The way I read scripture, I see a mandate for government, the church, and individuals to care for the poor. That the mandate exists for individuals does not negate the mandate for the other two.
There are very specific instructions to kings and their rule is tied to it. I posted one of them.
You may be correct; but our system has blown so far past anything reasonable that it’s impossible to defend.
The way I read scripture, I see a mandate for government, the church, and individuals to care for the poor. That the mandate exists for individuals does not negate the mandate for the other two.
The Founders knew their scripture and structured the entire Constitution on the Christian ethic. Why, Danny, didn't the Founders include some reference to a Christian American government's scriptural obligation with regard to charity, then, setting forth a place for it in the way the American government was set up?
I'll tell you why. Because the Founders saw ZERO scriptural mandate for the Federal government to provide charity for the poor. You do, but they sure as heck didn't.
The Founders understood that government is a FORCE. As a force, is a "dangerous servant and a fearful master." That is what the Founders understood. Dangerous -- use sparingly. I am a "conservative" -- I want to be conservative in the use of government, the same way I'm conservative as to how much junk food I eat.