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POVERTY-RICHES
Thompson Chain Reference (1908)
(A) POVERTY
(1) General References to
(2) Of the Righteous, Examples of
(3) Contributing Causes of Sinful
- Indolence
- Parsimony
- Love of Pleasure
- Drunkenness and Gluttony
- Evil Associations
(B) SPIRITUAL POVERTY
(1) Destitution of the Truth
(2) Examples of Moral and Spiritual Bankruptcy
- Inhabitants of Jerusalem
- The Bankrupt Servant
- The Prodigal Son
- The Gentiles
- The Laodicean Church
(C) THE POOR
(1) General References to
(2) Divine Care for
(3) Justice to, Enjoined
(4) Kindness to Enjoined
(5) Neglect and Oppression of
(6) Despised
(D) RICHES, EARTHLY
(1) The Gift of God
(2) The Perils of
- Incline to Forgetfulness of God
- Beget Avarice
- Endanger Integrity
- Hinder Entrance into God's Kingdom
- Result in Barrenness of Life
- Subject Men to Powerful Temptations
(3) Profit not in Time of Trial
(4) Not Necessarily Destructive
(5) Fleeting and Uncertain
(6) Are Deceptive Treasures
(7) The Accumulation of, Disappointing
(E) SPIRITUAL RICHES
(1) General References to
- Enduring
- God's Blessing the Source of
- A Paradox
- Discovered by Spiritual Vision
- Unsearchable
- More Precious than Earthly
- The Inheritance of God's Elect
(2) Examples of
(F) SPIRITUAL INVESTMENTS
(G) SPIRITUAL TRAFFIC