Matthew 5:42 and Luke 6:30 are direct commands: give to the one who asks. Why 2 Thessalonians 3:10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 do not give you permission to refuse.
Jesus commands in Matthew 5:42 and Luke 6:30 to give to the one who begs from you. These are not suggestions — they are direct commands from the Son of God.
Luke 6:30 KJV“Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?”
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