{"id":1979961,"date":"2023-07-21T19:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drollinger-gods-blueprint-for-helping-the-poor-does-not-involve-the-government\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T00:00:46","slug":"drollinger-gods-blueprint-for-helping-the-poor-does-not-involve-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drollinger-gods-blueprint-for-helping-the-poor-does-not-involve-the-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Drollinger: God&#8217;s Plan to Aid the Needy Excludes Government."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdrollinger-gods-blueprint-for-helping-the-poor-does-not-involve-the-government%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979961&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>God&#8217;s Blueprint for Helping the Poor Does Not Involve the Government<\/h2>\n<p>Scripture never\u2063 suggests that civil government is the curing institution for poverty. And, closely related, Scripture\u200c does not support the idea of governments taking from the rich to meet the needs of the poor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right, my friend. The responsibility to provide a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drollinger-gods-blueprint-for-helping-the-poor-does-not-involve-the-government\/\" title=\"Drollinger: God's Plan to Aid the Needy Excludes Government.\">societal safety net falls<\/a> to God\u2019s other ordained institutions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>God\u2019s Word has much\u2064 to say about all manner\u200b of issues, and that includes the matters of\u200b government \u2063and economics. This week\u2019s\u200b Bible study, \u200d&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/capmin.org\/the-rich-and-the-poor\/?utm_source=twj&#038;utm_medium=dcbiblestudy&#038;utm_campaign=richpoor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rich and the Poor<\/a>,&#8221; reveals through the\u2062 Scriptures God\u2019s blueprint for helping the poor \u2014 and, \u2064to be sure, the biblical solution lies\u2062 not \u2063in the\u200b government-driven redistribution of\u200d wealth, i.e., socialism.<\/p>\n<p>As fallen human\u2063 beings, we have a propensity to \u2064feel like we\u200d are superior\u2064 to others, and believing that the wealthy are crooked\u2063 is a convenient way to fulfill our superiority quotient. Such prejudice against wealthy individuals leads to many politicians believing it is morally right \u200bto take their wealth from them and give it to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dmore \u2062specific terms, prejudicial conclusions lead to the governmental justification of taxing the rich at higher percentages. Those\u200d who \u2063have wealth are treated differently than those without. Common statements such\u2063 as\u200c \u201cit\u2019s time for the wealthy to start paying their fair share\u201d illustrate this bias.<\/p>\n<p>But what is actually \u200bfair and just is for all citizens to pay the same rate \u2014 no \u200cmatter their lot in life and no matter their income. Lady Justice is supposed to sport a blindfold. A \u2062wealthy person should not have to pay a higher percentage in \u200ctaxes because he makes more money any more than a poor person should have to pay a higher percentage because he makes less.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it: When civil government becomes compassionate it becomes prejudicial.\u2064 Whereas other God-ordained institutions can manifest compassion, the civil government cannot because it is supposed to\u200c equally and justly represent every citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Scripture tells us that those who create wealth should be praised and incentivized to create even greater \u2064wealth \u2014 perhaps with tax breaks!\u200c Such leads to more job creation and employment \u2014 and more wealth for individuals, families, churches and businesses to give to the less fortunate.<\/p>\n<p>To excuse the disproportional taxing of a resourceful individual with a dismissive comment like \u201cthey can \u200cafford it\u201d or \u201cit\u2064 won\u2019t \u2062hurt them\u201d is to cast aside the consideration of justice. These kinds of comments, in fact, display prejudice and partiality.<\/p>\n<p>Much more often than not,\u200d the reason wealthy people are wealthy is that they have been\u200d willing to take more risks when they \u2063saw an opportunity and\/or because they worked harder and had more character and perseverance. Such honorable \u2064attributes are worthy of praise \u2014 not penalty.<\/p>\n<p>To give a poor man a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillbilly-elegy-author-jd-vance-confirms-hes-seriously-considering-senate-run-in-ohio\/\" title=\"\u2018Hillbilly Elegy\u2019 Author JD Vance Confirms He\u2019s Seriously Considering Senate Run In Ohio\">lower tax rate<\/a> is for government to show\u2063 partiality \u200bwhen it is \u200bcalled by God to be impartial. \u2063Notice Exodus 23:3 in this regard: \u201cNor shall \u2064you be partial to a poor man in his \u200cdispute.\u201d In context, \u2063this \u2063passage relates to a courtroom matter, but the principle is applicable to economics as \u200bwell.<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 17:26 states\u200c the same principle as Exodus 23:3, albeit in the\u200c opposite way: \u201cIt is also not good to fine the righteous, nor to \u2064strike the noble for their uprightness.\u201d To unjustly tax a wealthy person is for government to fine the righteous. It is to strike an innocent person for no biblical reason.