House Church Talk - Health Insurance

[Klpgr5 at aol.com]

Dear Bruce,

Thanks for sharing on this.  Insurance is certainly something to ponder these 
days. 

 I hear that in the US:   parents not providing health insurance for their 
children may be a cause for government "human" or "social" services to call for 
social worker visits investigating the home, and we know among the end goals, 
is foster placement.  Interestingly, foster care is one of the state programs 
that is included in federal grant funding for states. (Money for the state!)  
We also know of the abject failure of government sponsered foster parenting.  
How's that, for turning a government service (health care) program into 
tyranny?  One attitude that I have found prevalent is that the poor should not have 
children.  I have seen how the rich adopt children and jet set them all over 
the world.  Are these children any better off?  I think not.

Whether rich or poor, the Lord Jesus is the cure!

Deb


In a message dated 1/22/2004 7:56:26 PM Central Standard Time, 
bwood4d at hotmail.com writes:

> Subj: Re: House Church Talk -  Health Insurance 
>  Date: 1/22/2004 7:56:26 PM Central Standard Time
>  From: bwood4d at hotmail.com
>  Reply-to: House Church Talk  at housechurch.org
>  To: House Church Talk  at housechurch.org
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> You wrote:"I believe that the church was to be the department of social 
> services. Unfortunately, she invested her funds in other things."
> 
> You are right about that! Other things like temple buildings, salaries of 
> clerics etc!
> 
> You continued:"I recall learning that some of the early settlers in Quaker 
> country refused to use lighting rods on their barns. Is that trusting God or 
> 
> is it tempting God?"
> 
> Brother, using means such as fences, locks, lightening rods, shingles etc TO 
> 
> PREVENT  damage or loss from known dangers is a different matter altogether 
> from insurance!
> 
> Acquiring insurance does not prevent any damage or loss, but rather 
> contributes to a common purse with unbelievers which provides for 
> restoration, repair, or replacement AFTER the fact, AFTER the loss, AFTER 
> the damage!  The party which is injured or suffers loss is reimbursed from 
> that common purse into which all have contributed.
> 
> The question is: To whom do we turn in our time of need, our time of loss, 
> or damage? Do we turn in a different direction than the unsaved, or the same 
> 
> direction?  Where we turn in our time of need tells far more about our 
> confidence in God than our words!
> 
> You continued:"Well, you might enjoy this piece by Jonathan Lindvall. This 
> article was originally published in Home School Digest: 
> http://www.boldchristianliving.com/text-only/articles/insuranc.html
> 
> Thank you brother for bringing Jonathon's excellent article to our 
> attention.
> 
> He refers to many of the same scriptures that the Lord used to challenge my 
> own thoughts on insurance.
> 
> That process extended over more than 20 years in my own life as the Lord 
> dealt first with insurance on a church building, then life insurance, health 
> 
> insurance, employment insurance,  social insurance, and auto liability 
> insurance.
> 
> I don't have a web site, but have written an article on insurance which is a 
> 
> personal testimony of the Lord's dealings with me on these issues, but far 
> more than that...it is a testimony of His faithfulness in providing for our 
> needs when we opted out of dependence on each of these insurance schemes. It 
> 
> also looks at a number of different designations in scripture which describe 
> 
> what we call "insurance" today.  I'd be happy to send this by e-mail to 
> anyone who requests it.
> 
> I don't claim that everyone ought to do as I have done, but I do encourage 
> every believer to heed the counsel of Mary to the servants at the wedding at 
> 
> Cana, "Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it!" (John 2:5) Whatever God clearly 
> 
> indicates to you is His direction for you, the wisest course is just to do 
> it!
> 
> Your brother in Christ,
> Bruce