All the mainstream Christian churches have wonderful works:
Gideons Bibles in all hotel rooms
Hospitals
Great universities
(picture below is Oxford, England)
Community centers
Missions like sister Teresa helping the poor
Paul’s view – same as Jesus
Galatians 2:1010All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
And one scripture from the old testament:
Deuteronomy 15:10-1110Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. 11There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.
Christ criticized the Pharisees for only keeping some of the laws – though they did them extremely scrupulously. Luke 11:42 – great tithers, but ignored justice and the love of God.
Are the ACOGs trying to emulate Christ or the Pharisees?
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