I have a special place in my heart for those who were willing to step up and do whatever was necessary to preserve liberty and justice for our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Yes, he did.
Nobody who ever served during wartime would ever call that service "great."
Yep. Been providing for myself and my family since 1959.
I don't know anyone like that.
For me, personally, I receive medical attention due to a disability that is a direct result of my service, and as a "pre-existing condition" those insurance companies you think so much of won't insure me for.
And because a loving, compassionate people care for their fellow humans. And they not only love their fellow people, they love their Savior and obey his commands.
Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
"If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely give him sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land." -- Deuteronomy 15:7-11
I never said serving during war-time was great. A man giving his time to serve is great!
Preserving Liberty is great as well. However open your eyes, most of the county is filled with dependents.
those insurance companies you think so much of
You speaking for me gives a completely false impression of what I think of insurance companies. Which BTW, not once have I stated or implied thinking so much of insurance companies.
I don't know you or your particulars or what or why of your ailments. However I do not believe, the title VET, means every medical ailment is military related. I am also well aware, during the Viet Nam conflict, wacky weed was well favored and abundant and in Afghanistan and Iraq abundant and the favored choice and widely used is Heroin.
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren
Who are your brethren? Jesus answers that question.
Matt.12
- [50] For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Who are the poor, and what food does Scripture say to feed them?
John 6
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53] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
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54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
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55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
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56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Deut. 24
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19] When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
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20] When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
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21] When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
I am not against giving to aid and help, as I have expressly stated. I am against COMPELLED (forced, required) giving.
