Deep Thought: Was Jesus a “humanitarian”?

humanitarian dictionary.com
“having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people. ..”

Charity openbible.info

=>Poor/Poverty/Homeless

The Widow’s Offering Luke 21English Standard Version (ESV) biblegateway.com


21 Jesus[a] looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, 2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.[b] 3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. 4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

“..Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. ..”Luke 12

“…Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” ..”Luke 6

“…“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, … ..”Matthew 25

“…“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you…”Matthew 6

“And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”..”Luke 3

“..He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. ..”Luke 1

-Women

Jesus And The Samaritan Woman.avi

John 4 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman
biblegateway.com
“…4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.[a])

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17 “I have no husband,” she replied.

Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. 18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”..”

Was Jesus a Humanitarian? Is That Really In The Bible?

MISC:

Humanitarian Jesus: Social Justice and the Cross
by Christopher Benson
3 . 17 . 10 firstthings.com
“…“Don’t forget that Jesus Christ died to save sinners, not to bring about political change.” To those on the Religious Right, they say: “Don’t forget that Jesus spent much of his time helping the sick, the poor, and the needy.” A corrective and a call to action all in one, Humanitarian Jesus shows that evangelism and good works coexist harmoniously when social investment is subservient to and supportive of the church’s primary mission of worship, evangelism, and discipleship…”

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Weather: Hurricane Matthew-Prayer Faith Action-Help?

PRAYER

Pray for Florida: How people are showing solidarity online as Hurricane Matthew nears
By Alice Foster
PUBLISHED: 14:10, Thu, Oct 6, 2016 | UPDATED: 15:19, Thu, Oct 6, 2016
express.co.uk
‘Pray That God Keeps Us Safe’: Hurricane Matthew Slams Into Haiti With Deadly Waves ruth-mawhinney Ruth Mawhinney Christian Today Editor 04 October 2016 christiantoday.com
“…”Pray that God, who has control over the hurricane, slows it down, minimises its threats, and keeps the nation safe,” he said. “Pray for enough provision for the eventual victims and affected people. Pray for the Haitian government and authorities to make the right decisions to help the people who might be affected.”..”

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS-HAITI

MATTHEW HURRICANE HITS JAMAICA 2016 ( BAHAMAS ) Haiti cuba storm


“..Published on Oct 1, 2016

– MATTHEW – POWERFUL HURRICANE HITS JAMAICA OCTOBER 2016

cuba
MATTHEW hurricane southeast of Jamaica strengthened to a “powerful” Category 5 storm late Friday, forecasters said, and watches were in place for that nation as well as the southeastern coast of Haiti.
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Hurricane Matthew: Aerial Footage shows Haiti Villages leveled by Hurricane


How To Help Haiti Victims After Hurricane Matthew: Donate Money, Food And Medicine To These Organizations
By Julia Glum @superjulia On 10/04/16 AT 2:03 PM ibtimes.com

FLORIDA

Matthew’s Wrath in Florida: Multiple Deaths Reported, More Than 1 Million Without Power, By Ada Carr Published Oct 7 2016 10:27 PM EDT weather.com
“…Hurricane Matthew, in its destructive march along the Florida coast on Friday, caused widespread flooding, damage and power outages across the state. At least five people have died.
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Destructive winds as Hurricane Matthew hits Florida



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GEORGIA

Hurricane Matthew Leaves At Least 3 Dead in Georgia as Flooding, Damage Force Road Closures By Ada Carr and Stephanie Valera Published Oct 8 2016 08:01 PM EDT
weather.com
“…Storm surge flooding began Friday evening along the coast of Georgia, leaving at least 3 dead and inundating roads that had been ordered closed.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police issued a statement Saturday, stating they are investigating the death of a man at his home, possibly from structural damage caused by a falling tree…”

Hurricane Matthew Drenches Georgia Coast

SOUTH CAROLINA

Hurricane Matthew lashing South Carolina coastal areas, Last Updated Oct 8, 2016 11:07 AM EDT
“…At 5 a.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center, in Miami, said the storm’s northern eyewall was lashing Hilton Head Island, S.C. and Pritchards Island, S.C. with hurricane-force winds, adding that storm surge flooding was occurring in South Carolina and Georgia.

The National Weather Service’s Charleston, S.C. office tweeted an urgent message about areas of Georgia and South Carolina:..”

