Now Paul comes to a problem caused by the compassion and sense of family created by the Christian faith -- helping widows and orphans. How do you sort out who to help and who not to? Being "on the dole" can be a powerful incentive to indolence if not carefully thought through. ...
James 1:27 succinctly captures the essence of Christian duty towards widows: "Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." This verse highlights the importance of practical support...
10 Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners who live among you, or anyone else in need. And do not plan ways of harming one another.’ 11 “But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds 12 and made their hearts as hard as rock. Because they would not listen ...
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.Berean Study BibleAbandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”Douay-Rheims BibleLeave thy fatherless children: I will make them live: and thy widows shall hope ...