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The Bible teaches that the wealthy, when harvesting their crops, should not go back and pick up what had fallen or been missed. It was to be for the poor. The poor STILL had to go out into the field, and harvest for themselves. I also believe the poor were still required to ask permission from the owner (otherwise it would be stealing). That way the owner was allowing of his own free will. And the poor person would not view it as an entitlement, and would still have to work for it.

The Bible NEVER preached free or open anything. The Bible talks about wisdom and dilligence.

What the Bible DOES talk about is HELPING out the poor and needy. To take up the cause of the widow and/or the oppressed. But it most DEFINETLY DOES NOT advocate a free ride.

Christ fed the people because they were so hungry for him and his words, that they weren't prepared. There was a legitimate NEED that he met. BUT the miracle was not about feeding people, it was about GLORIFYING GOD.

If Jesus' miracles were all about feeding and healing, or free food and health, he would have been doing that constantly, and he would have preached that. But he preached SIN, REPENTANCE and SALVATION. He never ordered the disciples to go out and feed and heal people. The disciples were to go out and preach Gods Good News.