Thread: In Search of True Christian Charity...........
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In Search of True Christian Charity...........
Posted : 5 Mar, 2011 05:11 PM
I am a conservative. I get my political views from the Bible, and
secondly from our constitution. I am a self-employed contractor, so signing contracts and upholding them to the letter and the spirit, is a very big part of my job.
I look at the Constitution as a type of contract between government officials and the people of America
I expect the constitution to be followed, and I am very unhappy that we have went so far from it.
I have nothing but disgust for the socialists in this country.
The fact that they feign compassion constantly, while doing the
opposite just makes me hate them more.
I have debated a few misguided souls who I think are Christians but have brought their liberalism with them, and they try to interpret the Bible through their allegiance to leftism.
The worst examples want to reduce the Bible to two verses and then misinterpret those two verses to fit modern leftist commandments.
Those verses are, or course:
1. "Judge not, lest ye be judged"
2. "Turn the other Cheek"
The misinterpretation is the modern leftist demands that no one ever say that anything is a sin, and that we should be pacifists.
When you explain to them that the Hebrew phrase "Turn the other cheek" meant not to sue someone even though you have the right, they are not interested. The Bible takes a back seat to their cherished political beliefs.
I have said all that to say this:
As a Christian, I know good and
well that compassion for the poor is my duty, and that God expects this of every believer who has the means to do so.
I want to get TRUE CHRISTIAN CHARITY CORRECT.
I have found out that the typical leftist government idea of charity is pretty much the opposite of what God says is charity.
I wish to help the poor. Not the artificial, always being redefined,
leftist definition of "poor", but what "poor" means in the Bible.
At one time I was very open minded about "the poor". Then, I became a property manager and watched the total abuse of welfare by the vast majority of people who were using it.
Then, I did something that changed me forever.
I went to the former soviet union.
I met actual poor people.
I had children come to me on the street begging.
It was quite a shock for a typical fat spoiled American like me.
I know there are some actual poor people in the USA.
But the vast majority that are counted as "poor" are not poor at all. Not according the Biblical definition. The word "poor" in the Bible is what we would call destitute.
I have decided that I will give to a couple of Christian charities, and if I actually know of someone who is in need, I will certainly give to them.
I am against ALL government "charities" because I think they just grow more "poor" people, so the Democrats will (in theory) have more folks who depend on them and vote for them.
We have the richest "poor" people in the whole world!
The majority of my charitable giving goes to actual poor people in
other countries.
One thing I would like to point out to anyone who might be influenced more by their leftwing politics than what the Bible says is that ALL the admonitions for us to give to the poor SPECIFICIALLY says that we are to give it PERSONALLY. There is no "nanny state" in the Bible.
So, If I am against government taking everyone's money, and then taking a HUGE chunk off the top, and giving the leftovers to whoever fills out the proper forms.....PLEASE don't confuse that with "not caring for the poor."
I am a Christian, and TRUE CHRISTIAN charity is very important to me.
"Conservatives are generous with their own money, liberals are
Agreed. I'm sure Jude and I are on the same page when we speak of Proclaiming the Gospel, which is not a gospel according to reformed theologists, but THE Gospel according to Scripture wherein God loves all, desires all to spend eternity with Him, and sent His Son to die for the sins of the world, in that anyone who turns to Christ from his sinful ways will be saved.
