Malakhi,
poor, widows, orphans, etc. To be poor a widow or an orphan is not a sin.
JESUS came to help SINNERS along with others. It was rhe arrogant the holier than thou attitude people had.
What good is it if you only love the people that love you?
is what Jesus said? The challenge is when people hate you
when they want to persecute you turning there hearts from hate to love.
I do believe some Freeprs on this thread are totally incapable of understanding that concept.....
Just as you are incapable of understandgin that one not need be Christian to be a good, decent, and ethical person.
Have you never known anyone who was not religious (which is your world means not Christian) who gave to charity and cared about people? If not, you must have never met anyone outside of your church.
Missyme, you remind me of the people who go into a crowded subway car during rush hour and start *yelling* as they try to proselytize a captive audience.