>>> Please read Matthew 25:34-40. <<<
*22-26* Make a list of some of the good works Jesus described here. Answer: We
should: give food to the __________ , take in __________ , __________ the
naked, __________ the sick, __________ the prisoners.
>>> Please read Luke 10:30-37. <<<
*27* What principle did the Good Samaritan illustrate? (a) love for a neighbor, (b)
selfishness, (c) indifference, (d) all the preceding. Answer: __________ .
B. Some Benevolence Involves Church Members.
The church is responsible to care for needy members who have no one else to care for
them. Also as individual Christians, we should especially be concerned for assisting
other needy saints.
>>> Please read Romans 15:25,26. <<< (Cf. 1 Cor. 16:1,2.)
*28* For whom did these churches provide? (a) everybody, (b) all needy people, (c) the
poor among the saints, (d) no one. Answer: __________ .
>>> Please read 1 Timothy 5:4,8,16. <<<
*29* If individuals help needy relatives, whom can the church help? Answer: The church
cares for those who are __________ .
Those who are really widows have no relatives to help them (vv 4,5). Note how this
distinguishes individual duty from the church's duty.
>>> Please read 1 John 3:17,18. <<<
*30* If we don't help our needy brethren, what does that show? Answer: To not help
shows that we lack __________ .
Aside from the church's duty, individual members should especially care for other needy
members. [James 2:15,16; Gal. 6:10]
Think: Make a list of needy people you know, then list specific things you can do to help
them. Remember, sometimes people need our time and interest more than they need
physical things. (James 1:27)
There is no lack of ways to be helpful to people around us. Whether you are a man or
woman, young or old, rich or poor, there are things you can do to help others.