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Are Poor People to Blame for their Poverty?
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<blockquote data-quote="Waggles" data-source="post: 71606536" data-attributes="member: 395151"><p>Poverty and being poor are complex socio-economic realities in every modern society.</p><p>It is more that just having less money than others better off financially.</p><p>It is also about social and class structures, and culture that reinforces one's place in society.</p><p>It is about access to education, health, housing, economic opportunity and reward for labour.</p><p></p><p>Christianity has been corrupted from its original kinship structures of sharing wealth and food,</p><p>etc with all in the body of Christ to a more capitalist version of worldly enrichment being seen</p><p>as the blessing of divine provision. "Look at my home improvements and my new expensive car,</p><p>the Lord has really blessed me." Many times I have heard this false claim by those failing to</p><p>understand their Christian duty to others in the flock.</p><p></p><p>The poor is hated even by his own neighbour, but the rich has many friends.</p><p>Proverbs 14:20</p><p>Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.</p><p>Proverbs 19:4</p><p>All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him?</p><p>He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking.</p><p>Proverbs 19:7</p><p></p><p>44 And all who believed were together and had all things common.</p><p>45 And they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, according as anyone</p><p>had need.</p><p>46 And continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house,</p><p>they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,</p><p>47 praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.</p><p>Acts 2:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waggles, post: 71606536, member: 395151"] Poverty and being poor are complex socio-economic realities in every modern society. It is more that just having less money than others better off financially. It is also about social and class structures, and culture that reinforces one's place in society. It is about access to education, health, housing, economic opportunity and reward for labour. Christianity has been corrupted from its original kinship structures of sharing wealth and food, etc with all in the body of Christ to a more capitalist version of worldly enrichment being seen as the blessing of divine provision. "Look at my home improvements and my new expensive car, the Lord has really blessed me." Many times I have heard this false claim by those failing to understand their Christian duty to others in the flock. The poor is hated even by his own neighbour, but the rich has many friends. Proverbs 14:20 Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. Proverbs 19:4 All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking. Proverbs 19:7 44 And all who believed were together and had all things common. 45 And they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need. 46 And continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. Acts 2: [/QUOTE]
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