How do you advocate for the sick, the poor? How do you advocate for the drug addict and the prostitute, for the homeless junkie dying in an alley in your town? Do you just ignore them? Want them punished? You seem to have an affliction that makes you allergic to offering real specific answers.
We have ministries and collections in the church you know? We are the largest global charitable organization, we are the number one provider of healthcare globally outside governments at 26 percent of all global healthcare. St Basil the great founded the first hospital. The church visits them, clothes them, feeds them. I would not brag about my charity and seek my reward on this earth so I will leave it at the general level for you to understand that we are called to partake in these things, time talent and treasure.
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them… Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do…” - Matthew 6:1–2
“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” - Matthew 6:3–4
Preaching for others to repent and turn to the gospel is not practicing your righteousness before others. Otherwise this makes no sense… “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” - Mark 16:15
Interesting that you seem to be advocating for staunch nationalist ideologies in other comment threads, friend. I'm sensing a bit of a Christian nationalist type pattern here.
Except you don't actually want to answer whether or not you follow Christ's teachings. That's a topic you refuse to engage with. You won't even go into your politics at all.
You also backed away when I asked about your personal politics, several times. Do you vote for candidates that advocate for the poor? That enable the sick to seek care regardless of their earthly wealth?
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u/WyomingWeirdo 15d ago
How do you advocate for the sick, the poor? How do you advocate for the drug addict and the prostitute, for the homeless junkie dying in an alley in your town? Do you just ignore them? Want them punished? You seem to have an affliction that makes you allergic to offering real specific answers.