https://oxgoad.ca/2006/09/01/the-social-responsibility-of-christians/ fundamentalism by blunt instrument Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://oxgoad.ca/2006/09/01/the-social-responsibility-of-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:05:00 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2006/09/01/the-social-responsibility-of-christians/#comment-286 I totally agree with your thoughts. I do not think we should promote a social gospel, but I will say that I think God blesses when we seek to help the needy, etc. The Bible does have much to say about helping the needy, caring for the fatherless, visiting those in prison, etc. For example, our church has a food pantry, but it is really for needy people within our church, not so much people outside the church.

]]> https://oxgoad.ca/2006/09/01/the-social-responsibility-of-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:54:00 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2006/09/01/the-social-responsibility-of-christians/#comment-285 I’m glad you’re writing about this, and we have similar thinking, Don. I believe we are responsible for a brother in need. God uses “disasters” to cause people to wake up, and who are we to “deliver” them from something physically that God intends to get their attention. It may habe already been written, but someone would do well to write a book on this subject, a Biblical theology of social work of sorts.

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