The Intersection of Faith and Law: Understanding How God’s Trust and the Role of Trustees Intersect with Man’s Law
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The Intersection of Faith and Law: Understanding How God’s Trust and the Role of Trustees Intersect with Man’s Law

ByPastoroftheWay Reading Time: 50 minutes

I. IntroductionThe concept of trust has significant implications in both theological and legal perspectives, reflecting a structure of responsibility, stewardship, and accountability. Trust law, as established in legal frameworks, involves a fiduciary relationship in which one party—the trustee—is tasked with managing assets on behalf of another party, the beneficiary. This arrangement is governed by a…

A Legal Trust Analysis of the Declaration: Sovereign States as Parties to America’s Founding Contract
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A Legal Trust Analysis of the Declaration: Sovereign States as Parties to America’s Founding Contract

ByPastoroftheWay Reading Time: 39 minutes

IntroductionThe Declaration, one of the foundational documents of the United States, is often regarded as a political manifesto asserting independence from British rule. However, a closer analysis reveals that it can also be interpreted as a trust compact, where sovereign states serve as grantors, the federal government later assumes the role of trustee, and constitutional…

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Every Express Trust is a Contract, but Every Contract is Not Always a Trust: The Key Differences

ByPastoroftheWay Reading Time: 9 minutes

Every Express Trust is a Contract, but Every Contract is Not Always a Trust: The Key Differences Understanding the legal concepts of trusts and contracts is critical to avoiding confusion, especially since both can involve agreements and obligations. However, as highlighted in Bogert’s The Law of Trusts and Trustees § 17, these legal structures have…

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What is wrong with the “secured party” process Part 2

ByPastoroftheWay Reading Time: 4 minutes

After all my years of learning different parts of the law and the principles that govern them, I have come to the conclusions I am writing about. For example, you want to be a trustee of something that you believe will fix your situation, whatever that situation may be.  So you step into this role…