Some of you seriously need to spend more time in the word before you blast a brother for telling you the truth.
Nowhere in the Bible does it support handing out money to those that refuse to work and in fact it pretty much says that they should go hungry until they decide to work.
Also some people here fail to realise that work isnt an option in this life or an alternative lifestyle but it is a requirement and one backed by God's word.
Genesis 3:19 - In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Unfortunately with this current welfare system it teaches people that they dont have to work in fact they can sit on their rump and make excuses why they cant work and all the while steal money from those that are more deserving.
So what groups of people does the Bible support helping with financial assistance and in fact requires us to support.
Orphan's, widows and the inferm and in fact the Bible goes further and describes that the Church should only support those that are widows indeed.
1 Timothy 5:
3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.
4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.
10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.
16 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
As for your argements nowhere in that list is there a single person that anyone has used as an example for people that deserve welfare according to God's word.
In fact instead of supporting an unjust system that steals money from the deserving and then gives it to the undeserving how bout you support God's word and support a system that teaches people personal responsibility and wisdom.
As for the people that are going through rough times what makes them so special that they deserve to take the bread off of my daughters plate?
Guess what this world is full of billions of people and you know what everyone of them is going through hard times.
So perhaps you and they should do the responsible thing and stop making excuses and use their mind to figure out a way to overcome their issues instead of forcing others to overcome them for you.
For the record though:
I support disability since it takes care of the inferm.
I support social security since it takes care of the widows, elderly and allows orphans to draw their parents benefits until they come of age.
I support Child support since it supports the children and plus its my responsibility and nobody else's to make sure my daughter is taken care of.
I support unemployment since its a system that we pay into in the first place and its meant to give those a helping hand until they find work.
And lastly I gladly give money to those that I see are in need since one it moves me to a spirit of compassion and second I know that I will be getting a reward for it(unfortunately I doubt that any Christian will ever get a reward for paying taxes).
But the current welfare (income reallocation system) isnt Biblical so I will never support it.
Unless you can prove that the Bible commands you to give money to those that refuse to work.
