  Although people believe God to be angry, judgmental, abusive, uncaring, selfish, and out to punish everybody, Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God is a Beloved Community wherein the core values are grace, love, generosity, justice and equality for all people regardless of the social status assigned to them by our world.  That is why Jesus draws his followers from all walks of life, whether they are rich or poor.