Analogy
In Proverbs and Matthew 25, God identifies with the poor symbolically. In the incarnation and death of Jesus, God identifies with…
Presence · Justice · Work
Keller · Matthew 25
Quote
Different Levels of Ministry to the Poor
Tim Keller, The Gospel and the Poor
Keller argues that “the church should recognize different levels of ministry to the poor and should not collapse them into a single approach.” Relief, development, and structural advocacy each have their place. Confusing them produces either short-term fixes that create dependence or long-term strategies that ignore immediate suffering.
How you’d preach it
Helps churches think in categories rather than one-size-fits-all approaches to poverty.
- Mercy
- Justice
- Suffering
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