Help The Poor - Albert J Portune - October 1961

Albert J Portune

Have many of us been neglecting the responsibility of helping the poor - God's way? IN these crisis times - with unemployment at a critical level-many of God's people are having to endure financial hardship. Many families find themselves without the bare necessities of life. Some are unable to adequately feed and clothe their little children. Even in times of prosperity and great abundance in the nation, there are still those in God's Church who, because of unusual circumstances and local conditions, are in critical need. How are these "poor" among us to be provided for? Have they been overlooked in God's plan, or is there a responsibility that perhaps many of us have not understood? Jesus Christ knew the poor would always be among us - regardless of the times (Mat. 26:11). Even in ancient Israel that same Christ said: "For the poor shall never cease out of the land" (Deut. 15:11). Christ did not overlook the poor and needy. Rather, he gave definite COMMANDS concerning their care. We need to understand this VITAL point - and to comprehend OUR PART in Christ's planning. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library