Does the bible command us to starve lazy people? (Jesus)

[Francine]

Originally Posted by sandy whitelinger

Totally biased input without foundation.

Not to mention unforgivable. Throw the book at him.

[credance]

How do you distinguish laziness from frustration? Kings have had servants to wipe their arse. Yet they are the most well fed of people. Is that not the pinnacle of laziness that you cannot wipe your own arse? How does our society reward the ones who really toll for their meager wages?
Before the fat cats think of starving someone they should get out and break a sweat themselves.

[sandy whitelinger]

Originally Posted by Random

Why is that?

Because the context is about eating food.

[Don Penguinoini]

Originally Posted by Guitar's Cry

What would Jesus do?

I love that question

[Ratiocinative]

Originally Posted by MidnightBlue

It doesn't say not to pay them; it says not to let them eat.

Whether the pay is food or money it is still compensation for the work you have done, which is the definition of pay. So if you done nothing, why should you be compensated with something?

[Francine]

Originally Posted by Ratiocinative

Whether the pay is food or money it is still compensation for the work you have done, which is the definition of pay. So if you done nothing, why should you be compensated with something?

Because the answer to the age-old question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" is yes.

[Ratiocinative]

Originally Posted by Francine

Because the answer to the age-old question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" is yes.

So are you saying that people should be payed even if they refuse to work, or are you just desperately searching to find fault in the Bible?

[Francine]

Originally Posted by Ratiocinative

So are you saying that people should be payed even if they refuse to work, or are you just desperately searching to find fault in the Bible?

Not paid, but fed. Money can buy beer. But we should never turn away a homeless person who asks for bread or soup. They might have a mental condition that makes it impossible for them to work in a McDonalds or something. Let God be the judge.

[Somkid]

Well, there are a lot of starving children in the world and Sally Struthers isn't getting any thinner.

[Ratiocinative]

Originally Posted by Francine

Not paid, but fed. Money can buy beer. But we should never turn away a homeless person who asks for bread or soup. They might have a mental condition that makes it impossible for them to work in a McDonalds or something. Let God be the judge.

Maybe if you'd have read the very next verse you'd see that this verse has nothing to do with homeless or mentally disable people. It is talking about people who do not work and instead spend their time spreading gossip. Try again please.