one more thing about giving and receiving and using other peoples money
-- it has been said a republican sees an injustice - he pulls out his
wallet, organizes a fund raiser or opens his home to less fortunate
while a democrat will see an injustice and work tirelessly to get a law
passed so everyone 'gives".
Sincerely,
Larry
On 1/26/2014 9:05 PM, G Mann wrote:
All good efforts in finding quotations from Bible, my thanks and respect
for those who went the extra mile.
Regards the quote above of "Tis more blessed to give than receive" . It is
indeed, when that giving is done with good intent and given freely from
product of your own labors. The rub comes when that "giving" is done by
others, with the treasure or goods taken from others by force, deception,
or theft... and when that "giving' is done for the express purpose of
gaining power over the less fortunate, or electing yourself to office, or
some other material gain which you benefit from the original theft.
In my Theology classes.. that would have a "compound sin"... But, it would
buy you an "E ticket" ride to hell.. ;)) [or prison]
Grant...
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Mountain Man <maontin....@gmail.com> wrote:
Craig wrote:
Another appropriate text is Ephesians 4:28:
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing
honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to
share with anyone in need.
More follow up:
"I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Neither of these leaves room for greed or amassing of wealth, perhaps?
And perhaps this is what is critical against the accumulation of
wealth - giving rather than receiving. Perhaps we should rather give
as we receive so that we do not amass a fortune that needs to be
dispersed. i.e. WarrenB gives more than he receives and starts a
revolution rather than establishing socialism.
mao
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