Awaiting a Savior
The Gospel, The New Creation, and the End of Poverty
In his debut work, Aaron Armstrong challenges readers to discover the origins of poverty and how to respond faithfully, finding our hope for poverty’s final end in the return of Christ, who will once and for all put an end to sin, suffering, and death as he brings about the new creation.
“Where does poverty come from? What am I supposed to do about it?”
These questions are driving a new generation of Christians to take action on behalf of the poor through social and political action, global partnerships, and financial generosity, as they desire to become the generation that ends poverty forever. But in pursuit of this goal, they risk losing sight of a fundamental reality: the root cause of poverty isn’t found in material or external circumstances. The root cause of poverty is sin—and sin is not a problem we can solve. But Jesus can.
In Awaiting a Savior, Aaron Armstrong reminds readers that even as we are responsible for pursuing biblical solutions to poverty, our hope for truly resolving it comes not from the good we do, but from the return of Christ, who will once and for all put an end to sin, suffering and death as he brings about the new creation.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT
AWAITING A SAVIOR?
“Reorients our mercy ministry around the gospel, seeking to show how a life of love is the overflow of a grace-filled heart.”
TREVIN WAX
“…does a stellar job of unpacking the theological issues of this dreadful plight and brings hope to a hopeless topic.”
Barry Slauenwhite, President/CEO, Compassion Canada (1983–2019)
“…rightly pessimistic about humanistic solutions, brightly optimistic about God’s ultimate solution, and practically realistic about the best and most the Church can do in this present age.”
DAVID P. MURRAY
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