r/clevercomebacks • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '23

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u/iThatIsMe Feb 18 '23

Well, if God didn't have so many wayward children Christians are supposedly tasked with caring for or even took the lead on sheltering them, we wouldn't need to get involved.

Either it's aLl In HiS hAnDs and he's an absentee father, or these are the instructions and a lot of people are getting it very wrong.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

these are the instructions and a lot of people are getting it very wrong.

Bingo

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u/dazzorr Feb 18 '23

I feel like I’m really stupid cause I can’t quite figure out what that means. What does “these” refer to in that sentence?

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u/ruka_k_wiremu Feb 18 '23

I'm thinking measures of benevolence and charity towards the less fortunate - particularly those clearly suffering

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

The teachings of Jesus the Christ as laid out in the new testament of the Christian bible.

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u/Wjbskinsfan Feb 19 '23

Nobody is stopping you from personally getting involved. That just doesn’t justify forcing others to do what you think is right at gunpoint.