Hard questions need to be asked, asked by people who know that the death rate is one apiece, and who know with The Preacher, that there is a time to die (Eccles. 3:2). Charity is when we consult our wallets and our consciences and make a decision to meet a need. By definition, a civil state which collects its revenues under threat of the sword cannot do a charitable deed. It is preposterous that we have a punitive, coercive institution of God, the magistrate as the civil government is called, trying to accomplish a task that is related closely to nurturance, mercy, and tender love.
Excerpt from talk given at Westminster Presbyterian Church
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