This November 3rd...

[Peterlag]

2 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Christians should only help Christians.  My what a narrow minded self-centered selfish system you are advocating. 

I never said Christians should only help Christians. I said giving to the poor probably means Christians since that's what they did all throughout the book of Acts. It was Christians helping Christians. Not one record was Christians giving to the unbelievers and I did not write the book.

[enoob57]

9 minutes ago, Peterlag said:

I never said Christians should only help Christians. I said giving to the poor probably means Christians since that's what they did all throughout the book of Acts. It was Christians helping Christians. Not one record was Christians giving to the unbelievers and I did not write the book.

They did not have to say for they were following The Lord's instructions...
Luke 6:35

35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
KJV
 

[Marathoner]

2 hours ago, Peterlag said:

I never said Christians should only help Christians. I said giving to the poor probably means Christians since that's what they did all throughout the book of Acts. It was Christians helping Christians. Not one record was Christians giving to the unbelievers and I did not write the book.

There are many things which weren't recorded in the scriptures. As it is written in the Gospel of John,

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. (John 21:24-25)

The Lord attached no stipulations to the second great commandment, telling us who our neighbor is nor whom our neighbor should be.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. (Matthew 22:37-40)

God is no respecter of persons. We shouldn't be either. 

Edited October 12, 2020 by Marathoner

[Peterlag]

2 hours ago, enoob57 said:

They did not have to say for they were following The Lord's instructions...
Luke 6:35

35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
KJV
 

Can you show me one verse where Paul or Peter or John gave money to the unbelievers? Just one place where they did this. I will wait.

[Peterlag]

57 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

There are many things which weren't recorded in the scriptures. As it is written in the Gospel of John,

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. (John 21:24-25)

The Lord attached no stipulations to the second great commandment, telling us who our neighbor is nor whom our neighbor should be.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. (Matthew 22:37-40)

God is no respecter of persons. We shouldn't be either. 

Can you show me one verse where Paul or Peter or John gave money to the unbelievers? Just one place where they did this. I will wait.

[enoob57]

1 hour ago, Peterlag said:

Can you show me one verse where Paul or Peter or John gave money to the unbelievers? Just one place where they did this. I will wait.

Perhaps because they had none but never the less they gave to this man more than what money could do
 

Acts 3:2-7

2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
KJV