Acres Quote by Thomas De Witt Talmage
“A lawyer is sometimes required to search titles, and the client who thinks he has good right to an estate, puts the papers in his hands, and the attorney goes into the public records and finds everything right for three or four years back; but after a time he comes to a break in the title. So he finds that the man who supposed he owned it owns not an acre of the ground which belongs to someone else. I trace the title of this world from century to century until I find the whole right vested in God. Now to whom did he give it? To his own children. All are yours.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: "The Title of the World", 1885
The passage likens tracing property rights to tracing divine ownership, concluding that all belongs to God and his children.
In simple terms: All ownership ultimately belongs to God and his descendants.
Key Takeaway
Recognize spiritual stewardship over material claims.
Themes
theology
property
inheritance
spirituality
law
Mood
inspirational
contemplative
Type
religious
philosophical
When to use this quote
- legal practice
- estate planning
- faith education
- community leadership
Key Concepts
Divine providence
human stewardship
temporal authority
Questions to Reflect On
- How does faith influence concepts of ownership?
- What responsibilities arise from seeing the world as God's?
A Different Perspective
It may ignore secular legal frameworks and pluralistic beliefs.
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