I am reading the parable of the sheep and goats. Matthew 25:31
In this parable she says that the blessed are those that: feed the hungry, tend the thirsty, invite in the stranger, clothe the unclothed, look after the sick, and visit the prisoners. Cursed are they that do not do these things. (the goats)
This verse is very clear to me other than, who is his intended audience? Is Jesus saying that this is what we as individuals should do? (clearly I believe.) Is he also saying that societies should practice this? I realize that Jesus did not live in a democracy, so could not have envisioned the society we live in.
Do I have any responsibility to urge my soceity to push these policies?
Is the fact that my church advocates for these issues enough? Did Jesus even envision a church?
Crud, this question is getting bigger than I had hoped.
Caveat here: I am not asking a political question here!!!!! If Jesus DOES say that we or society should do these things THEN the "how" will be political. I am not asking "how" to do these things. I am asking what is Jesus saying here to our society?
In this parable she says that the blessed are those that: feed the hungry, tend the thirsty, invite in the stranger, clothe the unclothed, look after the sick, and visit the prisoners. Cursed are they that do not do these things. (the goats)
This verse is very clear to me other than, who is his intended audience? Is Jesus saying that this is what we as individuals should do? (clearly I believe.) Is he also saying that societies should practice this? I realize that Jesus did not live in a democracy, so could not have envisioned the society we live in.
Do I have any responsibility to urge my soceity to push these policies?
Is the fact that my church advocates for these issues enough? Did Jesus even envision a church?
Crud, this question is getting bigger than I had hoped.
Caveat here: I am not asking a political question here!!!!! If Jesus DOES say that we or society should do these things THEN the "how" will be political. I am not asking "how" to do these things. I am asking what is Jesus saying here to our society?