We must not imagine that the benediction pronounced in verses 2–4 belongs to all who casually give money to the poor, or leave it in
their wills, or contribute to societies. The blessing is for those whose habit
is to love their neighbor as themselves, and who for Christ’s sake feed the
hungry and clothe the naked. To imagine a man to be a saint who does not
consider the poor as he has ability is to conceive the fruitless fig to be
acceptable; there will be sharp dealing with many on this point in the day when
the King comes in his glory.
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