This past week in New Orleans where I was working with the poor in inner city neighborhoods, there was much discussion about – as Christians, what is our responsibility to the poor, the needy, the oppressed? What is the believers role in society?
In the February 20 post “Question of the Day” I asked; according to Ezekiel, what were the sins of Sodom? I didn’t get any replies to the questions. So….
In answer to my question – I (and I would guess most of you too) think of things like the sexual sins, their lack of godliness or other such things. However, that is not what stood out to Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 16:49-50 (NIV) 49 ” ‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
