Maybe not; but it can sure put a guilt trip on financially blessed Christians by emphasising Matt 25!
Not for me anymore. Those people aren't really poor. I lved a couple doors from a Christian woman who used to work for Social Services and we were discussing this very issue one day. She told me of some of the things she had seen and then said something that I'll always remember. That is "These people aren't poor!" And you know, she's right. The three houses down the street from us were all rental propety and the welfare folks would come and go on a regular two year cycle. They were all the same. They had drugs, booze, cigarettes, pets, take out meals, computers, TV's, computer games, cars, bikes, pets, make-up, jewelry,.... They are not really poor. I started doing my helping the poor by giving things to families I knew that were self employed with 4-5 kids and were scraping to get by. The things I gave to the *poor* families on welfare ended up thrown out or laying in the mud, literally. If I hadn't lived seeing it for so many years, I'd probably believe they were poor, too. Not any more. Don't let it put you on a guilt trip. Just be wise in your giving.