(October 18, 2014 at 6:46 pm)Aoi Magi Wrote: They need things doesn't mean god will provide for them, neither can we, till they decide to help themselves.
Everybody wants to be known as a somebody, doesn't mean you can lie to them. Nobody becomes a somebody without taking action.
Their hope in god is more proof why rest of the society is losing their hope in your god.
Get out there and see the world for what it is, those people will continue to suffer as long as they hope a sky daddy would save them. Their suffering will end after they take matters in their own hands. Our history is proof enough of that...
Actually, christianity is growing and more people are gaining hope in my God. So your remedy for the poor and downtrodden of the world is not to help feed, clothe and educate them or to tell them they are worthwhile, but tell to tell them to unite and pull themselves up by their bootstraps? I agree that we should take responsibility for ourselves and should strive for better lives, but at the same time, everybody needs a helping hand. We provide the immediate needs while helping to establish a base from which they can grow self-sufficient. Christianity teaches that we are to help the poor and that help comes in many different forms, most importantly, our ultimate reliance on God for everything we have. People are physical and spiritual beings and they need both physical and spiritual things, and that's what we strive to provide.
