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27 February, 2025

New Article: Poverty & Anger

New Article: Poverty & Anger

In her latest article for Premier Christianity magazine, regular columnist Natalie Williams suggests that anger at poverty is an essentially godly response to deprivation:

"While we might have become comfortable with poverty, God hasn’t. The Bible says that how we treat those in poverty is connected to how we treat God (see Proverbs 14:31; Matthew 25:34-46). It also says that how we treat those in poverty affects how God treats us (see Psalm 41:1-3; Isaiah 58:6-12).

When some Christians think of evil, their minds are drawn to sexual sin and stories such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. But in Ezekiel 16:49, God says: “Behold, this was the guilt of…Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy” (ESV)."

Our hearts are rightly moved by evil and injustice, but our response doesn't end in a fit of momentary emotion. Rather, for the Christian righteous anger is meant to prompt swift action on behalf of the vulnerable.

Read Natalie's full article, and find previous columns at Premier Christianity.

For those interested in studying God's heart for those living in poverty in greater depth, why not consider joining Weightier Matters, a monthly online course free and available to any member of a Jubilee+ partner church (find out more here).


27 February, 2025