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November 05, 2004
Why voting Republican is a sin
"Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy" - Proverbs 31:9
"The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger" - Ezekiel 22:29
"Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor" - Zechariah 7:10
"You cannot serve God and mammon" - Matthew 6:24
"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" - Mark 12:17
"You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child" - Exodus 22:22
"If you lend money to any of my people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest." - Exodus 22:25
"When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger" - Leviticus 23:22
"If there is among you a poor man of your brethren...you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart...and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the LORD against you, and it become sin among you. You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him...therefore I command you, saying, "You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land" - Deuteronomy 15:7-11
"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it" - Deuteronomy 24:14-15
"The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor" - Psalm 10:2
"Blessed is he who considers the poor" - Psalm 41:1
"But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. " - Proverbs 14:31
"He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker" - Proverbs 17:5
"Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard" - Proverbs 21:13
"He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty" - Proverbs 22:16
"If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink" - Proverbs 25:21
"He who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished" - Proverbs 28:20
"What do you mean by crushing my people
And grinding the faces of the poor?" - Isaiah 3:14
"Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees,
Who write misfortune,
Which they have prescribed
To rob the needy of justice,
And to take what is right from the poor of my people,
That widows may be their prey,
And that they may rob the fatherless." - Isaiah 10:1-2
"Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh? " - Isaiah 58:6-7
"As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich." - Jeremiah 5:27
"Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place" - Jeremiah 22:3
"They sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor,
And pervert the way of the humble" - Amos 2:6-7
"Therefore, because you tread down the poor
And take grain taxes from him,
Though you have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them.
For I know your manifold transgressions
And your mighty sins:
Afflicting the just and taking bribes;
Diverting the poor from justice at the gate" - Amos 5:10-13
"Her rich men are full of violence" - Micah 6:12
"You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you" - Matthew 5:38-44
"Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." - Matthew 19:21-23
Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "...I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink...And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'
"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'
"Then they also will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' Then He will answer them, saying, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me." - Matthew 25:34-45
"Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God" - Luke 6:20
"But woe to you who are rich,
For you have received your consolation" - Luke 6:24
"When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind" - Luke 14:12-13
"Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation." - Luke 20:46-48
"He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first" - John 8:7
"Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil" - 1 Timothy 6:9-10
"For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away" - 2 Timothy 3:1-4
"Pure and undefiled religion...is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world" - James 1:27
"For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, "You sit here in a good place," and say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit here at my footstool," have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
Listen, my beloved brethren...you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?" - James 2:2-6
All quotes New King James Version.
Posted by Tyrone at November 5, 2004 02:15 AM