John Calvin, early Calvinist, writes on Amos 8:5. A few rich held the country in famine. Amos asks the rich if God was too harsh w/ them for killing their compatriots with want?

Calvin and Amos held that a rich person could hold people in famine. Today, would we instead blame the “Amoses” of the day for interfering in the deeds of the rich?

How can you hold worship in its proper place, and act in the marketplace with integrity and justice?

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John Gregg Fee, Presbyterian, declines membership in secret societies. They’re selfish and reject handicapped people an people of color. This is the opposite of the spirit of Christianity, and fosters a spirit of caste.

Do we try so hard to find the deserving poor, that we will only help those who can help themselves? Is church a beauty pageant?

How have you experienced fellowship with the truly needy?

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