Goodpasture
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When you have a government "of the people, for the people, and by the people" then when government gets involved, it is the people getting involved. And by using the government to provide the help to those most needing it, hopefully we can make that help as universal as possible so fewer people either abuse the system or fall through the cracks.Martin Jr. said:It seems to me the liberal response to the Lord is: " But, Lord, we pay our taxes, it is the governments job to take care of these people."
A good example of private vs public assistance would be university scholarships. An FHA scholarship would help those who are members of FHA. And this is a good thing. But that help is not available to an inner city kid. A football scholarship is a good thing. But not if you don't play football. But a Pell Grant provides an educational opportunity to all in need, regardless of interest or athletic talent. And some things are basic, human needs that we, the people, should try to meet, just as the verse quoted says. We have the ability to feed the world. As Christians we should not see a single child, man or woman go to bed hungry. We have the ability to get decent health care to all citizens. We have the ability to provide education to all. We have the ability to meet the basic needs of all. To not do this is probably the most graphic condemnation of todays churches available. When I see "Christians" attempt to limit service to a few (the way Bush did last week on the funding of children's medical care) is proof of a failure in the most basic "fruits of Christian life" and provides irrefutable evidence that Bush is a Christian in Name Only.....the spirit of Jesus does not reside in him.