The Gospel and Poverty
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JAMES 2:5 AND THE DANGEROUS FAVOR OF GOD
“Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom He promised to those who love Him?” — James 2:5 James didn’t whisper this. He thundered it across the early church because the people needed to hear a truth the wealthy hated Continue reading
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Why is the Gospel good news to the poor?
Because it was addressed to them first. Not spiritually ever-after. Not metaphorically broke. Not “poor in spirit” as a poetic euphemism for everyone. The actual poor. The overlooked. The overworked. The underpaid. The stepped on. The always last. The first exploited. The first blamed. The last resourced. Jesus didn’t open His ministry in Rome, the Continue reading
The People’s Revival 