The poor in the Bible: 2 Corinthians 8:1-4
God isn’t concerned with the amount of money in your bank account–He’s concerned with how you use the resources you’ve been given, great or small. In this passage, the Macedonian churches are praised because, despite their extreme poverty, they were as generous with their resources as they were able to be.
Topics: Poor, Poverty, Generosity
Related Bible Verses
2 Corinthians 8:1-4 (KJV)
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they”¦
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Help the poor – a Christian perspective
One of the themes common throughout the entire Bible is the importance of caring for the poor and downtrodden. This passage from Leviticus is mirrored in countless other places in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments.
Topics: Poor, Poverty, Help The Poor
Related Bible Verses
Leviticus 25:35 (KJV)
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
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Giving to the poor – a Christian perspective
Paul praises one of the early Christian communities for giving beyond their means–despite their own financial difficulties, they did not hesitate to give what they had to those in need.
Topics: Serving The Poor, Giving, Poor, Poverty, Giving To The Poor
Related Bible Verses
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (KJV)
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they”¦
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Rights – a Christian perspective
The Bible teaches repeatedly that Christians are to work to make sure that the poor and oppressed find the justice that is their right. Elsewhere in the Bible, God states that He values this more than religious ceremonies or rituals.
Topics: Rights, Poor, Oppressed
Related Bible Verses
Psalm 82:3 (KJV)
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
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“Hungry” in the Bible: Matthew 25:34-36
Christians are called to feed the hungry, to battle poverty and suffering. Poverty and starvation were common in Jesus’ day, and even today there is still far too much of it taking place around the world. Our call to help the starving remains relevant.
Topics: Hunger, Poverty, Hungry, Starvation, When I Was Hungry
Related Bible Verses
Matthew 25:34-36 (KJV)
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye”¦
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How the Unified Church Can Respond to Global Corruption: A Call which will Impact Millions
Life for a person living below the poverty line is short. This article intends to help educate Christians on how to aid those under the poverty level to live longer and have a greater chance to hear the gospel
Topics: Economic Development, Poverty, Corruption
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- Standard of Truth – 2009
- The Way Into the Holiest: Expositions on the Epistle to the Hebrews, 1893 – 2009
- THE SECRET OF GUIDANCE – 2009
- Frederick Brotherton Meyer – Evangelist – 2009
- Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations – 2009
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