[We regret that the recording of this sermon is unusable. We have provided a .PDF transcript.]
When you hear the word "charity" what do you hear? We talk about "charitable contributions" – when we give to "charity."
And particularly, we think of "charity" is something "optional." You could either give to charitable causes or not – it's entirely up to you!
But charity is simply the old English word for love. It comes from the Latin caritas – which was the standard translation of the Greek word agape. Love is certainly not optional. And we need to remember that love is not just a feeling. Love includes action.
If we say that we love our neighbor, but we ignore his physical needs, then we don't really love our neighbor!
And we can see here in Nehemiah 5 that it's not just a matter of individual, personal charity. Christian charity means using our influence, our position in society, as well as our resources, for the sake of those in need.
What Nehemiah sees when he comes to Jerusalem is that Jerusalem is very much in danger of falling back into the sins of their fathers!
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