The Poor You Will Always Have with You, But…

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Author: Dr. Chan Nim Chung (CEDAR Board Member)

A common response to Jesus’ words in Matthew 26:11 that we often hear is that, “Why should we prioritize helping the poor over evangelizing?” Such argument has dwindled in recent years (people might just have been too embarrassed to talk about it publicly) until Rick Perry, one of the 2016 US president candidates, Texas’ former head of state, and a conservative Christian, definitively reciprocated the exact thoughts while being interviewed by the Washington Post about the large income gap in Texas. Today we are going to take a closer look into some possible explanations of this verse.

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A World that Prioritizes its Children | 1 Samuel 1, 3, 8

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Samuel, like Jesus, is one of the few Biblical characters whose life from birth to death was recorded. Through him we could see the way God develops a man and uses him to fulfill His plans.

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Take Care of the Wounded and Thou Shalt Receive Eternal Life? | Luke 10:25-37

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Author: Dr. Mok Chiu Yau (CEDAR China Programme Advisor)

If Christians today are being asked about how to obtain an eternal life, they would probably answer with something like, “Believe in Jesus!” while defining the possession of “eternal life” as having the ability to live eternally in heaven in one’s afterlife.

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