Concern for the Poor
Ex. 3:1-20 God is revealed as liberator, and sends Moses to free Israel from oppression.
Ex. 6:2-13 God is the liberator.
Ex. 22:20-24 Show justice and mercy toward the strangers and outsiders of society.
Deut. 24:17-22 Show justice toward strangers, orphans and widows.
Ps. 12:5 Because the poor are desolate, because they suffer, God will place them in safety.
Ps. 34:6-22 The Lord hears and protects the just.
Ps. 35:10 God delivers the weak and needy from those who oppress them.
Ps. 40:1-3 Show regard for the lowly and the poor.
Ps. 72 God defends the poor and oppressed. Justice flourishes.
Ps. 140:12-13 The Lord executes justice for the poor.
Prov. 31:8-9 Be an advocate for the voiceless.
Isa. 61:1-4 The Lord gives good news to the poor.
Jer. 22:3 Rescue the victim from the oppressor.
Matt. 8:20 Christ lived in poverty.
Matt. 25:31-46 The Parable of the Last Judgment.
Mark 10:35 -40,42-45 Power as Service.
Luke 1:52-53 God exalts the poor.
Luke 4:16-21 Jesus announces his mission to liberate people.
Luke 16:19-31 We are called to reach out to the poor.
Rom. 12:10-18 Exercise hospitality; make friends with the poor.
2 Cor. 8:1-15 Share with the needy. Christ became poor to enrich us.
I John 3:17 Selfishness obstructs love.
Human Dignity
Gen. 1:27 All humanity is created in the image of God.
Ex. 23:9 Don't oppress strangers.
Job 31:32-33 "The stranger has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler."
Ps. 103:6-10 The Lord secures justice and the rights of all the oppressed.
Prov. 22:22-23 Do not rob or injure the poor.
Isa. 43:16 "I have called you by name. You are mine."
Hos. 2:16-20 God betroths us in justice and integrity.
Luke 10:25-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a model for a Christian lifestyle.
Acts 1:4-5 The Holy Spirit gives us the power we need to do Christ's work.
Acts 1:6-8 Our job is to be Christ's witnesses.
Acts 17:26 "From one ancestor God made all nations to inhabit the whole earth."
Rom. 15:7 Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you.
Eph. 4:23-24 Put on a new self, created in God's way.
James 2:15-16 Supplying bodily needs to our brothers and sisters.
Justice
Ex. 22:25-27 Show mercy and kindness toward your neighbors.
Deut. 15:11 Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor.
Deut. 16:20 "Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue ..."
Ps. 97:2 "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of God's throne."
Ps. 140:12-13 The Lord executes justice for the poor.
Ps. 146:5-9 The Lord loves the righteous.
Prov. 14:31 Kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.
Prov. 21:3 Justice is more pleasing than sacrifice.
Prov. 31:8-9 Protect the rights of the poor and needy.
Isa. 29:13 A change of heart requires more than lip service.
Isa. 58:6-9 God loosens the bonds of injustice and lets the oppressed go free.
Jer. 7:1-11 Deal justly with your neighbor and the oppressed.
Jer. 22:16 To know the Lord is to act justly.
Amos 5:14-15 "Seek good and not evil, that you may live."
Amos 5:21-24 God does not want empty religious exercises but instead worship that expresses true conversion and renewal that produces justice.
Mic. 6:8 What does the Lord require
Zech. 7:8-11 Christians must show justice and mercy.
Mark 10:17-23 What must I do?
Luke 4:16-21 Jesus announces his mission to liberate people.
Luke 7:20-22 Jesus becomes our peace and justice.
Luke 11:40-42 We need justice and love.
Acts 16:16 -24 At times, being a Christian means disrobing the status quo.
Heb. 13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have.
Solidarity
Gen. 4:9-10 Am I responsible for my neighbor?
Lev. 19:18 Love others as you love yourself.
Deut. 10:16-20 Do not oppress those different than yourselves.
Ps. 8 God's unique creativity of humankind.
Ps. 9:8 God judges with justice, governs with equity.
Ps. 82:1-4 Rescue the lowly and the poor.
Ps. 139:13-16 All people are so wonderfully made by God.
Prov. 21:13 Listen to the poor.
Eccl. 4:1-3 The power of oppressors victimizes the weak.
Isa. 32:16-17 Justice will bring peace.
Isa. 58:1-12 God wants a conversion of heart that produces justice, love, and mercy.
Matt. 22:37:40 Love God and love others.
Matt. 25:31-46 Jesus identifies himself with the poor.
Luke 10:29-37 Our love must be inclusive.
Luke 15:1-2 Jesus is associated with the outcasts of society.
John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and lived among us."
John 10:10b Jesus came that all might have life abundantly.
Acts 10:34-35 God shows no favoritism.
Acts 17:22 -28 God made from one the whole human race.
Rom. 13:8-10 Our only debt is to love one another.
1 Cor. 12:7-12 The gifts of the Holy Spirit are tools for building Christian community.
1 Cor. 12:24-26 If one suffers, all suffer.
2 Cor. 6:14-18 The human body is a temple of the living God.
Gal. 3:28 There are no distinctions: All are one in Christ.
Phil. 2:7 God sends Jesus into the world, "being born in human likeness and being found in human form."
Dignity of Work
Deut. 15:4 Let there be no poor among you.
Is. 3:13-15 Do not grind the face of the poor.
Heb. 2:6-9 God upholds the dignity of all creation.
2 Cor. 6:6 Paul lists the qualities of a servant.
Gal. 5:1 You have been called to live in freedom.
James. 5:1-6 Riches obtained unjustly bring misery.
Luke 3:10-18 Justice in the workplace is an example of showing the Christian way.
Luke 12:13-2 One's worth is not determined by how much one owns. |
