Should A Christian Give Money To The Man On The Corner?

[@EricSmyth2Christ]

"He who shuts his ears to the cries of the poor will too cry out and not be answered." -Proverbs 21:13

[@pleasecutitout]

That's deep

[@morenabohlale8615]

The guy on drugs or crack asking for money is not the poor that scripture is referring too

[@EricSmyth2Christ]

@@morenabohlale8615 it doesn’t have to be money

[@davidmaco1]

Heb 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. (ESV)

[@arkbluewolf11]

Hebrews 13:2 King James Version (KJV) 2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

[@trokochang3087]

Yes you are right this guy is a conman beware of wolf's in sheep's clothing especially in royal blue

[@asphaltking3648]

If its placed on your heart to give then GIVE! Great time to tell them about the Lord.

[@维睿安]

The way I viewed it when I lived in China where there were a lot of professional beggars, but also a lot of sincerely poor people, I tried to discern, but if I couldn't tell if they were sincerely needy, I just gave them a buck or two ALONG with the gospel. you say we need to do something for them to pull them out of the lifestyle. why not use it as a perfect opportunity to share the gospel? It's the gospel that transforms!

[@davidmaco1]

Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. Acts 20:35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. Proverbs 22:9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

[@choosejesus1910]

Amen!

[@alexanderstevens145]

Thanks for writing those down like that very helpful 👍

[@nitsujneal]

🙏🙏🙏

[@nathalie2137]

I can understand not wanting to give people money, but to not give them sandwiches? We are to feed the hungry!

[@choosejesus1910]

I agree!

[@CuriousCattery]

How many sandwiches though is the question.

[@theprophet2917]

God says, "He who gives to the poor lends to The Lord. So you are saying that we shouldn't lend to The Lord. He also says be he lenders and not borrowers. This man must not have ever been down on his luck.

[@PeaceFan1]

It is VERY SIMPLE: YES, Always YES!!! JESUS Said HIMSELF, " Freely you have Received, FREELY GIVE " .. Just DO IT!!! Never Forget what the Great Missionary Jim Elliott said " He is No FOOL, to Give what he Cannot KEEP, to Gain What he can NEVER LOSE " .. AMEN!!!

[@MickzoDeepAuthentic]

Give to the poor Food , dress them.. Dont give them Money !!! , unless the Holy Spirit has approved you to. Dont forget this : " Give them a Gospel of Repentance Unto CHRIST" ... Nothing is better than this. IN short : Give them the Gospel and (Daily Bread) - Literally Food,Clothes, Blankets )

[@brown_recidivist]

thank you!

[@susannahwhite7561]

The homeless are in need of socks,underwear,wet wipes,canned food, and sandwiches. But most of all Bibles for the health of their souls and well-being. It would also be loving to go in a group and have church where they are. A missionary once said "a listening ear is the best compassion of all." Peace

[@jerrystatic256]

Matthew 25:36-40 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

[@multifariousgemini]

I needed this!!! We have several homeless men and women a block away from my apartment building and I have been struggle to decide how to give. I've strongly hesistated to give them money. I needed to hear this conversation!

[@MrMungin81]

When we give (Bless) the ones in need it's up to them what they do with the blessings Jesus Christ will be the judge of them not you.

[@RedRose-fr8ze]

Todd Wagner has messed up in his doctrine in many areas. I agree with you.

[@trokochang3087]

We must speak out against unrighteous pastors

[@andrewware1942]

How is he being an unrighteousness pastor? Even Jesus & the apostles didn’t give everyone exactly what they wanted or asked but always got to the heart of the matter. Does God always give you exactly what you want every time the way you want it and when you want it? I definitely have helped my share of people but sometimes I saw where it did not help at all and went on to enabling bad habits. My own experience I’ve been at it for years. I want to genuinely help those in need but no longer have the time or money to be wasting on people who are not really willing to help themselves lead an honest life.

[@bernadette2722]

This pastor comes across hard & callus! What about people with mental illness? What are you gonna say to them go and get a job! Sure you have to share your food and give to the poor that’s all over the Bible to give to the poor! There’s always gonna be people that will fall through the cracks and can’t work weather they are sick disabled , Jesus said you will always have the poor with you.

[@shanthageorge7413]

Yes. We can't close our eyes and ears and heart. On the Judgement Day Jesus will tell us what we did was to Him.

[@Jaramillo79305]

In acts chapter 3, the apostles saw a lame begger asking for gold and silver ( bum asking for money today) they replied I have no gold or silver but in Jesus name walk !!!!!! Notice how they gave him Jesus , no money . Just what we ought to do today .

[@shanthageorge7413]

They had something far greater with which he could earn his living, not begging.

[@维睿安]

I do think we should exercise discernment. there are some people who are genuinely in need because of disability or mental disorders. There are some people that are clearly faking it by standing there with weight on both feet holding crutches, or holding a gas can and a sign saying they are stranded but you see them there day in and day out. But for the ones we feel we should give to, give. let the holy Spirit guide you.

[@rondacruz759]

Great advise! Here in Houston it is star of Hope. My husband and I always keep dollar bill, and some times we choose to give a few dollars to some of these people.

[@misha-elministries5246]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Let the Holy Spirit move you.

[@RedRose-fr8ze]

I agree.

[@stretchwith]

"If any man ask of thee- give". If they are standing there and not specifically asking me, then they get nothing.

[@TimJSwan]

Out of the blue, a Christian friend demands $10,000 on Facebook to repair his brand new car he bought on credit which got dented. Not to fix mechanical problems, but to fix the body of the car. I spent like 5 years in the hole due to a bad career situation and $10,000 could have drastically changed a lot of that.

