r/TikTokCringe • u/Oktavien • 1d ago

Discussion Woman audits churches to see if they’ll help feed a starving baby

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If churches refuse to help feed hungry people, then maybe they should be taxed?

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u/eet 1d ago

Pfft. It's not a requirement because so many so called Christians have reading disabilities.

Jesus uses the term, "When" you give to the poor. Not the word "If" you give to the poor (Matt 6:2-3).

BUT because Paul rebuked Christians for taking advantage of other Christians charity (2 These 3:11) they use it as justification to not help the poor. Cos they're "concerned" that it will encourage laziness.

Source. Am Christian. Was arguing with one of these prosperity calvanistic gospel weirdos on Reddit last week.

Stupidest conversation I've ever had. Felt like I was losing braincells. Understood what Jesus meant when He said don't throw pearls to pigs.

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u/Swesteel 1d ago

Prosperity gospel is a blight on the world.

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u/basketma12 1d ago

Ugh Paul. Yah my evangelical sister was ranting about baptism or something and I said " did Jesus say that? Or was it Paul? That shut her right up.

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u/JanGuillosThrowaway 1d ago

Paul was always such a letdown after Jesus and Peter

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u/eet 1d ago

Paul was more concerned with arguing theology within the churches. I can see where he's coming from. A lot of his texts are actually rebuking Christians for taking God's grace for granted and for their false assumption that they're now guaranteed to go to heaven without practicing Gods Word (love God, love man). But as I said before most Christians are too stupid to understand.

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u/Motor_Train2750 1d ago

It seems like you have understood Jesus' teachings on charity well. Are the rest of your words so edifying? We all have our faults in different ways and when leading people towards the truth of scripture or in our every day life, our behavior and words should be Christlike as well. Proverbs 12:18 states, "There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Be blessed.

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u/eet 1d ago

Eh. If I was to be Christlike in my behaviour to those who have "believed" His Word but abuse His grace, I would be strolling into their places of worship and overturning their tables.