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Pushing for government to be the answer to poverty or the needs of the people is socialism.

 

I wonder what several folks on this board are pushing as the answer because it certainly ain't Jesus?

 

See my next post

 

Whoa! Your post is totally off the topic. Talk about a redirect. :laugh:

All I was doing was pointing out that those who oppose helping the hungry, either through direct help or food stamps are treading on very thin ice IMHO.

We know how Christ viewed the legalistic approach of the Pharisees ... so we know how he will view Christian legalistic Pharisees.

 

These posts proves you don't read the Word with understanding. It also proves you are a disciple of Saul Alinsky. One cannot serve Christ and Alinsky, or any other earthly idol.

The verse you quoted is Matthew 25:35. It is a "future quote" of Jesus, by Jesus. He is telling His disciples -- not the Pharisees or anyone else -- what will be said to the post-Rapture saints at the time of the judgment after His victorious return. It is said to those saints who will have risked life itself to minister to others, including those Christians in prison awaiting execution who will have refused to bow down and worship the antichrist.

Is it for us? Certainly. There is no better example of living the faith to be found in the New Testament, given the circumstances under which those believers will exist but nonetheless refuse to worship the world. But "us" is not the government. "Us" is us, the church, corporately and individually. We are to surrender ourselves completely in this manner to Christ, giving over every aspect of our lives to Him, even to the point of defying whatever corrupt government is or may be in existence, for the cause of the gospel.

 

Never heard of Saul Alinsky ... who is he? The name sounds Slavic.

The final judgment includes everyone.

I thought Americans were proud of saying in our democracy the people are the government.

Anyway, trying to split that hair is simply a legalistic approach to avoiding helping those in need.

So no one working for the government has a ministry within the government? Interesting but a very non-Baptist thought.

If churches did they job of helping those in need there would be no need for the government to have to establish such programs. But churches are not doing their job in helping and thus the government has established programs.

It is rather sad when a government has more concern for people in need than that of most churches. I don't think a whining, "We opposed helping people through the government," is going to cut much ice with God.

 

He is like Zaac and FTW they all post out of pure emotion. But that is liberalism anyway. In the end they support an abortionist President who went to bed while Americans were being slaughtered in Benghazi as well and no amount of crying pharisee will cover that up.

 

EBT failure is intended.

Sounds like a socialist tactic, put the people in a position of need, take away that supplied need, and they will give up rights and other things in order to get it back, will see the good working conservative people in this nation as the enemy, and will allow government to take more control in order to, in this case, eat.

 

Saul Alinsky's playbook as revised and upgraded by the Great Pretender.

 

Actually I post out of the teachings and words of Christ. I do not post out of the beliefs of the Republican Party or the Tea Party.

 

If you actually did, your posts wouldn't come off reading like Karl Marx.

 

If you believe Christ sounds like Karl Marx, either you have never read Christ's teaching and words or have not read Marx.

Try reading Christ's teachings about how we are to treat people and then come back with a rational answer. Thanks in advance.

 

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Do you hold yourself up as an example of a rational poster, C.T.Boy ?

 

When did Jesus say death is just another door ? When did Jesus say all you need is a good library ?

You sure threw a lot of poop on the floor with that claim.

 

I don't believe Christ sounds like Karl Marx. I believe you sound like Karl Marx, not Christ.

 

Obviously you have not read Marx and do not understand Marx.

And if you do not believe we are to help those in need, well ............. must hold the English idiom "pass by on the other side" as part of your personal beliefs and philosophy of your life. Yes, I know the idiom comes from the Bible ... but it has been turned into an idiom. Look it up.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pass+by+on+the+other+side

 

Red Herring. Look it up. You have no way of knowing this, and it is a chicken's way out of a discussion.