Rudolf Ewald Stier, Lutheran pastor, considers Lazarus + Ecclesiasticus: “do good to a friend before thou die”. The rich man’s guilt is shown that Lazarus lay there.
Stier does not ask how whether the rich man gave more than heathens, or if Lazarus were of high character. Stier draws guilt at the existence of unaided misery before one’s eyes.
How can you consider the misery and end of man?
William Romaine, evangelical, Anglican minister, opposes reintroduction of heriditary slavery to England. That opinion itself is evidence of someone living without religious restraint. It’s not merely a discretionary policy position, but questions the effectiveness of the Lord’s Supper itself on them.
Today, some might say it’s apostasy to spend time bothering employers.
How can you model opposition to “unfeeling insolence”?
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Greg Johnson