“…materialism is not just sinful; it’s stupid. Why would we forsake eternal treasure in favour of earthly trinkets?”David Platt, Counter Culture: A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography. Tyndale House Publishers, 2015, p.52.
“Physical distance from the impoverished church should not create spiritual isolation from them.”
“The gospel compels us to humbly identify what is enough for us in order to freely give away our excess to others.”David Platt, Counter Culture: A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography. Tyndale House Publishers, 2015, p.40.
“… work diligently, live simply, give sacrificially, help constructively, and invest eternally.”David Platt, Counter Culture: A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography. Tyndale House Publishers, 2015, p.33.
“…those who claim to be Christians but refuse to help poverty stricken people are simply not children of God.”David Platt, Counter Culture: A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography. Tyndale House Publishers, 2015, p.29.
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