tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post7969412527592954352..comments2024-02-11T06:57:23.174-05:00Comments on SchansBlog: helping the poorEric Schansberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-66738589099014188412017-11-21T11:17:51.085-05:002017-11-21T11:17:51.085-05:00The first statement is always true in relative ter...The first statement is always true in relative terms, but not necessarily in absolute terms. To note, today's poor are not poor in terms from even 50 years ago. And today's poor in the U.S. are not poor in comparison to the poor in the rest of the world. <br /><br />Although one might become wealthy through usury, becoming wealthy can be done easily) without usury. <br /><br />Biblically, usury is forbidden, at least between believers, but it's difficult to define what constitutes usury. <br /><br />Yes, these are important work/concepts.Eric Schansberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-28818092590058202112017-11-21T11:10:00.067-05:002017-11-21T11:10:00.067-05:00There can be no rich without poor, therefore we ha...There can be no rich without poor, therefore we have poor.<br />There can be no rich without usury, therefore we have usury.<br />There is a reason the Bible, and its author Yahweh, forbids usury.<br />Is this all understandable? We really, really need this to be understood; especially by those who preach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com