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James 2:
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Our BROTHER here from Romania is now without food without wood for his stove for the coming winter is without a job even though he has done his best is sick needs healing has medical need and noone is going to help him?
Just some prayers?
What is that all about, rather:
Give our brother the money to live and to eat as you will do it unto the LORD! ALONG with your prayers for him.
'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.'
Help your brother out! Lest the LORD's anger abide on you!
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying,
'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.'
And i am telling you do not withold of your money! GIVE lest the LORD HIMSELF be angered against you because of your own selfishness you have food you have heating in your home this man has none you can have medical care this man has none and he is your brother! GIVE MONEY your prayer is not enough don't you get it? Can you life without CASH and FOOD?
To those who have given childof money GOD BLESS YOU! Even if it was only 20 dollars!
Listen this man is without food without cash and without firewood for the coming winter! And has got no means to go to a hospital to get medical treatment done and you have the money in your pocket!
Matthew 5:42 GIVE
Brother DutchChristian, we know next to nothing about anyone we deal with online, and this forum is just as anonymous as the rest of the internet. I have encountered fakes on here that misrepresented themselves for money (never mind elsewhere on the net), so I am wary of automatically giving money just because an anonymous online person presents himself as needing it. I am not saying that this describes childof, but if he wants money, I don't think it is unloving or uncaring for us to be as wise as serpents in the matter, requiring that he verify his claims. Otherwise we may as well send money to the next person who sends us an email from Nigeria!!
I am not meaning to sound harsh, and I am hoping no one here takes it as such, but when I do alms, I want to know it is actually doing what I purposed it to do. I am required to be a good steward with my money, not careless and foolish with it!
When I give money to someone face to face on the street, I can see their need, but when it is someone 1000's of miles away (assuming he really IS in Romania), typing anonymously on the internet, I think it would be foolish to so easily give money to such a person.
Regardless, I was actually seriously thinking of sending Childof some money, right from the first time he posted, but I wanted to dialog with him and pray with him first (which I did), getting more info from him through emails so I can better ascertain his situation. I don't think that is unreasonable. But he didn't answer my last email and didn't seem interested in anything I had to say.
Lastly, I would kindly suggest that you think twice before publicly putting guilt-trips on others and judging their giving spirit, when the case may not be that they have an un-giving spirit, but simply that some people aren't as naive as you. Sorry to have to put it so bluntly. Not to mention, you don't know what alms all of us do or don't do, God knows our hearts, you don't. And it is the Holy Spirit's job to convict us to give, not yours.
I give money to others, and I am sure others here do as well, so please don't make assumptions like your following words did :
"GIVE lest the LORD HIMSELF be angered against you because of your own selfishness".
You seem to be implying here, that unless we give to childof, specifically, we are not only selfish, but under God's wrath? That's a heavy accusation (and judgment) to make, brother, one that you have no right to make. If you have a brand new car and I have a 20 year old one on it's last legs, would you be selfish to not trade with me?
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