Can Poverty be a Blessing?
Truth Emphasized Welcome back. Today we read Luke 6–7, and we begin with a question: Are you rich? Matthew records Jesus’ teaching on a mountain, saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3). Luke, however, places Jesus on a level place—a plain (Luke 6:17)—and says, “Blessed are you who are poor” (Luke 6:20). Scholars […]