We sometimes become busy being busy or we major the minor and minor the major issues to the point that we ignore our social responsibility of the very basic teachings of Christ where He in the Gospels speaks of the judgment, the question which is put to the people is never, "Did you praise me?" "Did you pray to me?" "Did you believe this or did you believe that?" It is only this: "What did you do to relieve distress; to abolish poverty?" To those who are condemned, the Judge is represented as saying: "I was a hungered and ye gave me no meat, I was athirst and ye gave me no drink, I was sick and in prison and ye visited me not." Then they say, "Lord, Lord, when did we fail to do these things to thee?" The answer is: "Inasmuch as ye failed to do it to the least of these, so also did ye fail to do it unto me; depart into the place prepared for the devil and his angels."
On the other hand, what is said to the blessed is: "I was a hungry and you gave me meat, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and in prison and you visited me." And when they say: "Lord, Lord, when did we do these things to thee?" The answer is: "Inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me." That to me is the mark of a true child of God!
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What is the true essence and spirit of Christianity then? Well, The goal here is not "Provide for your own body and save your own soul!" but "Do what you can to make this world a better world for all!" It was a protest against the doctrine or man's created dogma of "each for himself" This was why the rich and powerful, the high priests and the rulers persecuted Christianity with fire and sword. It was not religion (what in so many of our churches today is called religion) that pagan Rome sought to tear out — it was the doctrine of the equality of human rights!






















Thanks for that...I somehow missed all the photos when I first looked at it on FB. A line from a song keeps playing in my head today; "I won't be satisfied with living comfortable" Challenged!
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