Arkansas State Rep: ‘If Slavery Were So God-Awful, Why Didn’t Jesus Or Paul Condemn It?’

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15. Matthew 25: 35-40

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Matthew 25: 35-40 "‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ "

Jesus was basically answering his followers' question about whether they will get into heaven. He in essence said yes, because you fed me, clothed me and took care of me when I was in need. They then grew concerned, because none of them had done that; they had never seen him in need. He then explained that when they helped those who were in need, that was the same thing (that which you do to the least of us you do unto me).

Christianity has long taught that we should empathize with “the least of these,” and particularly with the poor and oppressed (see Luke 4:18). The tealiban's brand of "Christianity" is a sharp departure from that and, IMO is not following Jesus at all.