Poverty & the Church
Part 10 in a series on Poverty & the Church
A friend-of-a-friend once told me that she didn’t care if the government wasted 90% out of each dollar, that we absolutely needed government to help the poor in both emergency situations and long-term poverty assistance. I was blown away [...]
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Part 8 in a series on Poverty & the Church
In this series of articles, we have looked at the relationship of rich and poor and the roles of government and the church in dealing with problems of poverty from the perspective of Scripture and history. To draw [...]
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Part 9 in a series on Poverty & the Church Remembering the Poor
In the previous article, we looked at New Testament models of poor relief, noting that the early Christians were very generous in sharing what they had with those in need, but also that they were very [...]
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Part 7 in a series on Poverty & the Church
The Church and the Poor
In the last article, we began an examination of the role of the Church in dealing with poverty. While it is abundantly clear from both Scripture and history that the Church must be involved [...]
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Part 6 in a series on Poverty & the Church
Poverty principles
In the previous articles dealing with poverty, we noted several important principles that should govern our ideas about poor relief.
Our greatest responsibility is to those closest to us, starting with our own families. The [...]
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Part 5 in a series on Poverty & the Church
This week Dr. Glenn Sunshine has been blogging about the call to Christians to help the poor. Dr. Sunshine first talks about the poor and the rich, and the responsibilities they both have regarding their respective financial situations. He [...]
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Part 4 in a series on Poverty & the Church
Shifting the burden to the state
In the previous article, we looked at what we can learn from Scripture about the role of government in addressing problems of poverty. What we find is that social welfare is not mentioned at all [...]
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Part 3 in a series on Poverty & the Church
The wealthy, the Church, and the Poor
It is clear from Scripture that God holds the rich accountable for how they use their resources. The wealthy are particularly judged by how they treat the poor and disadvantaged in society, typically described [...]
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