Our response to poverty can turn a negative into a positive. Poverty comes in at least four different forms. Chastening poverty is caused by violating God's principles. Testing poverty happens so that we learn God's character. It helps others not to trust in riches.
Redemptive poverty is the result of giving away our wealth.
That action prompts others to praise God. It encourages others to be humble. Christ was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor that we through His poverty might be rich. What makes us try to manage on our own before asking for God's help. Discuss each of the four purposes listed under lie number twelve.