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Good afternoon to those who come on this feed to disagree. Your respectful comments are welcome. Please also know when I respond, it will be to try and help you understand.
Some of you keep saying, “God doesn’t say the government should take from some to help others.” I ask you first to read your Bibles & study the life of Jesus carefully.
I’m so sorry some of you have been mistaught in regards to what the Bible says about nations’ responsibility to correct injustice & lift the poor, sick, immigrants, women & children.
Here are 3 texts out of over 2000–from Old Testament, Gospels & Epistle for you to read:
Is 10:1-4: The prophet explicitly challenges legislators who pass laws that hurt the poor. biblegateway.com/passage/?searc…
Matt 25:32-40: Jesus says nations will be judged by how they treat the hungry, the sick, the immigrant & the incarcerated. biblegateway.com/passage/?searc…
James 5:1-6: wealthy people are confronted for refusing to pay a living wage. biblegateway.com/passage/?searc…
The Bible makes clear that public justice is not a question of taking from others, but of providing fairness & uplift to those who have experienced systemic injustices of society.
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