New Bible reveals God's heart towards poverty and injustice
A new Bible which connects Scriptures with some of the biggest issues of our day has been launched by Bible Society.
The Poverty and Justice Bible, the latest release from Bible Society, has broken new ground as the first ever to literally highlight the more than 2,000 passages that reveal God’s sorrow over poverty and injustice, and His command to believers to act to eradicate them.
The new edition challenges the notion that the Bible is a dusty, outdated rulebook, and shows that God – through the Bible - was already speaking out on poverty long before anyone else...
Read the rest of this Christianity Today article here.
Or you can go directly to the P&J Bible website (http://www.povertyandjusticebible.org/) and see who is partnering with this project, as well as the inspiration behind it (surprise, surprise)...
The inspiration behind it
It was US pastor and writer Rick Warren who laid the foundations for The Poverty and Justice Bible.
He'd discovered that there were 2,000 verses on poverty - and couldn't believe he'd never noticed before.
Bono's view
U2 frontman Bono, in his talk to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC in November 2006, pointed out that the only time Christ is judgmental is on the subject of the poor.
4 comments:
Read the Quran. There are also verses on poverty and injustice.
Love your blog, Carla. You are in my "daily folder" of things I view each day.
God Bless!
One more reason to stay away from "Christianity Astray".
The overarching theme of the Scriptures is redemption. God redeeming a fallen creation.
To do what these people (and many others) are doing is to distort that message in favor of a pet cause.
They reject the main message (repentance and faith in a crucified and risen Savior) but want to USE the Bible to support their causes.
Good points everyone.
Hey Carol, thanks. :)
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