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「労働なしの不労所得」は罪ですか？
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いいえ、キリスト教では「労働なしの不労所得」は罪ではないとされています。
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いいえ、キリスト教では「労働なしの不労所得」は罪ではないとされています。 Proverbs 31:16 — 'She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.'
キリスト教が「労働なしの不労所得」について教えること
Christian Denominations: How They Differ on Passive Income Without Work
Catholic Church
Rent, dividends, and royalties are legitimate returns on property and risk; culpability arises only from idleness, unjust acquisition, or neglect of duties of state.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Protestant Churches
Protestants broadly affirm investing and entrepreneurship; the Reformation work ethic critiques passive income only when it funds sloth.
Holy Bible (Protestant canon)
Eastern Orthodox
Orthodox tradition does not condemn returns on property but warns against acedia (spiritual sloth) — retirement from purpose, not from labor structure, is the goal.
Orthodox Church Tradition
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キリスト教が「労働なしの不労所得」について教えること
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Christianity's foundation text on invested capital is, surprisingly, an argument for it. In the parable of the talents, the master's rebuke lands on the servant who buried the money: 'you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest' (Matthew 25:27) — God, in the parable's economics, expects a return. The Proverbs 31 woman runs a diversified operation — a field purchase, merchandise, vineyards (31:16) — and the text presents her as the ideal, not a cautionary tale. So passive income as structure is clean. The tradition's critique aims at the life it funds: Paul's rule — 'if anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat' (2 Thessalonians 3:10) — targets the idle, and Christian writers from Chrysostom to modern financial-ethics texts worry about wealth that disconnects people from contribution, community, and dependence on God. The healthiest Christian framing treats passive income as freed capacity: the point of unearned margin is generosity and mission, not a permanent hammock.
聖書参考文献
- Proverbs 31:16 — 'She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.'
- Matthew 25:27 — 'You ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.'
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 — 'If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.'
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 — 'Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them... this is the gift of God.'
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以下の詳細な分析は英語で提供されています。
- Treat passive income as freed capacity: fund generosity, family, and purpose before lifestyle inflation.
- Keep earning or serving in some form — structure is permitted; sloth is the target of the tradition's warning.
- Christian: Invest like the talents parable expects (Matthew 25:27), and stay willing to work (2 Thessalonians 3:10).
- All: Review yearly: what did the passive income build besides the balance?
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Apply Scripture to Your Life →よくある質問
以下の詳細な分析は英語で提供されています。
Is it wrong to retire and live off investments?
No — traditions treat provision for old age as wise, not sinful; the warnings concern idleness and hoarding, not retirement itself.
No — traditions treat provision for old age as wise, not sinful; the warnings concern idleness and hoarding, not retirement itself. Christianity commends the ant's storing up.
Doesn't passive income violate 'by the sweat of your brow'?
The traditions read that verse as describing the human condition, not a universal law for every dollar.
The traditions read that verse as describing the human condition, not a universal law for every dollar. Property returns, rent, and trade profit are lawful in all three systems. The ethical measure is honesty of acquisition and use, plus willingness to contribute where able.
How much giving is expected from investment income?
Christianity preaches proportional generosity without a fixed rate.
Christianity preaches proportional generosity without a fixed rate. All three agree: passive income carries active obligations.
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