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Originally Posted by rdp
Oh yea'...wanted to also point out that the Greek term for "poor" in Js. denotes a "beggar" according to Vine's, Strong's, Thayer, etc. So, tell us, MissBrattifield [how fitting]......were the early Christians in the church "beggars"  ??
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rdp -
You do realize you make very little sense, right?
The meaning of the word "poor [man]" from Strong's:
From πτώσσω ptōssō (to crouch; akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), that is, pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed): - beggar (-ly), poor.
As you can see, it could literally mean a beggar (as in, someone homeless and begging for meals on the streets), or it could refer to someone who is simply poor.
By the way, since "public mendicancy" means "dependent on alms for sustenance", and we have a lot of Christians on the public dole, e.g., WELFARE, I'd say we DO have a lot of beggars in the church, at least in THAT sense of the word.
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Hmmmm, I thought I read where David said that he's never seen God's children [His seed] "B-E-G-G-I-N-G for bread"! So, yes, both the beggar & man w/ the gold ring were outsiders...just as I said originally. With all thy learning, get understanding!
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I assure you that I have known of Christians who went hungry. It only takes a minuscule amount of research to find cases of Christians over the centuries who have not only been without food, but without shelter and other basic necessities. Some have even lost their lives.
If you haven't heard of anything like that, I suggest you take to reading more than the Sunday comics.
By the way, it's MissBrattiFIED; not MissBrattifield. And here we're supposed to trust your ability to decipher plain text.
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