rumitoid

No. You do not know. That is arrogance. Who they are or what we may think them to be is unimportant. It does not change a wit how a Christian treats them. Our assessment of them is utterly meaningless.

If your responses to me are now consumed with insults, then look at yourself. Why? Is it necessary? Is it productive? Does it aid faith?

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

I do.

I was raised by a drug addict and I'm caring for her now.

I grew up a drug addict and everyone I knew was a drug addict or alcoholic (same...exact...thing...BTW).

I committed my first FELONY when I was in elementary school and it only got better.

I beat my dad to prison by one year. He was 21. I was 20.

I've been to jail more times than I can remember.

I lived in my car and slept on the streets.

I shoplifted to eat.

I put all that behind me and changed my life got married and lived happily until we learned my wife had inflammatory breast cancer as she was nursing my newborn daughter.

For 6 years she fought a form of cancer that k**ls many within 10 months and I watched her lose little bits of herself...

Parts of her body...

The ability to do things she loved, like ride horses. We had three once...

Losing other things, maybe even more personal and vital...

And then I lost her...

And then I went back to what I knew to hide...

And then I ended up in prison again...

And then I went to the Salvation Army, which you ignorantly and unfairly disparaged...

And then I got my daughter back at 11. We lived in an apartment and I worked in a hardware store and went to college full time at 40...

And then she went to college and I went to Dutch Harbor and worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 4 months straight with a bunch of youngsters and kicked ass for 4 1/2 years...

I'm a LOT more practice and a lot less theory than you're used to.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

...says the man who pretends to know God but doesn't believe God's word.

I'm not insulting you by telling you what you are. You're a non-believer and you led me to believe you were...which is why I'm mad.

rumitoid

BigMike, I am truly sorry for your losses.

rumitoid

Fine.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

They aren't ultimately losses. This is why I know you don't know the Jesus you quote so freely.

New International Version Romans 8:28

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

I've had a hard life and I know what God has done for me.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

Try sincerity instead of sophistry.

karpenter Loc: Headin' Fer Da Hills !!

Teach A Man To Fish, You Feed Him For Life
Give A Man A Fish, He'll Be Back Tomorrow Saying:
'Where's My Damned Fish, B**ch ??'

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

Please tell us Crazyzealot.

Betta

The Bible also says to cast not your pearl before swine. I know a woman who is a straight up crack head. She would always call me wanting to "borrow" $20. I had it but told her I did not. I knew what she wanted it for. No way would I give her money to buy crack. I have no doubts that God agreed with me. That's not judging her. That's keeping my money in my pocket.

rebob14

1). You shouldn’t Jesus by the actions of those who never accepted Him

2). Feeding and clothing the needy is moral..............confiscating the resources of others to accrue power and calling it charity is amoral.

Liberty Tree

Help him get a job and provide temporary assistance if necessary, but do not allow him to become dependent on others forever. Libs define compassion bt how many get government assistance. Conservative Christians define it by how many no longer need it because they have been helped to become self sufficient. Christians have provided more aide to the needy in the form of homeless shelters, soup kitchens and disaster relief than non Christians have even thought about. Libs want people on welfare and dependent on them because it buys them more v**es. Libs are very generous with other peoples money but do very little personally to help.

out of the woods Loc: to hell and gone New York State

Yes ultimately it degrades rather than helping. The liberal agenda is for v**es, control. So the sheeple settle for a substandard existence, no self determination. Total dependance on the government, for various vices, breeds contempt for those who actually live. Throw them a phone and a big screen tv from the rental store, viola, they have the illusion of an actual life. All this strife we're witnessing , they feel threatened and rightly so, that the tide is changing. Go Trump and God Bless him for taking on this monstrosity that our government has become. God Bless the USA.

Justsss Loc: Wisconsin

[quote=rumitoid]That mega-churches need mansions on earth more than in heaven?

rumitoid, Many times I don’t agree with you. This time I’m all in.
A study was conducted by two “Born again” Christians. They dressed in rags and didn’t bathe. Than they started attending churches. EVERY large church asked them to leave, some kindly some not so kindly.
It was the small churches that seemed more willing to help.
Please don’t confuse those that call themselves “Christian” ( joyce behar of the view) and those who are representative of JESUS.
False teachers abound everywhere to lead the flock astray.
Even JESUS stated this, Matthew 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.
Mark 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
We will always have the poor and the Christian is commended to take care of the children and widows.
Please don’t assume that all of those in the “glass cathedrals” are the same. We each are responsible to GOD for our own actions.
If you truly want to know JESUS pick up GOD’S WORD ( King James) and start reading.

out of the woods Loc: to hell and gone New York State

[quote=Justsss]

Amen!