Episode 79: Groaning and moaning
Download MP3In Romans 8, the apostle Paul gives us the picture of all creation groaning like a woman in labor, waiting for birth of new life. James 5:9 uses the same language to describe the poor who are suffering oppression. But there also seems to be a social dimension to the groaning: even if the complaints of the poor are justified, are the complaints dividing the church?
In Romans 8, the apostle Paul gives us the picture of all creation groaning like a woman in labor, waiting for birth of new life. James 5:9 uses the same language to describe the poor who are suffering oppression. But there also seems to be a social dimension to the groaning: even if the complaints of the poor are justified, are the complaints dividing the church?
