The Church of Jesus Christ has largely abandoned welfare to institutions inept, incapable, or uncommissioned to this great work. It is a part of Scripture. We must think as individuals, as families, as a Church how we may improve upon our charity.
Consider:
• how the early church cared for widows,
• the Good Samaritan parable,
• Ruth and Naomi,
• New Testament letters describing inter-church welfare "distributing to the necessities of the saints,"
• the origin of the diaconate in Acts,
• and Old Testament gleaning laws.
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