“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever — the harshest condemnation: failure in familial economic support constitutes arneomai (denial) of faith itself, rendering the negligent one worse than non-Christians (apistou). Faith's authenticity proves itself through material responsibility.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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