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Originally Posted by Aquila
You alone can't meet the need that many have. You can't pay my grandmother's medical bills. Nor can many provide the temporary care and provision for a single mother. We do far better working TOGETHER as a society. That was the principle embodied in God's Law when one considers the poor tithe and gleaning rights. God even rebuked Israel likening her to Sodom for not caring for her poor as a society.
One reason why we "wait" for private entities to help the needy is because they are lacking the financial support and volunteers that they need. I fear we often fall back on the notion that we as individuals should care for those in need because we'd rather have the option to ignore the problem or help them when we feel like it.
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I don't believe I am suppose to meet every need. I do believe God will give me the resources needed to meet the needs of those I can reach. While i cannot pay your grandmother's medical bills...maybe there is someone close who can. The idea of caring for the needy as a "society"...cannot work unless we begin as individuals caring for the needy. A society cannot have compassion if it is comprised of individuals who do not have compassion. When individuals are driven by compassion first...then a society will be compassionate...it cannot work the other way around.
Regarding God's Law...I only find 2....love God with every part of my being...and love my neighbor as my own flesh. no mention of "tithe" at all.
what happens when a "tithe" is not enough...Christ's law compells me to give all...not just 10%.