2026-04-27T21:44:26Z https://nostr.ae BiblicalHonestMoney https://nostr.ae/npub1xxes56ecfqa0dkq2ujg3ugfaep5laxj9kc0kugc68wvcv67w554qw69zd6 https://blossom.primal.net/62dd391c9e27aebde8a9bcd41ccd351c5d6c2d36e66c8ef398198171334ef608.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/62dd391c9e27aebde8a9bcd41ccd351c5d6c2d36e66c8ef398198171334ef608.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrz7lyp97g4j0wvnm9meafmz0h0hj3nhqdpdy0ts9kduyq9ylr7lgzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5fyr5y4 &#34;Widespread dishonest weights increases everyone&#39;s transaction costs.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Verify everything. Trust no bank. Check every receipt. This is the world fiat creates.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-18T23:00:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxrq7l0dfx5twaux8x7j8jl8gzavrtkxsjwec5cpa59qmxf7sly0qzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5xfn3rd &#34;God&#39;s activities as Judge symbolically undergird the law of honest weights and measures.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>God enforces honest money, even when civil government won&#39;t. The bill always comes due.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-17T23:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre0d0f2hyrhcjqpd4e6d9la23hf7nvmlxmddj9nu3qmd28wcqyngzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5y9fgqq &#34;The warehouse receipt circulated as if it were gold. Therefore, if gold serves as money, the paper will also serve as money.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Tokenization works when backed by something real. It fails when it&#39;s backed by promises of politicians.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 8 - Fractional Reserve Banking<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-17T11:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs854mrfqnd5ylp669as0kqyc0c2xr95ew9ngmx5l6v89vten6cxwczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj56tjtmk &#34;Paper money represents specific quantities of gold or silver. Issuing more receipts than metal is counterfeiting.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Gold certificates without gold. Fed notes without backing. Warehouse receipts for nothing in the warehouse.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-16T23:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst4lymsvxjglmwfm9y09qd35k7k68nxnr2x7eqg7367h2ga5gjlygzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj53turch &#34;The monopoly over money is perhaps the most dangerous of all monopolies.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Control money, control the economy, control the people. This is why Bitcoin matters.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 6 - When the State Monopolizes Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-16T11:00:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9723gyxp0fy0q6y2zrn2pjkh36f9748fpjz7amp9ymqkdwly98aqzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5jy8yq8 &#34;When the State monopolizes money, the politicians violate Biblical law.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>No king but King Jesus. No printer but the market. Monopoly money = tyranny.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 6 - When the State Monopolizes Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-15T23:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswhgujg6w49xpx7gwg2h40vl95cqmlnnc0lhzz5lnuh086fy4vluszyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj54443gf &#34;The quality of many products starts going down. Prices stay artificially low.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>2024: Smaller cereal boxes, fewer chips in the bag, cheaper materials. Hidden inflation. Shrinkflation is real.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-15T11:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg6lgdgqa677qd8967pz08lxdm5d3k8xnhu273er6zx4s3l46tewqzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5azw4yf &#34;Everyone just loves having more money. Everyone loves becoming a bigger spender.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>More zeros in the account! Who cares if purchasing power falls? Temporal illusion of wealth.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-14T23:00:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs24fgqkqsv97qy5dpqjrmvqdnxfllucjyl7jvxr8cr4tdq3rr4eeszyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5yugz84 &#34;The worker who wants a raise sees his boss corrupting the silver and wants a piece of the action.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Wage earners demand COLA adjustments. They don&#39;t realize they&#39;re being paid in debased currency. Everyone gets corrupted.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-14T11:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8z48ydycehp0hsugm04f8k6psg2w83m4qfyagl4wkmnqctm7ftcgzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5xwnmn2 &#34;The public wants to be deceived. The public wants to believe in something for nothing.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Free money? Stimulus checks? QE for me but not for thee? The public loves the con until it collapses.