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A Biblical Response to Economic Diversity

Posted by Doug on Wednesday, 22 July, 2009

My concern is growing. A disturbing cultural division exists. Unfortunately, this is no new problem. It has been around for generations, and no permanent solution has been found. What is my concern? It is the division between the wealthy and the poor.

Don’t get me wrong; I know that we will always have the poor among us. Jesus clearly taught this in the Gospels. The problem isn’t the reality of economic diversity. The problem arises when we view this diversity inappropriately. Read the rest of this entry »