Suhar
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aspen2 said:We are called to serve the poor and people in need. - which is loving our neighbor. It sounds like you have not experienced a great deal of love from your neighbors, Suhar; it often fosters that kind of 'pull ourselves up by our bootstraps' mentality, which is contrary to the community-minded focus of Jesus and the gospel message. Communities serve one another and we, as Christians are called to model this approach, which is in direct opposition to the radically, individualistic, me first culture of post modern America. We should not be in the business of judging the actions of people who are in need. Instead, our love for others should be patterned after the Grace that God gives to us.
I believe Hell will be a place of radical individualism - Heaven will be a place where we depend on, and serve one another as one body.
[SIZE=13.5pt]I came up from the very dirt of the dirt of this society. I can tell you with an opinion of an expert that the only poor and homeless people are the ones that fake it or the ones that choose to stay that way.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Being Christian does not equal to being stupid.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I can still remember which stores have open dumpsters and not compressors. I can still remember what time deli depatments dump their best stuff. I can still survive on $20 per week if I have to. I lived like a feral dog once and I can do it again if I have to but I will never hand over one penny to professional con artist that stands on the corners.[/SIZE]