The True Basis for Social Concern

by Chuck Adair on September 27, 2024

The True Basis for Social Concern

Read Leviticus 25:24-25

Today’s Truth

As you read this chapter you can see that these are God's instructions on how to deal with poverty. This is an issue which seethes and throbs beneath the surface in every land on earth today. What is causing the sense of injustice and inequity among peoples all over the world? It is the fact that they face a system which, at least in their view, does not permit them to recover out of poverty. They have no way of breaking the stranglehold upon them and of improving their economic lot. God says, you must do something about that. You must help your brother.

Discussion Questions

How do the commands about not exploiting each other speak to our personal and business transactions today?
What does the prohibition against charging interest imply about God's perspective on lending and debt?
In what ways does the chapter challenge you to reconsider your understanding of wealth, ownership, and prosperity?

Application

Worldwide media makes it impossible to ignore the heartbreaking issues of poverty, injustice and inequity. Are we content to leave the root problems at the mercy of political wonks?

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About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

The True Basis for Social Concern