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The Needy and Birds - What do we need & what are we to do and not do

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Q: We need to make sure no one goes hungry. Christians dont seem to care about this. People die of starvation. Jesus fed people.  A: There is so much false in that insinuation.  The main thing I will point out is: Food is useless for tomorrow... if we die in our sins today.  What did Jesus say:  Let's look at the verses before . The one before talks about serving two masters. What does it mean to serve?  Give yourself wholly to, to pursue with everything, to put at a HiGH value. Which should we be serving, God or cares of this world? God wants us to pursue Him, to value Him, to trust Him .  Now let's look at birds. Do they just sit and wait for the things they need to come to them in their nests? No , they fly out, they search, they pick it up, (theyre constantly in action). Scripture says that God is a provider for those who put Him first, those who Serve Him, who seek Him, who ask Him. Not all serve Jesus. [And not all who are b...

All Food is Clean & Good

Jesus declared all food clean    Mark 7:19 and Matthew 15:11. In Mark 7:19, Jesus is engaged in a debate with the Pharisees about the importance of ceremonial washing before eating. The Pharisees believed that it was wrong to eat without first washing their hands, even if they had not touched anything unclean. Jesus argued that this was a man-made tradition that had no basis in Scripture. He then went on to say: "It is not what enters a man from outside that can defile him, but what comes out of him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man." In Matthew 15:11, Jesus repeats this teaching in a slightly different form: "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a man." Also when preparing a Apostle to go t...