<\/p>\n<p>Again, civil government needs to be just and impartial to all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>God\u200d does have a plan to help the poor, but note what is\u200c missing from these passages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBut now,\u2063 I\u2064 am going to Jerusalem\u2062 serving the \u200csaints. For Macedonia and Achaia have \u2062been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem\u201d (Romans 15:25-26).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThey only asked us to\u200d remember the poor \u2014 the very thing I also was eager to do\u201d (Galatians 2:10).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBut whoever has the world\u2019s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his \u2063heart against him, how does the love of God abide \u200cin him?\u201d (1 John 3:17)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of all the passages that instruct individual believers, families and\u2063 churches \u200dto help the bereft, none of them ever mention civil government.<\/p>\n<p>In 1 Timothy 5:3-16, Paul engages in a lengthy discussion of\u200c God\u2019s perspective on social\u200b safety \u2063nets.\u200c This powerful and informative passage reveals the following hierarchy, God\u2019s plan for taking care of \u200dthe bereft: The needs of\u200c the poor are to \u200bbe met first by individual believers, \u2062then by heads of households, and then and only then does the responsibility fall to the church.<\/p>\n<p>Nowhere in Scripture does the \u2062responsibility default to the state because God did not intend for it to accomplish this task. Socialism\u200c has no biblical\u200b basis\u2064 (which is why socialist countries \u2064always fail in a matter of time).<\/p>\n<p>When governments\u2062 begin\u200d to hand\u200d out money in an attempt to \u201csolve\u201d poverty,\u200d they create a permanent dependent class. They must then continue to hand\u2062 out money as if that solves poverty.<\/p>\n<p>The reason this is not the solution is twofold. First, it leads to the \u2062state\u2019s insolvency, as we are witnessing with America\u2019s\u2063 run\u00adaway entitlement programs. Second, it serves to keep the \u2064dependent \u200cperson dependent, as good as guaranteeing that he\u200d will remain poor.<\/p>\n<p>The only real solution to poverty is for the out-of-work person to\u200c get a job and keep it. Therefore, \u2062all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">permanent solutions<\/a> \u2062to poverty must have nothing \u2062less than that objective in mind.<\/p>\n<p>When God placed Adam in the garden, He told him to \u2064work it and keep it\u2064 (Genesis\u200c 2:15). Extremely important to note is that this command to work \u200cis given before the \u200cfall. That is to say, the\u2063 necessity of work is not a result of the curse;\u2064 rather, it is\u2064 a vital aspect\u2063 of man\u2019s inner sense of\u200b value and dignity. God \u200bdesigned man to work!<\/p>\n<p>Civil governments must incorporate this biblical truth into all policy formation pertaining to poverty. Any programs that do \u200dnot lead to an individual working to provide for himself will only serve to further cripple that individual. Furthermore, entitlement programs, which \u2063are not \u2062informed by Genesis 2:15, only prolong and create an addiction to poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure \u200bof\u2064 this fact: Entitlements \u200bdo not provide for the poor what God \u2062says are their needs!<\/p>\n<p>Notice what Paul says in this\u200b regard in the following passages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMake it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business \u2062and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so\u2064 that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in\u2062 any\u2062 need\u201d (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either\u201d (2 Thessalonians 3:10).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the government to use its power in a socialistic way is to be \u2064biblically naive. Governments must stand aside and allow the stronger \u2063citizens to help the weaker ones individually and personally via their families and churches and via the jobs they create with \u200btheir \u200bbusinesses.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/capmin.org\/the-rich-and-the-poor\/?utm_source=twj&#038;utm_medium=dcbiblestudy&#038;utm_campaign=richpoor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read \u2062the\u200b full study.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drollinger-gods-blueprint-helping-poor-not-involve-government\/\">Drollinger: God&#8217;s Blueprint for Helping the Poor Does Not Involve the Government<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>no mandate for civil government to be the solution to poverty. It also does not endorse wealth redistribution by governments. Instead, the duty to establish a safety net lies with other institutions ordained by God. Scripture&#8217;s teachings are clear on this matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2037,"featured_media":1979962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1979961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2037"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1979961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1979961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1979961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1979961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}