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But God HAS clothed me. God HAS given me a full larder. God HAS given me a nice store of food, and the things I need to get through the winter. God HAS given me good, honest work, and the use of my hands,

Well, good for you!

Meanwhile, back on EARTH, millions of people who have lived since Christ - including many who have had Faith in Christ - haven't been clothed. They've worn rags, gone hungry, couldn't find work, etc.

My question is: How can this be reconciled with the passage in the Gospel according to Matthew?

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Meanwhile, back on EARTH, millions of people who have lived since Christ - including many who have had Faith in Christ - haven't been clothed. They've worn rags, gone hungry, couldn't find work, etc. My question is: How can this be reconciled with the passage in the Gospel according to Matthew?

What do you mean, 'back on earth'?? Shall I sell all I have and join them in the ditch? Shall I poison my body to join them in the hospital? Shall I maim myself and join them at the gate? That's ultimately just one more hand held out for alms, and the negation of all that I could do with what YHWH has given me. What good does that do me or them? That isn't Christianity, it's communism. The rising tide sinks all boats, eh?