'We tend to try to develop a social conscience in Christians the same way the world does - through guilt. We tell them that they have so much and don't they see that they need to share with those who have so little. This doesn't work, because we have built-in defense mechanisms against such appeals. Almost no-one feels all that wealthy. Even the well-off don't feel rich compared to the others with whom they live and work.
I believe, however, when justice for the poor is connected not to guilt but to grace and the gospel, this "pushes the button" down deep in believers' souls, and they begin to wake up.'
Timothy Keller, Generous Justice, p.107.
