Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation and the End of Poverty

by Aaron Armstrong

Overview

What causes poverty? What am I supposed to do about it? These questions are driving a new generation of Christians to take action on behalf of the poor through social and political action, global partnerships, and financial generosity, as they desire to become the generation that ends poverty forever. Yet in pursuit of this goal, they risk losing sight of a fundamental reality: the root cause of poverty isn't found in material or external circumstances. The root cause of poverty is sin- and sin is not a problem we can solve. But Jesus can. In Awaiting a Savior, Aaron Armstrong reminds readers that even as we are responsible for pursuing biblical solutions to poverty, our hope for truly resolving it comes not from the good we do, but from the return of Christ, who will once and for all put an end to sin, suffering and death as he brings about the new creation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936760329
Publisher:	Cruciform Press
Publication date:	10/01/2011
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

The Real Issue

1 Poverty is Spiritual 13

The Persistence of Sin

2 Whose Kingdom? 25

The Lure of Utopian Dreams

3 Light to the Nations? 39

God's Covenant and the State of our Hearts

4 Faith with Works 49

The Evidence of a Changed Heart

5 Grace-Enabled Service 61

The Gift of Love and Its Demands

6 From Disappointment to Worship 69

Celebrating God's Plan

7 A Thankful Heart 81

The Holy Spirit, Generosity and Getting Past "Enough"

8 Wiping Every Tear 93

The End of Poverty and an Eternity with Jesus

Appendix: What to Do Now 100

Acknowledgments 102

Endnotes 102