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Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian Semper Fi I agree with your line of thought. I wonder what the intention of the original post is towards the "poor".
(By the way I went through Jungle Warfare up at Camp Gonsalves)... | What is the magistrated obligated to do to relieve the afflicted in his domain?
For example, how much should he meddle with the economy? Can he justly raise taxes to help the afflicted? I'm sure we could think of other areas. And yes, by afflicted or "poor" I don't mean lazy, but those in genuinely harsh conditions. |
I have much more tolerance for a lazy afflicted person than one who is financially able to help. Desperate people do not act rationally. Believe me, I have been there and am not lazy one bit. I hear situations like this with the soup kitchen I fascilitate in our congregation. The people who complain the most are the most affluent blue bloods in our assembly. Always worried about someone beating the system. One person almost punched me during a meeting when I said he is the person james condmens.
James 2
The Sin of Partiality
1(A)My brethren, (B)do not hold your faith in our (C)glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of (D)personal favoritism.
2For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in (E)fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in (F)dirty clothes,
3and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the (G)fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"
4have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges (H)with evil motives?
5Listen, (I)my beloved brethren: did not (J)God choose the poor of this world to be (K)rich in faith and (L)heirs of the kingdom which He (M)promised to those who love Him?
15(AA)If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,
16and one of you says to them, "(AB)Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?
As far as the magistrate, do you mean the govt? Have not given much thought because I find it is the chrch's responsibility too, and that is what I am involved in. But the community should help wherever they can.