God meant mankind to live in a garden, sin has sent him to the slums. The gospel is the power of God to save us from sin, therefore from poverty as well. Jesus often interpreted his ministry as ‘bringing good news to the poor’.
There are three major ways in which sin produces poverty.
- Sin separates people from the true God. But because humanity cannot live without God, we invent false gods. Often people worship creation rather than the creator. Societies that worship creation lose that ability to subdue and manage it which is essential for economic prosperity.
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