We Who? - time to end?

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Mike Harvey wrote:
> in addition I don't beleave in giveing to the Salvation Army, or the local
> Baptist church food drive, or Little Johny down the street selling Candy so
> he can go to his Church Camp this summer,  (The camp is a way his Church of
> Christ indoctronate's there youth) I wont help spread a false Doctrine...
> Directly or inDirectly if I can help it.

Dave responds:
Well Mike, I'm sure you don't support grocery stores and other merchants
who don't serve Christ. After all, they are worse than these poor
deceived Christians. The business owners you do business with might be
Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses. If you do business with them, you'll
surely be supporting them. I'm sure you've earned some brownie points
with God...but wait...doesn't God love everyone the same no matter who
they are? Aren't we supposed to help those who are without?

What did Jesus say?

Matt 5:46-47
46	For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even
the publicans the same?
47	And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do
not even the publicans so?

You know what love does Mike? Loves gives to the poor regardless of
their denomination or religious affiliation. 

I think I'll play it safe Mike...I'll give to little Johnny so he can go
to a Youth Camp and have some fun and learn something good. Better than
staying home watching TV if he has one!

You might also want to read the following passage...

Mark 9:38-42
38	And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils
in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he
followeth not us.  
39	But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a
miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
40	For he that is not against us is on our part.
41	For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name,
because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose
his reward.
42	And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in
me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and he were cast into the sea.