How to Practically Help The Poor with Howard Dayton

God tells us to have compassion for the poor. But he also says that if a man won’t work then neither shall he eat. So, which is it? Give him a sandwich or a job? That question leads us directly to the intersection of “Grace and Truth.” What is the Christian’s responsibility to the poor? MoneyWise host Rob West looks for answers with Howard Dayton of Compass— Finances God’s Way.

• We have the responsibility to work hard and we have the responsibility to help those less fortunate than we are.
• Let’s first take a look at the responsibility to work hard from Exodus 20 verse 9, “Six days shall you labor and do all your work.” Proverbs 12:27 adds, “The precious possession of a man is diligence.” And the Apostle Paul caps it all off in 2 Thessalonians 3:10 where he writes, “For when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat.” That’s pretty clear. If we’re physically and mentally able, we should work and we should require the needy to work as well…providing they, too, are able to work.