{"id":1227,"date":"2011-04-05T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T21:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fbclafayette.org\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2011-12-12T09:27:50","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T14:27:50","slug":"can-you-enjoy-luxuries-while-people-are-suffering-in-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/can-you-enjoy-luxuries-while-people-are-suffering-in-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Enjoy Luxuries While People are Suffering in Poverty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1232\" title=\"Can-You-Enjoy-Luxuries-While-People-Are-Suffering-in-Poverty\" src=\"https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/20170523133738\/Can-You-Enjoy-Luxuries-While-People-Are-Suffering-in-Poverty1-e1301950686993.jpg\" alt=\"Homeless man lying on bench\" width=\"540\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/20170523133738\/Can-You-Enjoy-Luxuries-While-People-Are-Suffering-in-Poverty1-e1301950686993.jpg 540w, https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/20170523133738\/Can-You-Enjoy-Luxuries-While-People-Are-Suffering-in-Poverty1-e1301950686993-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Can you go on vacation, buy a new car, go out to eat, or give your children a new computer while believers starve in Africa, suffer hardship in Japan, and live in tents in Haiti?<\/p>\n<p>This question gets to the heart and soul of both financial stewardship and the issue of poverty theology.\u00a0 On the one hand, we all should react to this question with a heart of compassion.\u00a0 Do we care about brothers and sisters in Christ enough to offer help?\u00a0 On the other hand, must this heart of compassion toward needy followers of Jesus mean that we must lean toward asceticism?\u00a0 While this is certainly not a comprehensive look, I believe there is something that can be learned from the OT system of tithes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/21997237\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Can You Enjoy Luxuries While People are Suffering in Poverty\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Please let us know your thoughts, comments, and questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you go on vacation, buy a new car, go out to eat, or give your children a new computer while believers starve in Africa, suffer hardship in Japan, and live in tents in Haiti? 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