#godfocused — Public Fediverse posts
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John Bunyan, Puritan preacher, writes on a life of righteousness. Have you shown more mercy to a dog, an enemy, or a pig, than the poor? Has the person who claims to righteousness ever clothed a naked person? Have they have taken delight in being defrauded?
Would today’s disciples of Bunyan take delight in being defrauded?
Should we consider if we care more about animals than people?
How can you suffer for righteousness sake?
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Gustav Friedrich Oehler, a German scholar, writes on the morality of the day (in 2 Kings 15): heathen superstitions, luxury, and oppression of the poor, which increased with riches.
Today, we believe that a “Rising tide lifts all boats.”
How can you strive for personal morality, avoid superstitions, and use riches for the embetterment of the poor?