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Old 04-07-2008, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by joshua View Post
Is it considered a work of necessity/mercy, if a brother/sister is need concerning, say, lawn clean up, and you take care of this on the Lord's Day, knowing there will be not time for doing so in the week? Mind you, I'm speaking of someone who is physically incapable of doing this themselves.
Is mowing a lawn or cleaning up the house really a necessity; it is certainly desirable, but that is not the same as being absolutely necessary (like eating).
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