tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post1754031524129059732..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: The Lord of the Rings Helps Those Who Help ThemselvesLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-37523141820495138862010-12-20T07:58:47.087-05:002010-12-20T07:58:47.087-05:00O'Reilly: 'Jesus was in favour of charity ...O'Reilly: '<i>Jesus was in favour of charity for deserving cases</i>'<br /><br />That's certainly not how I read The Bible.<br /><br />Here are the words of Jesus, speaking of charity ... <br /><br />Matthew 25:35-36: <i> For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.</i><br /><br />Matthew 25:40: '<i>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.</i><br /><br />Matthew 25:45: <i>Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.</i><br /><br />If Jesus had intended what O'Reilly contends, Jesus would have said: '<i>Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto any of the really deserving, and unto those willing to help themselves, of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.</i><br /><br />But, of course, that's <b>not</b> what Jesus said, is it?Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com