from a conservative evangelical in response to the following: "Maybe the conservative wing should focus on how reformed theology leads to concern for the poor."
Our total depravity, our real poverty, ought to and can become the basis of seeing ourselves as just like those in physical poverty. It can and should (and is intended to) be our basis for empathy, compassion, and action. Our total dependence on mercy ought to make us merciful, and it can. In fact, showing mercy is the only real proof of whether one really knows God to be merciful.
Isn't that the point of the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18?
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