[biblewonk]

'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Does this verse say?:
1) If you minister to Christians you automatically get salvation.
2) If you don't minister to Christians you can't have salvation.
3) If you don't minister to enough Christians that you can't have salvation.
4) That Terri is a Christian or anyone else that is helpless is automatically a Christian.

Do you believe that the tube was pulled because she was a Christian and someone unsaved just wants to kill Christians?

No one refusing to feed me if I'm in that state has any worries about their salvation I assure you. Infact none of this scripture applies to that situation at all.

[Wallace T.]

This passage of Scripture does not deal with justification as such. Rather, it deals with the duties of Christians under the moral law, as outlined in both the Old and the New Testaments. We are not justified by works, but by faith. However, as James 1:20 states: "But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" Only God knows whether a given individual is saved or not. However, it is reasonable to question whether that person is saved if he refuses to act charitably, irrespective of his public profession of faith, church membership, etc.

With respect to a Christian's duty toward Terri Schiavo, it depends on whether you believe the story of the MSM and the judiciary or that of the conservative and evangelical or Catholic Web sites, talk show hosts, and other media. I believe the latter, because the MSM has an innate pro-death, pro-establishment liberal bias. Additionally, I am inclined to doubt the judiciary because of its corrupt character and positivist, secular humanist view of the law.

Because I believe the conservative and religious reporting, and reject the MSM and judiciary viewpoint, Terri Schiavo is not in a persistent vegetative state, she can be (or could have been) rehabilitated, Michael Schiavo has acted against his wife's interests and is compromised because of his extramarital relationship and his potential financial gain should Terri die, and the judicial review is inadequate and Judge Greer compromised. Therefore, as a Christian, it would be my duty, to the limits of my ability and in light of my other responsibilities, to help her survive.

"As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." (Galatians 6:10)