NORTH CAROLINA

Hurricane Matthew causes flooding on I-40 | News & Observer Oct 08, 2016
Heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew flood lanes of I-40 in Benson, N.C. Saturday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2016.
Chris Sewardcseward@newsobserver

Officials: 138 water rescues from flood waters in NC

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Hurricane Matthew Live Coverage

More than 280 reported dead in Haiti as extent of Hurricane Matthew … .foxnews.com
Hurricane Matthew slams Bahamas island chain, leaving trail of … 10.6.16 miamiherald.com
Hurricane Matthew’s US Death Toll Rises to 13; Nearly 2 Million Without Power By J.J. GALLAGHER Morgan Winsor EMILY SHAPIRO JULIA JACOBO abcnews.go.com Oct 8, 2016, 6:42 PM ET
“… “This is a very serious and deadly storm,” McCrory said at a press conference Saturday afternoon. He urged the public to stay off roads and remain indoors.

Six people also lost their lives in Florida due to the storm, which at one point left 1 million households and businesses without power in the Sunshine State.

In Georgia, four deaths were reported.

The storm touched down in South Carolina, southeast of McClellanville, at 11 a.m. ET as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. ..”

Deadly Hurricane Matthew Brings More Misery After It Batters South Carolina and Georgia


“…
Charleston wakes up under water: Deadly Hurricane Matthew brings more misery after it batters South Carolina and Georgia through the night, kills six in Florida and leaves 1.4 million without power
Hurricane Matthew continued to thunder along the east coast on Friday night and Saturday morning
It swept through the coast of Georgia at around 8pm and reached Charleston, South Carolina, at 1am
Most powerful hurricane to threaten the Atlantic Seaboard in more than a decade is set to make landfall
Six people died in Florida as a result of the aggressive storm which also killed almost 900 in Haiti..”

Prayers Answered?

Florida Was Spared the Wrath of Hurricane Matthew’s Worst Winds By Just Miles
By Chris Dolce
Published Oct 10 2016 12:44 PM EDT
weather.com
*the eye was just far enough from the coast that it didn’t do worse damage as it could’ve done

ACTION

Hurricane Matthew : Charity Navigator charitynavigator.org

-Children

Compassion UK, sponsor a child in Haiti

-Aid

Convoy of Hope Responds to Hurricane Matthew convoyofhope.org
“October 6, 2016 | 11:00 AM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.As Haiti reels from the devastating effects of Hurricane Matthew, our team on the ground continues to work with local partners to distribute supplies to children and families in need. Because we pre-positioned supplies, we were able to begin distributions immediately after the storm. We have an international response team en route to Haiti to join our Haitian staff to best meet the needs of storm survivors.

Hurricane Matthew also tore through Cuba leaving mass destruction. We are working with partners on the ground to see what assistance they will need in the coming days.

A U.S. response team deploys later today for Florida to pre-position supplies as the Eastern seaboard braces for impact.

They will take a load of food, water and hygiene kits that can be distributed as needed. As always, our goal is to be among the first on the scene to help survivors quickly and efficiently. Similar to our responses for Katrina and Sandy, pre-positioning our teams and supplies enables us to do just that. ..”
Haiti: Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Hurricane Matthew
October 8, 2016 • Haiti samaritanspurse.org
“..This week Samaritan’s Purse sent two airlifts and 40 tons of water filters, heavy-duty plastic sheeting, hygiene kits, and blankets to help survivors of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. A Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) was also aboard our DC-8. They have joined our field staff in distributing these relief supplies to Haitians in desperate need. The 40 tons of supplies will reach 5,000 households.

“Hurricane Matthew has wreaked havoc on Haiti,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. “Our teams are on the ground helping in Jesus’ Name. They’re going to do all they can to meet the needs of the suffering people there. Please pray for the people of Haiti as they recover from this deadly storm.”

Next week we are scheduled …”


Hurricane Matthew Devastates Haiti: Help Needed
Oxfam America

“..Published on Oct 7, 2016

We urgently need your help to reach the people in Haiti who are worst affected by Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years. Donate now: https://www.oxfamamerica.org/matthew

Thousands of people have lost their homes, hundreds have been killed and the number of deaths is likely to rise. Oxfam is there delivering water purification kits and construction materials…”

World Vision relief for Hurricane Matthew survivors in Haiti


“Published on Oct 7, 2016

World Vision is distributing desperately needed emergency relief supplies to survivors of deadly Hurricane Matthew. You can help by donating to the relief effort. http://www.wvi.org/help-haiti-recover

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