poverty

Does the Welfare State have a Future?

This article on the welfare state, discusses government and poverty, the responsibility of citizens, the view of man, and social evils and the church.

Judgment and Grace in a Hungry World

What is the relation between the judgment of God and poverty? This article also looks at the work of development and grace in this world.

Poverty, Prosperity, and The Gospel

Does the gospel address the poor? How should one deal with poverty in preaching the Gospel? The author shows that the answer to these questions is found in Christ. Preaching the principle of multiplication is not based on scripture. By examining different texts used to preach the prosperity Gospel, the author shows that the answer lies in Christ and He is sufficient both for the poor and rich.

The Place of the Church among the Poor

Does the church have an obligation toward the poor? To answer this question one must define what poverty is, which is this article's starting point. It explains that poverty is about both the poor and the rich. It then highlights three things the church cannot ignore in relation to poverty.

Poverty Traps The Poor are Always with Us – so there’s Plenty to Do

The conflict between evangelism and social actions within the church is what has shaped the church’s response to how to address the question of poverty. This article traces the answer of the church throughout history. It shows that the difference between biblical and secular charity is that one is led by love while the other is led by guilt.

Evangelical Views of the Poor and Social Ethics Today

World poverty is widely considered to be one of the major moral issues of today. This article wants to examine attitudes to poverty among evangelical Christians.

How the Proverbs Turn Poverty into Prosperity

What are factors contributing to poverty? This article looks at single mothers, violent crime, segregation by race and income, school quality, and income inequality as contributors and how the book of Proverbs sheds some light on them.

The Rich and Poor in James: Implications for Institutionalized Partiality

Public policy and faith are often difficult to relate. This essay wants to help construct a biblically informed perspective on matters of public policy as it relates to labour, poverty, and wealth. It offers an analysis of the book of James with attention to passages that deal with the rich and the poor and examines the implications of these Christian public ethics.

What Does the Old Testament Say about Poverty and Riches?

Kaiser summarizes what the Torah and Wisdom Literature teach on poverty and riches.

The Economics of the Minimum Wage and the Christian Response

This article shows that minimum wage law hurts the poor it seeks to help, it takes away their freedom to create their own work or get work themselves, and it is against the biblical principle of charity. Therefore, it should not be embraced by Christians as a way of alleviating poverty.

Globalization and Poverty: The Engine of Economic Growth and Development

The Bible makes it clear that the poor will always be among us. This means that the fight against poverty will be a constant one. This article shows that globalization contributes to economic growth and development.

The Poverty Issue The Christian Response, Good News, and Good Works

This article shows how microfinance can be a vehicle of tackling poverty and reaching the poor with the gospel.

Helping the Needy in a Developing Country

Giving and helping in order to address the spiritual cause of poverty and meet the needs of the people is possible. One can help in such a way that both the human dignity of the one helped and biblical equality are elevated. This is what the article unpacks.

Foreign Subsidy under Scrutiny (1)

What is the impact of foreign aid on mission work? This article documents five different aid works and shows how each negatively alleviates poverty, paralyzing the poor and causing dependency in mission work and economic development.

Deuteronomy 15:4-5 - Make Poverty History?

This article looks at Deuteronomy 15:4-5, showing that the Bible is realistic when speaking about the issue of poverty. There is no economic system that will fully eradicate poverty; therefore, the focus is on generosity.

The Task of the Deacons for Today

The ministry of mercy is an expression of God's Fatherly care for His church. It has already been modelled by Christ, and the church must follow His example. Therefore, the deacons play a large role in making sure that there is equality in God's church, that all get to live in the joy of the Lord, and that all are comforted under the pressures of sickness, loneliness and poverty.

This article is about victory and defeats in the kingdom of God] as we see it in the book of 1 Chronicles. The article also discusses the victory and defeat of Israel in war, the blessing of the Lord, children as a blessing, prosperity and poverty, and sickness and healing.

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