William Secker, Puritan minister, writes on Christian morality. Given the hardness of hearts, it’s a wonder times aren’t harder. God has given the rich much, but they give so little to the poor.

Secker says, “many rich men.” Is it possible he was mistaken about the generosity of rich people, or that things are different today? Maybe human nature changed?

How can you look at your riches as a gift from God intended for the poor?

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Alexander Balmain Bruce, Free Church of Scotland minister, on Lazarus story in Luke 16. He says its not so easy to meet Christ’s ideal of humanity, or the honor of friend of such. Can’t get it by doling out crumbs.

I never realized before that the rich man, sent to hell, had a poor man ON HIS DOORSTEP. How many of the most compassionate people would permit that?

Do we all want honors from God to be earned on the prayer couch?

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