Is poverty a punishment from God?

[Gloria1]

what do you think?.. are we poor because God is punishing us?

[aluko]

Because we live in d last days thats why we face dis problems.2 Tim 3:1-5,shows that critical times hard to deal with shall be here.its not only south africa but its general.pls to know
why we suffer & die ,contact Jehovah's witnesses in ur local area.but let me assure you
that very soon in god's kingdom,Rev 21:4 says,there shall b no more death.

[amajohnny]

Poverty is Gods punishment - IF God is not a Trinity; but goes by the streetname G8; has his headqaurters in Washington DC and has disciples mainly in Western Europe, Japan and lately China.

I don't bow to that God and neither do I believe the only true God has any dealings with him and his desciples.

They are just evil and have no qualms about hijacking the name of the most-high and anyone greedy: robbers, highwaymen, Christelike Nasionaliste, oewerbewoners, sweepslaners, Karwatse en ander Husse met Lang Ore, meelopers en/of handperde van die bewussien, Roomses, suurstofdiewekulturele vlentergatte, anargiste, Groen en Rooi bullebakke, windbrekers, smartvrate and morally degenerates are welcome in his temple, mostly chambers of commerce, elitist corporate boardrooms and so on.

The true God has nothing to do with anyones suffering, hence he sent his only begotten son for the shalvation of the poor and the destitute promising them that if the are aware of their spiritual hunger they will inherit his kingdom.

[dattaswami]

Originally Posted by Gloria1

what do you think?.. are we poor because God is punishing us?

A poor fellow is suffering for some punishment given by God, it is for transformation. Then you given food to a poor man, it is good. But you have given food, during the time of transformation, when the soul is undergoing transformation don’t you think that God has not arranged his food? Do you think that God has left a soul in this world without giving food in His administration? Suppose some beggar is not getting food, for one day or for some few days, he is suffering. God is giving some intensive suffering to transform the soul in that case; this does not means that we should not give food to a dying person. No no, give food and help the poor no doubt, but you also introduce some spiritual knowledge and devotion into him, so that the transformation of the soul become quicker. So in the name of God, you help the poor. Simply not do social service without the mission of God.

Mother Theresa was helping poor and she was doing service but she was religious and while helping she was taking the name of Jesus. The spiritual mission is associated with social service. It is not like the social service of the politicians. See the Christians missionaries they also do social service but they create the atmosphere of Jesus and everything. They do prayers etc, some atmosphere of spirituality is created. So giving food and helping him is a secondary thing.

The primary thing is to introduce spiritual knowledge and devotion into him so that the transformation become quicker and he is blessed by God and once he is blessed by God you need not give food He will give the food to him. So see that he gets the blessing of God, that is primary work and as a secondary work you can give food etc. As in a residential collage the lodging and boarding are secondary, the preaching is of primary importance. I am not against social but the social work should always be always combined with spiritual mission. Even in Hinduism, they do annadanam, but they have some pujas some worship etc, associated with it. Then God will not mind, because the primary work is done then the secondary work is also being done.

[The Pilgrim]

Poverty is the product of the capitalist system. And all the systems before it.

God doesn't punish, God is Love. Mankind punishes.

There have always been the poor. They are a necessary evil for the rich. It is like a human pyramid. It takes I don't know how many poor men to support one rich man at the tip. He relies on those men to remain where they are because if one decides he has had enough of this malarkey and walks off the whole structure that keeps him there crumbles. The easiest way is through the oppression of those supporters. Keep them poor and servile.

God has no need for servility. When you are happy, God is delighted. No God doesn't make the poor. We do.