Posted on 09/25/2016 7:26:05 AM PDT by Salvation
So is everyone in our country “rich?”
I don’t think so.
I think there are actually a lot of people who have lots of money who are very,, very poor.
And, still, there is no question that in the USA there are truly a lot of people who have no wealth, no assets, many who don’t have the $ to feed, shod and shelter their families. Many will not seek public assistance.
Should we ignore anyone?
I also ignore the street corner ‘pan handlers’. As they appear only during morning and evening rush hour when folks are stuck in traffic, there isn’t a chance to take them to a local fast food place. My compliments to EdinVA for doing that.
I guess my soul will just rot in hell for it.
And it is interesting, going by the same corners after rush hours find the beggars gone.
My witholding tax more than takes care of the poor. Question is am I a sinner for scrounging for a refund April 15?
A few years ago Howie Carr went out to the street to offer panhandlers a choice, a 10 dollar gift certificate to MacDonalds or 5 dollars in cash. He came back with all his gift certificates.
Prudence, FRiend.
Jesus’ parable about Lazarus: is that what it said?
Just what was the point of that parable?
It also distorts the value of true charity. The welfare state pushes charity to the state.
Or the fear in your hearts if you fail to feed enough poor people...If you have to do any deeds at all to stay out of hell, it's a works doctrine...
I don’t ignore them. I always make a Sign of the Cross and pray a prayer for them.
When I’ve had extra cash I have given it to one who promised to share with his veteran buddies.
Look, as Pope Chuck says, if you don’t want to go to Heaven, you don’t have to go. YHWH will let you spend eternity in the Eternal Lake of Fire. It is your choice. It is a personal choice. You don’t get to decide the salvation of anyone other than yourself.
If you actually believe that Jesus Christ is YHWH, and that He was raised from the dead, then the peace that passes understanding is available to you. Take advantage of it!
I never game them a choice! It was either come w/me to McD or Roy Rogers or whatever was nearby, or bye bye. I’ll just not enable another’s abuse, I don’t see how that’s helping a thing.
You are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. Caring for the poor is a fruit of the spirit a symptom of a person’s salvation. It’s like a headache from brain cancer the headache isn’t deadly, but it’s a symptom of the cancer. Caring for the poor, widows, and orphans are symptoms of salvation not the salvation itself.
Romans 5:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Galatians 5:22-23 King James Version (KJV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Howie was proving the point that they were looking for money for booze not food.
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead
I don’t see how it relates, so please explain how you see the relevance.
What's the moral or spiritual lesson? What's the take-away?
I agree and would take it even further. I think that it is easy for both Republican and Democrat to say “the government is helping them, why should I bother?” It is a copout. Poverty comes in many forms not just financial and the real spirit of the gospel is in showing kindness to our fellow man. In feeding Lazarus the rich man would have demonstrated compassion toward his fellow man, something we all need to give and receive whether on the dole or not.
I know that, but I’ve yet to see one turn down a meal when there is no choice.
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