Church or Member?

About this episode

The episode explores whether the responsibility for humanitarian aid lies with the church as an organization or with individual church members, referencing scripture for insights.

When it comes to humanitarian aid or assistance, or to social justice work, does the Bible put the responsibility on the church as an organization? Or does it put the responsibility on church members as individuals or families? Let's see what we can discover from scripture. Isaiah 58:6-7 KJV Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy b...

People in this episode

Host: Andrew S. Baker

Topics covered

• humanitarian aid
• social justice
• church responsibility
• individual responsibility
• scripture analysis

Keywords

• church
• members
• humanitarian aid
• social justice
• Bible
• responsibility
• Isaiah 58

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Isaiah 58:6-7 KJV

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