Submitted by Ed R (not verified) on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 12:09am.
Additional quesiton, does government jobs (military, police, fire, other) included in a handout?
The difference between a handout and a hand-up depends on the person reciving the assistance. We should look to the Church first (Acts 2:46). However a friend who is close is better than a brother in a distant land. The Bible was written before such a thing as government assistance. In reading the Levitical law, there was a substistance program for those who had nothing (glean not your fields). Let us not forget that one of the matriarchs of faith was a recipiant of this (Ruth).
It is a matter of focus. Are we relying on the Government to solve our problems, or are we relying on God and allowing God to use the government as His hand and not just the hand of another man. Government is a tool of God, not an end in and of itself (Romans 13:1-7).
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Additional quesiton, does government jobs (military, police, fire, other) included in a handout?
The difference between a handout and a hand-up depends on the person reciving the assistance. We should look to the Church first (Acts 2:46). However a friend who is close is better than a brother in a distant land. The Bible was written before such a thing as government assistance. In reading the Levitical law, there was a substistance program for those who had nothing (glean not your fields). Let us not forget that one of the matriarchs of faith was a recipiant of this (Ruth).
It is a matter of focus. Are we relying on the Government to solve our problems, or are we relying on God and allowing God to use the government as His hand and not just the hand of another man. Government is a tool of God, not an end in and of itself (Romans 13:1-7).