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Significant for the shape of our nation is care for the poor. What did Jesus model and teach that we can implement in our strategies today? What has America, and Christians inside America, done for the poor over some 230 years? What do Marxists want for the poor? How we frame the issue is foundational for how we will go about trying to address the issue. Let's move past shouting and think together.
What are the biblical perspective and the Jesus perspective on wealth and riches? Is it sinful to be rich? How was wealth gained in the first century? How did the ancient Jewish world seek to span the wealth gap between the rich and poor? What was the central issue for Jesus concerning wealth? What's all that mean for today?
What does it mean to be a peacemaker? Is it about political balance? Is it about silent love? Dr. Charlie Self is a peace-making thinker, teacher, pastor, and social media post-er. In this interview I ask him where he gets his courage to be a peacemaker in a volatile society like ours.
What was Jesus teaching us when he told the story about Lazarus and the rich man? Why did he say there is a chasm in the middle of Hades? Was he teaching that all poor folks go to heaven while all rich people go to hell? Did Jesus hate money? Does the Bible teach a hatred of wealth? Just what is the point of this parable? What does it teach about the afterlife?
