Government opposes God when it opposes His revelation. If all property were held in common, stealing and coveting would not be possible. Included in the right to private property is the biblical right to bear arms. The Protestant Work Ethic . Hard work is not a curse of the Fall.
Man is to work for a living.
A recognition of the significance of productive work grew out of the Bible and the Reformation. The Protestant work ethic also includes a proper understanding of the Sabbath principle. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. The Rule of Law . All substantive law is to be founded on the teaching of Scripture.