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16. The current welfare policy is very different from the earlier American view which saw God as backing the mistreated poor, but chastising the indolent poor.
a. Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
b. Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
c. Proverbs 19:15 Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.
d. Proverbs 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
e. Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;
f. Proverbs 28:19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
The above warnings come from one book.....
Liberation Theology, from another: "The Communist Manifesto," the 1848 publication written by the political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Therein the obligation of the poor is simple: revolution.
a. Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
b. Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
c. Proverbs 19:15 Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.
d. Proverbs 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
e. Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;
f. Proverbs 28:19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
The above warnings come from one book.....
Liberation Theology, from another: "The Communist Manifesto," the 1848 publication written by the political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Therein the obligation of the poor is simple: revolution.