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-13T23:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvz6vfypqpcfv3z7mcl06lrs2q6tqreg6lmx75zdqysnstt00vyzszyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj555jgvc &#34;The coin that is artificially overvalued by the government will drive out of circulation the coin which is artificially undervalued.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Government price-fixing corrupts money. Market price-fixing corrupts money. Let the market decide.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-13T11:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsps4g5yxydkn0jfnntjgp0tnsjury4cf36gu8chjhp5j32xe0y0aszyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj59gc4t8 &#34;Bad money drives good money out of circulation.&#34;<br/><br/>— Sir Thomas Gresham / Gary North<br/><br/>Fiat drives out gold. Bitcoin fixes this - you don&#39;t have to spend your good money when there&#39;s no bad alternative.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-12T23:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8rny96fgtn8xhs737dm6dusfyfn24y43fmjzah6jzp624lkktqyqzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5spys7s &#34;Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards.&#34;<br/><br/>— Isaiah 1:23<br/><br/>The revolving door between Wall Street and Treasury. Campaign donations as legal bribery. Nothing new.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 4 - Debasing the Currency<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-12T11:02:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrlv0dw7gknafyheupy66x3e7xj283denxan0lknrxme3js3x2h5szyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5maadp3 &#34;How the faithful city has become a harlot! It was full of justice; righteousness lodged in it, but now murderers.&#34;<br/><br/>— Isaiah 1:21<br/><br/>DC in a nutshell. From constitutional republic to corrupt empire. Isaiah wrote it 2,700 years ago.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 4 - Debasing the Currency<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-11T23:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyu5t8s68jgaz3ypvv5j0n2a3wd7hz5r0wklys06hv3dfa9u8ghjczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5vdnmfq &#34;The borrower is servant to the lender.&#34;<br/><br/>— Proverbs 22:7<br/><br/>$34 trillion in US debt. Who&#39;s the lender? Foreign nations, the Fed, future taxpayers. Who&#39;s the servant?<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 13 - The Reform of Debt<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-05T23:00:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswmald8e3q3ddye8t33gzw0hf23tm936zq8ga4z7ywq6vmv2ge06gzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5rfquc9 &#34;Gold and silver are valuable because they are scarce, divisible, portable, durable, and recognizable.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Bitcoin has all five properties. Plus: programmable, verifiable, borderless. Digital gold perfected.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 2 - The Origins of Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-05T11:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsycpjm9krlxlkkafucvdhscrhmaw6fa390nt3wklwwmvfmcppwmdczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5t29w2l &#34;Inflation is a tax. A hidden tax. The most dishonest tax.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>No vote. No debate. No rate. Just purchasing power melting while they tell you prices are &#39;transitory.&#39;<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 5 - The Contagion of Inflation<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-04T23:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvvw6fwefqr86375kh0n0uhdprnu5w0gpxxpfg6h8fgeuws7ahs2qzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj58y9h2e &#34;The state cannot create wealth by printing pieces of paper with politicians&#39; pictures on them.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>The printer isn&#39;t wealth creation. It&#39;s wealth redistribution - from holders to early spenders. #CantillonEffect<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 6 - When the State Monopolizes Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-04T11:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr0c9emy2ghym5l6m3mknt2nq3c9u9tctfny5uzr2e99wpwuc99fgzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5rgmd9e &#34;Where there is no scarcity, there is no economic value.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Bitcoin&#39;s 21M cap isn&#39;t arbitrary. It&#39;s the recognition that unlimited supply = zero value. #Scarcity<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 1 - The Value of Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-03T23:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst99rzm6qqku63s8sj4w6nu5003a5nqgsy7grjalxtdle0u9spumczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5dykch8 &#34;The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.&#34;<br/><br/>— 1 Timothy 6:10<br/><br/>It&#39;s not money that&#39;s evil. It&#39;s the LOVE of counterfeit money - the desire to get something for nothing.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 1 - The Value of Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-03T11:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvw3l7h870uek38mcthrhxs8st8f8fexf4j0x8vd9dqzamzgjn68qzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj53ggfhy &#34;They have made themselves an idol of silver and gold.