Bible Dictionary: The Poor: They Who in Faith, Believe are Blessed

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Deuteronomy 15:10
You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him: because that for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.
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Psalm 41:1
Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
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Proverbs 22:9
He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.
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Acts 20:35
I have showed you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Library

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. Chap. v. 3 and 8, "Blessed are ...
... all see; but they shall not see in that they are poor in spirit ... And yet they also
"believe and tremble ... Our faith then must be different from the faith of devils. ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon iii on the words.htm

Out of the Deep of Suffering and Sorrow.
... for on the cross Jesus humbled Himself; and they shall be ... And why not thee, too,
thou poor deserted one ... of asking, and then because we have not faith to believe ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out of the deep/i out of the deep.htm

Faith and Acceptance
... the people of their diseases when they had faith in His power ... Can you believe that
when the poor sinner longs to ... yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/white/steps to christ/chapter 6 faith and acceptance.htm

Faith in God and Christ
... not faith in Christ, you will not long have faith in God ... All other defences are weak
and poor. ... When we cease to kick against the pricks they cease to prick and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/faith in god and christ.htm

On Faith
... They will receive the faith of the children of ... desolate is the case of the poor Deist,
how ... still retain (notwithstanding many mistakes) that faith that worketh ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 106 on faith.htm

Salvation by Faith
... objections occur, then we are simply told that salvation by faith only ought ... The
poor? Nay; they have a peculiar right to have the gospel preached unto them. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 1 salvation by faith.htm

Of Faith.
... are rich, and have many possessions, are poor in soul ... many years in pleasing Him:
but what they succeeded in ... good confession, that ye keep this faith which is ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/lecture v of faith.htm

The victory of Faith.
... or visitors of the poor, or parents ... a coarse, rude, infantine state, they were educated ...
peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/ii the victory of faith.htm

The Want of Power to Believe
... But the poor helpless palsied one would be of all others the likeliest to be pitied
and watched over. ... They, in fact, say to you that faith is a work, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bonar/gods way of peace/chapter x the want of.htm

On the Discoveries of Faith
... that lies in their power to the poor, feeble children of ... to fight the good fight
of faith; and against ... and their own manifold infirmities; till they are able ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 110 on the discoveries.htm