Scripture teaches that caring for others is a fundamental aspect of following God's will. In Proverbs, it is written that lending to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and that those who are generous will be blessed. The New Testament emphasizes the importance of practical love, as seen in 1 John, which asks how we can claim to love God if we do not help those in need. Jesus Himself taught the value of storing up treasures in heaven by giving to those who are less fortunate, as recorded in Luke, and Galatians encourages believers to bear one another's burdens.
Relevance Score
20%
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.