[Stourme]

If someone came up to my door and said they were hungry, they would get the best food I could give.

That food storage we have isn't just for us.

Jesus commanded us to feed the hungry...its kinda hard to do that if you don't have food in the house. :)

[djf]

I would have no trouble feeding people who knocked on my door, asked, or offered to work for it.

I would have no problem killing someone who tried to take it by force.

[Graybeard58]

That food storage we have isn't just for us.

Jesus commanded us to feed the hungry...its kinda hard to do that if you don't have food in the house. :)

Ditto brother.

[Spiff]

If someone came up to my door and said they were hungry, they would get the best food I could give. That food storage we have isn't just for us. Jesus commanded us to feed the hungry...its kinda hard to do that if you don't have food in the house. :)

You're absolutely correct. There's no way that I'm going to let my neighbors starve while my family lives off of our own carefully purchased and stored food supply. I may ask for some sort of service or other forms of trade in return if I'm lacking anything I that I absolutely need. But even barring that I am not going to watch my neighbors starve to death if it ever comes to that.

Better to listen to Christ but leave this life earlier than to ignore His teachings and live a few more weeks/months. Our reward is not here in this life. Hording the food would be its own reward and there would be no reward in heaven.

[XenaLee]

Feeding strangers sounds like a noble and Christian thing to do. But what if those strangers accept the food you give them and then decide they want it all? Would you sacrifice the safety and lives of your family to do the Christian thing?

I wish I could be that brave and that Christian, but I have learned from past experience not to trust anyone you don’t know...especially in a society-meltdown situation.

I wish you luck though.

[Old Mountain man]

Amen.