[osceola]

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, (Mat 25:35 NIV)

I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' (Mat 25:36 NIV)

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? (Mat 25:37 NIV)

When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? (Mat 25:38 NIV)

When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' (Mat 25:39 NIV)

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (Mat 25:40 NIV)

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (Mat 25:41 NIV)

For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, (Mat 25:42 NIV)

I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' (Mat 25:43 NIV)

"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' (Mat 25:44 NIV)

"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' (Mat 25:45 NIV)

"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (Mat 25:46 NIV)

[socialismisinsidious]

so invite her to your house...she still isn't Mary.


she broke the rules and now unfortunately her children are paying the price.


btw: Jesus had a lot to say to the unchaste too.

[i_dont_chat]

In this case, the common good overrides the individual's needs. Can you imagine if they didn't have rules or if everyone broke the rules?

The place would cease to exist. It would be a complete failure.

Rules are needed; people's actions have consequences.

This woman's eviction may help hundreds of people in the future because the safe house will survive and the place will be there for others.

[Lester Moore]

Remember that beggars in Christ's time were authorized by the community leaders to be beggars. You didn't just grab a tin cup and go beg because you felt like it even then. Also review Pauls instructions regarding helping widows in the church. In an age where a woman without a man was like a fish out of water, couldn't own property, inherit anything etc. he instructed them to engage in means testing. Young women were pressured to marry, not helped and enabled to remain spouseless. Women with relatives were pressured to use their relatives as a resource. In the end it was old, poor, widow women without another source that got any help.

Permit us the same Godly wisdom. Thank you.

[Balding_Eagle]

Thou doth protest too much.

[Badray]

I am sure that if you contacted the shelter they would help you get in touch with this woman so that you can show some love and charity when you take her into your house -- without any silly rules to restrict her, of course.