Define Emotional poverty

Define Moral poverty

Define Material poverty

Define Spiritual Poverty

For meaningful relationships to exist, we must risk giving _____?

The Bible shows that God is especially concerned with those who are _____, since they are lacking the basic necessities of life. 

A central theme of the ____ Testament prophets is concern for the needs of the poor.

Which gospel in particular emphasizes the mercy and compassion of Jesus directed to the poor, the afflicted, the outcast, and the lowly? 

In the Old Testament there was two practice designed to ____

During the ______, All agricultural labor was suspended (whatever the land produced on its own was used by all), and debts were eliminated. It was rest for the land, not for people.

During the ______, It followed every seven sabbatical years. The soil was to be at rest, land reverted to its original owner (who was driven by poverty to sell it) or his legal heir, and indentured servants were set free. 

In the New Testament we are told that helping to provide for the material needs of our fellow human is part of ____?

“If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well’, but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?

“If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him?”

[Jesus said to the crowds,] “so do not worry and say,”What are we to eat?” or “What are we to drink?” or “What are we to wear?” All these things that pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides”

“...we have already brought the charge against the Jews and Greeks alike that they are all under the domination of sin, as it is written: ‘There is no one just, not one, there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God. All have gone astray; all alike are worthless; there is not one who does good. There is not even one’”

 80%of the world's population lives in developing nations that use only what percent of the world’s wealth?

Research shows the world produces enough food to feed everyone. What are the causes of Hunger has other causes?

What is the issue when, the principal cause of world hunger. Many people simply cannot afford to buy food that is available to them?

What is the issue when, officials and leaders promote practices that benefit themselves, often at the expense of others. This is especially true of dictators, who run many third world countries?

What is the issue when, Extensive debt (foreign loans) prevents some countries from diverting funds into programs that would eliminate hunger?

What is the issue when, Food is used as leverage to manipulate or control people. Economic decline reduced the value of a country’s currency, leading to higher food prices?

What is the issue when, People became refugees (displaced) because of territorial conflicts, resulting in an initial high degree of malnutrition because of no access to food. 

What is the issue when, Droughts affect food production. Floods and hurricanes damage livelihoods and food production. Both extremes occur more frequently. 

What are some of the uses of land, that could be used to grow food is put to other uses and contributes to hunger problems?

Even though the U.S. is one of the richest nations in the world, we still have hunger problems. In 2022, about what percentage of all American households experienced food insecurity.

Define food insecurity?

(True of False) With the pandemic, nearly 1 out of 4 American households experienced food insecurity in 2020.

The leading causes of hunger are:

The U.S. has  the highest wage inequality of any industrialized nation because:

Americans throw out ____ of all the food it produces each year?

(T or F) Though we live in a high-tech age, hunger and poverty still exist throughout the world.

"The world is at risk of yet another year of _____ as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity"

Of the people in the world are malnourished, what statements below are true?

When people are malnourished, which of the following issues are false?

(True of False) Children and youth account for ⅔ of the world’s poor. 

(True of False) Currently, 18.5% of the world’s population lives on less than $2.00/day. In 2018 nearly half the world's population lived on $5.50/day. 80% lived on $10 a day or less. 

(True or False) Global poverty lines are measured by three thresholds: $2.15 a day (extreme poverty); $3.65 a day (poverty line in lower middle income countries); and $6.85 a day (upper middle income countries). In 2022, almost half of the world’s population lived on less than $6.85 a day. 

Money is not a complete measure of poverty. Other dimensions of it include access (or lack thereof) to:

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 report notes three things that threaten to increase global poverty and its effects far into the future:

(True or False) There isn't a huge imbalance in the world’s financial resources.

(True or False) In January 2017, the world’s eight richest men had a combined equal wealth to the wealth of the poorest 50% of the world’s population.

(True or False) In 2020, the world’s ten richest men had a combined wealth ($858 billion) greater than the 85 poorest countries in the world ($814 billion). In 2023, their combined wealth $1.208 trillion.

(True or False) During the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis years since 2020, $26 trillion (62 percent) of all new wealth was captured by the richest 1 percent, while $16 trillion  (37 percent) went to the rest of the world put together. A billionaire gained roughly $1.7 million for every $1 if new global wealth earned by a person in the bottom 90 percent.

(True or False) “Left unchecked, growing inequality threatens to pull our societies apart. It increases crime and insecurity, and undetermined the right to end poverty. It leaves more people living in fear and fewer in hope.” (An Economy for the 99%, Oxfam.org, January 2017)

To make a change regarding poverty, what must that change begin with?

(True or False) Meeting people’s basic needs is more important than accumulating wealth or material goods. 

We can personally guard against ____ and _____.

Our society’s economic practices must be shaped by ____.

Investments, trade, and the development of resources should always protect human life and promote human rights. Such as:

We must support ____ employment practices

Which of the following support, that the poor must be empowered to help themselves and no longer rely on handouts?

To help the poor we should _____.

Social and economic systems must be in place to meet the special needs of whom?

(True or False) We can support those organizations that exist to help the poor and needy. 

We have an obligation to be reasonably sure that the organizations we choose are:

To aid the poor, what are things we should give up?