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hosea 8:4<br/><br/>Not gold worship. Trust in scarcity, math, and time. God&#39;s creation vs. man&#39;s printing press.<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 2 - The Origins of Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-02T23:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsthk9kmxl0c7cg32v822fvugc6qq326rhxser4gs0yjeljvezjmxqzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5khcxyp &#34;Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone.&#34;<br/><br/>— Genesis 47:16<br/><br/>When fiat dies, real assets matter. Cows, coins, corn. What will you have when the ATMs stop?<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 1 - The Value of Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-02T11:00:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvhggmlqyzdudgx327xv5kdpxq52ezr0qx5322e3x3s64xded90pgzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj56u3xzh &#34;The monetary policies of socialism reflect a consistent faith in the ultimacy and sovereignty of man.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>Central planning = man as god. Market pricing = humility before reality. Choose your religion carefully.<br/><br/>📖 Introduction<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-01T23:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxkn0fxdv8zfqcnph56t87qj7g4a32q4kactrrzxzkqd4a3u5utszyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj52lepf4 &#34;A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is His delight.&#34;<br/><br/>— Proverbs 11:1<br/><br/>What delights God? Honest weights. What angers Him? Debasement. Where does your money stand?<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-05-01T11:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs87za7kzzkhpeee33uxaz3aqst2mvk0p9gk8gz6jvaz87w683kkrczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5jdcpn4 &#34;You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. You shall have honest scales.&#34;<br/><br/>— Leviticus 19:35-36<br/><br/>21 grams is always 21 grams. 21 million BTC is always 21 million. Honest money requires honest measurement. #Bitcoin<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-30T23:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszct2wcfjd7zyzl649z4savlu5wj480zc7ys2dqc73e4prdkyamugzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5vagnsd &#34;The banks of the world have done the bidding of the politicians... The result: the money is gone.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>2024 update: SVB, Credit Suisse, etc. The money was never really there. Fractional reserve = fractional honesty.<br/><br/>📖 Introduction<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-30T11:00:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstknfmzv5w9rpf9n36x70kel4spehtzct5efj06xj8z67wvlk08gczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5nzfjpq &#34;Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good.&#34;<br/><br/>— Proverbs 20:23<br/><br/>The CPI is a false balance. The money supply grows; the value shrinks. God saw this coming 3,000 years ago. #Bitcoin<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-29T23:00:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq0ju8jlrvslhu678c33m5wfwan63eezkf7fmaaf7a8ka0jaf2kqczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5jf2q42 &#34;You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. You shall have honest weights and honest measures.&#34;<br/><br/>— Deuteronomy 25:13-15<br/><br/>Inflation is debasement. The Fed changes the measure. God calls this an abomination. Fix the measure = fix the money. #Bitcoin<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 3 - Maintaining Honest Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-29T11:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs94zmk5f0ca6qxzpump6rytwakna7ahk3dtedpf7g85ykntf7j3yszyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj5mavp5u &#34;The question is simply this: who is God? If the Lord be God, then follow Him. But if Baal be god, then Baal must be followed.&#34;<br/><br/>— R.J. Rushdoony<br/><br/>Choose your master: The Fed (Baal) or fixed scarcity (God&#39;s design). No neutrality in money. #Bitcoin<br/><br/>📖 Introduction<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-28T23:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstpkvzxa5y5ul0haejs4hu68rlqqnftjcp98das49tlv5luxaw4kczyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj57ax0qs &#34;The monetary crisis reflects a cultural crisis.&#34;<br/><br/>— Gary North<br/><br/>It&#39;s not about the money. It&#39;s about who we trust. Men, or math? Fiat, or fixed supply?<br/><br/>📖 Introduction<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-28T14:20:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8nascxfsy7vhxnxlwvpgl5hphqvw3fywmwnnkswzww52uvjanjrqzyqcmxznt8pyr4akcptjfz83p8hyxnl56gkmp7m3rrgaenpnte6jj557vkl2 &#34;When the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, &#39;Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed.&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>— Genesis 47:15<br/><br/>Sound familiar? Egypt&#39;s currency died. America&#39;s is terminal. History repeats because human nature doesn&#39;t change. #Bitcoin<br/><br/>📖 Ch. 1 - The Value of Money<br/><br/>Learn more: www.garynorth.com 2026-04-27T23:00:14Z