A Christian leader bumped into the designer of a popular course on introducing people to the Christian faith.
“So what’s your course about?”, asked the Christian leader.
“Oh, it’s about the basics of the Christian faith!”, came the reply.
“So it’s about how you care for the poor? And, the sick and those suffering with AIDS? And those rejected by the privileged in this world?”, the Christian leader followed up.
“No, no!”, came the reply. “Not those, just the basics!”
How could issues of poverty and justice be left out of “the basics” if they are so deeply enshrined in the Bible’s pages?
I’m told there are 2,100 mentions of poverty in the Bible.
I believe our Christian faith must involve us in good works for the poor and rejected. And our good works must be done in a way that people will see God at work. Finally we must be confident enough in Jesus that we’re prepared to talk about belief and faith, when we’re asked.
How might that unfold in the “real world”?
It’s a conversation you might like to have in your small group. Find out about the issue. Explore the Scriptures. Read, react, agree or disagree. As a group, explore and discover things!
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