Poverty, attitudes towards
December, 2017 • Sermon • Submitted
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· 9 viewsThe plight of those in need calls for compassionate action of which Jesus Christ is the great example and in which the early church was faithful. Such compassion will be rewarded.
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The treatment of the poor
The treatment of the poor
They are not to be neglected
They are not to be neglected
7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother,
8 but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be.
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5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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They are not to be unjustly treated
They are not to be unjustly treated
6 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.
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35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a
stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live
with you.
35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a
stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live
with you.
36 Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.
36 Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.
37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
See also ; ; Nathan rebukes David in the parable about the rich man and the poor man; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; favouritism forbidden in Christian meetings
They are to have special rights and privileges
They are to have special rights and privileges
28 “At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. 29 And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the
gleanings after your harvest.
9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the
gleanings after your harvest.
10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave
them for the poor and for the sojourner:
I am the Lord your God.
10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave
them for the poor and for the sojourner:
I am the Lord your God.
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They are to be cared for
They are to be cared for
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
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11 And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do
likewise.”
11 And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do
likewise.”
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36 Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.
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They are to be helped generously
They are to be helped generously
9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the Lord against you, and you be guilty of sin.
10 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
11 For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
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They are to be helped without ostentation
They are to be helped without ostentation
2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Jesus Christ’s compassion for the poor
Jesus Christ’s compassion for the poor
32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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The attitude of the first Christians towards poverty
The attitude of the first Christians towards poverty
44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
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35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
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10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
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Compassion for the poor will be rewarded
Compassion for the poor will be rewarded
1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
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17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
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16 Do not neglect to do good and to
16 Do not neglect to do good and to
16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
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34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
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Examples of the poor who need help
Examples of the poor who need help
Orphans
Orphans
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18 He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
18 He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
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14 But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits
himself; you have been the helper of the
fatherless.
14 But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits
himself; you have been the helper of the
fatherless.
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2 to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their
prey!
2 to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their
prey!
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Widows
Widows
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29 And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
29 And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
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