| Deut. 15:7-11 |
"If there is among you a poor man of your brethren,
within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you
shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, but you
shall *open (freely open) your hand wide to him and willingly lend him
sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. Beware lest there be a wicked
thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at
hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing,
and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you. You shall
surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him,
because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and
in all to which you put your hand. For the poor will never cease from the land;
therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your
brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.' " |
| Isa. 1:17 |
"Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the
oppressor;
*Defend (vindicate) the fatherless,
Plead for the widow."
|
Isa.
58:6-11
 |
"Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To
loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the
oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share
your bread with the
hungry,
And that you bring to your house the
poor
who are *cast out; (wandering)
When you see the naked, that you
cover
him,
And not hide yourself from your own
flesh?
Then your light
shall break forth like
the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth
speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before
you;
The glory of
the Lord shall be your rear
guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord
will
answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I
am.'
If you
take away the yoke from your
midst,
The *pointing of (Lit. sending out
of) the finger,
and speaking wickedness,
If you extend your soul to
the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn
in the
darkness,
And your *darkness (Or gloom) shall be as the
noonday.
The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in
drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose
waters do not fail."
See (Believers Can Be Oppressed) |
| Gal. 6:6-10 |
"Let him who is taught the word share in all good
things with him who teaches. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for
whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will
of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit
reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due
season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have
opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the
household of faith." |
| 1 John 3:16-18 |
"By this we know love, because He laid down His life
for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever
has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart
from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not
love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth."
See (When Jesus Says "A Certain Man") |
