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You should both read more carefully, and pay better attention to what you read.
I posted this, earlier:
The faith is Judeo-Christian….not two separate faiths.
The Old Testament laws remain in effect…as per Matthew 5:18 is the eighteenth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has just reported that he came not to destroy the law, but fulfil it. In this verse this claim is reinforced.
Matthew 5:17–18 is a key text for interpreting the Sermon on the Mount and the entire gospel of Matthew:
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Here Jesus says that not one iota (jot) or dot (tittle) will pass away from the law. These most likely refer to the smallest strokes of the Hebrew alphabet, indicating that the Old Testament is completely trustworthy, even to the smallest detail. This is consistent with Jesus’ attitude elsewhere. Never do we find Jesus disagreeing with Scripture.
And as for your note about allowing the poor to eat if they worked....absolutely correct.
Every seventh year, all consumer debts are to be abolished (Deuteronomy 15:1-2). Today, debt is one of the primary causes of bankruptcy and entrenched poverty.
[The plan is followed under most bankruptcy laws..." Each state has its own statute of limitations on how long different types of debt can be collected by suing after initial default before being considered time-barred. This period is typically 3-6 years but a few states such as Kentucky allow much longer time periods (up to 15 years). Declare Bankruptcy or Just Wait Seven Years?]
Ungleaned fields are left for the poor (Leviticus 19:10). Wealthy people are not to harvest every last bit of their crops—and poor people are required to work to collect their food." Is God a Socialist?
So....in the Bible we do not find support for communism, nor socialism....but rules that "preserve private incentive. No need for government-enforced wealth redistribution. No need for bureaucrats to decide how much wealth is one’s “fair share.” Ibid.
almost right-----the "gleaners law" ----as Christians express it---DOES NOT REQUIRE working for the benefit of the landholder----it is there for the taking.
You might consider picking the stuff up----"WORK" ??? Nope----it is forage.
ALSO parts of the field are available even outside of the harvest days for foragers. THAT IS THE SOCIALIST PART. Charity in jewish law is not
forced EXCEPT BY SOCIAL CUSTOM-----(pirkei avot----a minhag is stronger
than a din) Charity is ALSO a biggie for social prestige----even back then.
SHEEEEEESH -----you have never met a jew or been in a synagogue?
"almost right-----the "gleaners law" ----as Christians express it---DOES NOT REQUIRE working for the benefit of the landholder----it is there for the taking."
Wrong.....I am perfectly right.
What the heck is wrong with you???
Exactly what I wrote.
ok what sort of "work" did the people who walked OVER A HARVESTED FIELDs
and picked up the left overs do for the landowner "CLEAN UP DETAIL"?----
--it was not only legal foraging-----but REQUIRED TO BE ALLOWED BY LAW AND
CUSTOM------you are wrong. You got the recipe for the abortifacient used
by the Sanhedrin ? It was a trick------a kind of public, albeit----actually
harmless ordeal thing------more a "threat" than a reality. Not only was it
a theoretical ordeal for the woman-----the man got really humiliated by it
You wrote:
"almost right-----the "gleaners law" ----as Christians express it---DOES NOT REQUIRE working for the benefit of the landholder----it is there for the taking."
I wrote:
Ungleaned fields are left for the poor (Leviticus 19:10). Wealthy people are not to harvest every last bit of their crops—and poor people are required to work to collect their food." Is God a Socialist?
No where does that say it is for the benefit of any but the poor.
Work on your comprehension.
my comprehension is fine------you are considering foraging on someone elses
crop to be "WORK" ---------and you accuse me of limited comprehension?
I AM DELIGHTED--------I am taking a trip to apple country (in the fall) -----to
FORAGE AND CALL IT "WORK" ------more news--------even in the USA that is
called "theft"
You were wrong then, and remain wrong: there is noting in my statement that claims the poor work for anyone but themselves.
Any crops they forage are theirs....not any landowners.
And that is the meaning of the quote, and exactly what I wrote.