Description

Should the church be involved in poverty alleviation? How does the Bible help us understand our responsibility and response? Can the church even make a difference? 

Oren and David tackle these questions in the second episode of their series on poverty alleviation. 

Follow us on social media

YouTube

Facebook

Instagram

Show Notes:

• Biblical mandate
  
  
•      Old Testament
  
  
•           Lev. 25:35–38; Deut. 14:28–29; Lev. 19:9–10
  
  
•           “There should be no poor among you,” God declared (Deut. 15:4).
  
  
•      New Testament
  
  
  •           Matt. 25:31–46; Acts 6:1–7; Gal. 2:1–10; 6:10; James 1:27
    
    
  •           1 John 3:16–18
    
    
• It's part of the mission of the church
  
  
  •      Poverty alleviation is a gospel issue
    
    
  •      Kingdom work is to be done by kingdom citizens
    
    
    •           Luke 9 & 10
      
      
• The example of Jesus
  
  
•      The poor need the compassionate, gospel-centered response of the church.
  
  
  •           "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Yikes!
    
    
  •           The church can't fix every problem, but it can do better than the lost.
    
    
•      God intends for the rich and poor to worship together.
  
  
  •           The church is meant to be the most multi-ethnic, socially diverse community in the world.