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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Fri Jun 2, 2023, 09:04 PM Jun 2023

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"Some People Deserve to Starve" [View all]

Some People Deserve to Starve: A Biblical View of Work and Welfare

Of course, Christians are supposed to be at the tip of the spear in alleviating poverty, especially when it comes to other believers. That doesn’t mean, however, that we are under any obligation to help indolent bums.

Such people are not entitled to our generosity.

They have chosen the path of poverty, to paraphrase Proverbs 10:4.

https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2023/05/some-people-deserve-to-starve-a-biblical-view-of-work-and-welfare/

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"Some People Deserve to Starve" [View all] brooklynite Jun 2023 OP

Jason Mattera wrote Obama Zombies in 2010. He is a right wing activist of long standing irisblue Jun 2023 #1

Is this a rght wing source? Emile Jun 2023 #7

Yes it is. I do not understand why that person posted a right wing source , that is a TOS violation irisblue Jun 2023 #8

Some folks love to ignore the words attributed to Jesus Docreed2003 Jun 2023 #2

Sure, unless its themselves or someone they know for instance. nt BootinUp Jun 2023 #3

Is there "Christian" work ethic. LakeArenal Jun 2023 #4

As Usual, Sir, Atomized Scripture, Stripped Of Context The Magistrate Jun 2023 #5

Well, some people deserve to be filthy rich dpibel Jun 2023 #6

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