Sharing Plans Cannot Replace Brotherly Aid

About this episode

Marlin Sommers discusses the implications of medical sharing plans on community support and individualism.

Do medical "sharing plans" give an example of bearing one another's burdens or do they make us self-sufficient and individualistic? Marlin Sommers argues they are an economic tool distinct from brotherly aid. He challenges us to share to address actual needs and to pool our resources to support ambitions Christian teaching. https://anabaptistperspectives.org/sharing-plans-cannot-replace-brotherly-aid

People in this episode

Guest: Marlin Sommers

Topics covered

• brotherly aid
• medical sharing plans
• self-sufficiency
• Christian teaching
• economic tools

Keywords

• medical sharing plans
• brotherly aid
• self-sufficiency
• Christian teaching
• economic tools

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