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The Riches of Poverty and the Poverty of Riches

The Riches of Poverty and the Poverty of Riches. Poor. Middle Class. Rich. 1 st Century Economics. Poor. Rich. 1 st Century Economics. Poor lived hand-to-mouth Rich almost all got rich by immoral gain Basic assumption wealth a sign of Divine blessing poverty a sign of Divine curse.

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The Riches of Poverty and the Poverty of Riches

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  1. The Riches of Povertyand the Poverty of Riches

  2. Poor Middle Class Rich 1st Century Economics

  3. Poor Rich 1st Century Economics

  4. Poor lived hand-to-mouth Rich almost all got rich by immoral gain Basic assumption wealth a sign of Divine blessing poverty a sign of Divine curse 1st Century Economics

  5. The Poverty of Riches

  6. will not last (1:10-11) Proverbs 23:5 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. The Poverty of Riches

  7. will not last (1:10-11) Psalm 49:16–17 Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house is increased; for when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not descend after him. The Poverty of Riches

  8. will not last (1:10-11) does not impress God (2:2-4) if gained immorally, brings judgment explicitly illegal means (5:4) legal but selfish means The Poverty of Riches

  9. Isaiah 5:8 Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. The Poverty of Riches

  10. will not last (1:10-11) does not impress God (2:2-4) if gained immorally, brings judgment if hoarded, brings judgment (2:13-16, 5:5) The Poverty of Riches

  11. “The Bible does not condemn wealth as such; but there is no book which more strenuously insists on wealth’s responsibility and on the perils which surround those who are abundantly blessed with the world’s goods.” William Barclay The Poverty of Riches

  12. The Riches of Poverty

  13. a catalyst for faith (2:5) 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble... The Riches of Poverty

  14. a catalyst for faith (2:5) 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 ...but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong... The Riches of Poverty

  15. a catalyst for faith (2:5) 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 ...and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. The Riches of Poverty

  16. a catalyst for faith (2:5) Luke 18:24–25 ...“How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” The Riches of Poverty

  17. a catalyst for faith (2:5) an honor in God’s family (1:9) an opportunity for eternal reward (1:12) The Riches of Poverty

  18. How do we apply this?

  19. Don’t lust for what you don’t have Proverbs 30:8–9 ...Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion, that I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I not be in want and steal, and profane the name of my God. Application

  20. Don’t hoard what you do have 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy... Application

  21. Don’t hoard what you do have 1 Timothy 6:17-19 ...Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed. Application

  22. Fix your eyes on the One who became poor for us 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. Application

  23. The Riches of Povertyand the Poverty of Riches

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