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43 Mission in the context of endemic poverty and in situations of aflluence GEEVARGHESE MAR OSTHATHIOS Poverty and affluence are two sides of the same reality of injustice in a finite world. Endemic poverty is structural poverty hidden in the exploitative Feudalistic and Capitalistic systems of our times. It is basically the.result of selfishness, the result of Fall and so has existed in history in various forms since one happy, sharing family that God created became warring families of Cains. "They count fields and seize them; and houses and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance" (Mic. 2:2). The affluent do not love their neighbours as themselves and tell the poor: "Do not covet your neighbour's property". (Ex. 20:17). They quote the verse: "The poor shall always be among you" (Dt. 15:11) . without quoting "There shall be no poor among you if you will obey the voice of the Lord" (v. 4). They do not realize that "God has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth" (Ac. 17:26) and that "the whole earth and the fullness ' thereof belongs.to God"
Mission Studies – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1986
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