[@Rose-wx2ct]

I have been tricked couple of time with money,from a beggar and from a mehanic lets say,I dont give money to anyone anymore generaly(only brother or sister in Christ)...Everyone else Food or clothing...If I am rich maby but I dont have a job myself and so many people have this for their profession...its not right...those who givr money to everyone sgould go to India for a trip...I bet they wouldnt say we should give to everyone...People are begging and many times if you ask them to earn it in your garden or so they dont want or they dont do it correctly just to get money...Giving is not money always we need to knclude wisdom.not everyone who looks poor is today

[@c.g.ryderii2405]

So, what if this person is spreading the gospel and has forsaken ALL? Now living off of what the Lord provides. Jesus was homeless. It is judgemental to say the person is there because of bad choices. much love brothers and sisters Jesus Christ is King

[@jcj7042]

Good video Thanks! Amen!

[@Miprincessa]

Is it ethical to give cash when you know these people are buying crack with it? I feel like I’m basically handing them the needle when I give them cash..

[@angelmd43]

yes what he does with it is between him and God. God said help the poor so we help when we can by any means we can.

[@Jaramillo79305]

I'm surprised They didn't bring up the book of acts, when the beggar asked for gold or silver, and the apostle didn't give money he said he only has Jesus Christ to give "in context" because he made him walk . So by example , we don't give money to homeless to keep and ongoing addiction or cycle they most likely are in, but give them JESUS CHRIST.

[@Arp477]

Hmm... After reading the comments, I haven't watched the video. Yikes! Maybe redo this video after talking with several homeless people, visiting shelters (and see if/how the homeless must pay $6 or $7 a night to stay (so, they may need our money, or we can pre-purchase vouchers to hand out)? Reader: We can always carry water bottles and little snack foods, fruit, or fast food gift cards to hand out. These days, it appears that many shelters are full -- where would you stay, what would you eat and drink, and where would you go to the bathroom and shower if you were in this situation? Our housing is a blessing!!! We need to stay humble. Yes, use discernment, but also love.

[@susannahwhite7561]

Being in someone else's shoes makes one less ignorant. Many people have lived sheltered lives and are ignorant of what is going on in someone else's life. I've seen this on all subjects. Being led by the Holy Spirit and having insight through experience God can use people to minister to those that are hurting. Jesus holds up the Good Samaritan story as an example. He never said for us to judge whether someone is worthy of our love. But to love our neighbor as ourself. There's too great a need and too little love in this world. Dear LORD, help us not to be stingy and love as you have loved. We can't do it without you! In Jesus Holy Name we pray. Amen.

[@multifariousgemini]

4:58 If you like what you got keep doing what you're doing but I'm gonna warn you if you keep doing what you're doing you're not gonna to like what you got. Amen!

[@kerrijohnstone7588]

Brother over a lot of comments on here and they seem to be disagreeing with you. Now I am a female and it is not my job to reproach you but I am allowed to disagree with you and I could not disagree with you more. It is not up to us to judge anyone that we give money to. I do partially understand your point. But I will give money to people on corners to homeless, it is not my decision to judge how they came to be there. I do have some biblical tricks that I will be giving out to the homeless with money that is not going to be dependent on whether I do give the money. So many people have quoted scripture on here. Brother, again I’m not here to reproach you but I also think there is nothing wrong with giving sandwiches, anyway I can understand why some people do that, clothing etc. Well I think I’m just really surprised at this one. But God Bless you

[@elsa2660]

I agree. There's poor and there's persistent rebellion. If sympathetic folks fed the prodigal son, he never would have returned to his father. Feeding him would enable his rebellion and delay making a real change. It's called enabling. The longer a person stays that way the more likely they will get used to it. I knew a woman whose brother was homeless for years. I said "why didn't you help him?. She said he doesn't want to be helped. That's his lifestyle. He didn't want it any other way. Same with wayward young people, kids of Christian parents, who had every opportunity to succeed in life but they chose to use drugs, dishonor their parents, don't want to study or work, or even just plain stay out of trouble.

[@maudernart5246]

Giving someone food or clothes or hygiene products or even a couple of bucks is not "enabling" them. You're giving them a chance to live to see another day and potentially make good, healthy choices. If someone is homeless that's already rock bottom, and only 1/3 to 1/2 of homeless actually have substance abuse disorder so the "they're just going to buy drugs" excuse is BS at minimum 50% of the time. Many homeless drug users became users AFTER becoming homeless as a way to deal with living on the streets, can you really blame them? Pretty sure Jesus would hate this clown 🤡

[@dwo356]

Great job cherry-picking, guys!

[@trokochang3087]

And yes how much did you pay for your clothes and with your money or other peoples money

[@sharozsahotra7924]

Helping for poor people

[@cadillack6989]

most of dem ask money but to buy drugs r alcohol so

[@lismaryrodriguez3584]

I want to go to your church now

[@peerbaber9171]

I want do this but before it i want talk to u

[@williamwhite5143]

Give with decernment

[@kevlar9208]

All you people agreeing with this guy that you shouldn't give a random person you don't know on the street money, you don't know anything about that person

[@ericgideon9237]

Wow judging the poor.

[@trokochang3087]

Sorry but what about the people who can not work because they have mental health issues and why give you money so you can have a free life you got the bible wrong the bread and work the bible is taking about is the bread of bibles word and the work is doing God's work

[@trokochang3087]

Read the bible chekly you are reading it wrong guy

[@Salve-nt5ef]

Quite dissappointed with your advice.I used to listen to your messages.

[@arkbluewolf11]

bible version 3:25