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God Requires A Transfer Of Wealth From Rich To Poor

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
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      "But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in need,
       yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in
       him?" (1 John 3:17 RSV)
       
      "Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required;"
       (Luke 12:48b RSV)
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       MATTHEW 25:31-46 (RSV)
                      The Sheep And The Goats
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        31
               "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the
               angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
        32
               Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will
               separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the
               sheep from the goats,
        33
               and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the
               goats at the left.
        34
               Then the King will say to those at his right hand, 'Come,
               O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for
               you from the foundation of the world;
        35
               for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and
               you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
        36
               I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited
               me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
        37
               Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see
               thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
        38
               And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or
               naked and clothe thee?
        39
               And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit
               thee?'
        40
               And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as
               you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you
               did it to me.'
        41
               Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from
               me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
               devil and his angels;
        42
               for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty
               and you gave me no drink,
        43
               I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you
               did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not
               visit me.'
        44
               Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see thee
               hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in
               prison, and did not minister to thee?'
        45
               Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did
               it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to
               me.'
        46
               And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the
               righteous into eternal life."
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"Yes," some people might say. "But doesn't Jesus say that the poor shall always be with us? Doesn't this mean that there is really nothing we are required to do about the poor people?"

"No," I reply. "You misunderstand the meaning of those words. Jesus is telling the women that He will not be with them very much longer, so therefore they should give their full attention to Him now, while He is at their house with them. They can help the poor people anytime after that."

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