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Joel:
Reminds me of the time my wife and I were taking groceries to the car.
A woman walks up from the parking lot and ask for money.
I pulled out my wallet and hand her 5 dollars.
She starts complaining that that's not enough, and she has five kids and so on.
I didn't give her a cent more because of her attitude.
As we were leaving a guy walks up, talks to her and they enter the store.
Was he pimping her? that was my impression.

Joel

Rhys 🕊:

--- Quote from: Joel on April 17, 2014, 02:04:21 AM ---Reminds me of the time my wife and I were taking groceries to the car.
A woman walks up from the parking lot and ask for money.
I pulled out my wallet and hand her 5 dollars.
She starts complaining that that's not enough, and she has five kids and so on.
I didn't give her a cent more because of her attitude.
As we were leaving a guy walks up, talks to her and they enter the store.
Was he pimping her? that was my impression.

Joel

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Hard to believe I was that guy  :P

Rhys

Ian 155:

--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on April 16, 2014, 05:17:32 PM ---I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.  Psalm 37:25



For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work,
neither should he eat.  2Thess. 3:10

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Joh_17:4  I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

lets not get ahead of ourselves here that pride of having a job and revelling in it may be an idol, perhaps the answer may be - give as you are led... charity is a good thing

Our work is to serve the king - perhaps, slaving in Egypt is better though, not sure, its tough when you get put into chains, what is our bread  if not spiritual food...

lareli:
I hear the 'what if he's gonna buy a beer or drugs' thing all the time. I mean even when I was a kid I'd hear my folks say something like that and now I'm an adult and that's still a common thing people say when talking about kicking down some money for a homeless guy.. Why does it bother people if a dude buys a beer with that money?

John from Kentucky:

--- Quote from: largeli on April 17, 2014, 06:12:52 PM ---I hear the 'what if he's gonna buy a beer or drugs' thing all the time. I mean even when I was a kid I'd hear my folks say something like that and now I'm an adult and that's still a common thing people say when talking about kicking down some money for a homeless guy.. Why does it bother people if a dude buys a beer with that money?

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The "dude" should get a job and by honest labor earn the money to pay for his own beer.  After of course, providing for the needs of his own family and household.

The Scriptures are replete with admonitions that a man should work and provide for his own needs.

Just flip through the Book of Proverbs and you will find multiple Scriptures along those lines.

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