Along similar lines, I suppose we should also blame #RobinHood! @Paperposts @ElleGray
Augustine, African bishop, comments on 1 John 3:17. If a brother is distressed by creditors, remember that they like us are bought with a price, redeemed by the blood of Christ. He asks the listener to check themselves to see if they have this mercy.
Today would we be more upset that Christians are bothering creditors who distress people.
How can you be with a brother or sister in their suspense?
#christian #givetothepoor #godsplannotmine #manhood #evangelical
William Mackergo Taylor, Congregationalist minister, writes on 1 Kings 18. He notes a detail that Obadiah secured provisions for persecuted prophets, then cared for horses. He says caring for God’s poor comes before luxuries, then animals.
He noted this little detail. Would people with full bellies be annoyed at making a sermon out of it— couldn’t those prophets have grabbed energy bars?
How can you note the suffering around you?
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Greg Johnson