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

by Aaron Armstrong

Publisher:

Cruciform Press

, 2011

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.

Contents

Top Highlights

“There will be no poor among you as long as you fully obey my laws” (source)

“when he will put an end once and for all to sin, suffering, and death, and bring about the new creation” (source)

Product Details

• Title : Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation and the End of Poverty
• Author: Armstrong, Aaron
• Publisher: Cruciform Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• ISBN: 9781936760343

About Aaron Armstrong