Remember the Poor: How the Earliest Christians Cared For the Needy-A Tool For Making the Case For Mercy in Your Congregation

In a time of rising conflict between Palestinian Zealots and the Roman government. Which also meant rising tensions between Jews and Gentiles, St. Paul decisively turned his attention to a matter of human need-the Christians living in Jerusalem during a famine. He led the entire Gentile mission to take up a collection for them as a corporate, churchly act, because he saw the sharing of one's possessions with the needy in the Body of Christ as a tangible demonstration of unity and love in the Church. Knowledge of this great collection is vital for anyone who desires to get something real done in the Church on behalf of Christ. As we, the Body of Christ, seek to attend to both the physical and spiritual needs of our brothers and sisters, we do well to model our giving after the example of those who have gone before us in the faith. Book jacket.Read less