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Bible and Prepping
Has anyone thought of how the bible relates to prepping? Or is it even mentioned in the bible? If someone comes to your door asking for food or you gonna feed them?
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I’ve done allot of reading and thinking about this subject. First for Christians is to be a witness for the Lord.
I think about past historical famines and how God took care of people…. then come back to reading about the fact you may entertain angels… when that stranger knocks on your door.
If God can make a person, sold into slavery by his brothers, head of store houses and forgiving enough to feed his family afterwords…. and, make oil not run out, etc…I think it wise to store up what we can, but not just for ourselves. Question comes down to is where a person’s heart? In fear and scarcity, or trusting in God and love.
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I have 3 or 4 extra Bibles to give out. Also stock up on David Jeremiah, Joyce meyers, T.D. Jakes books.
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Can’t remember the passage, but “be wise as serpents and harmless as doves” comes to mind.
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Matthew 10:16
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Those are great questions! We talk about how the bible relates to prepping all the time and there are tons of scriptures that are prepping related. As far as the feeding a stranger question, that depends on your groups SOP and if you’re on door duty that day lol! All kidding aside, we just had this question come up at our Conflicted Cards series we play at the Midwest Preparedness Festival last week!
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The Bible gives us many instances of being prepared, being aware, and taking action for ourselves. One that comes to mind is the virgins and the lamp oil. Some were prepared, others were not, all had the same opportunity. It wasn’t the “job” of the prepared to give oil to those who ran out of oil because they didn’t have enough. We are to care for the widows who have no family to care for them, and the orphans. It isn’t our responsibility to prepare and care for those who just don’t see a need to think ahead, weren’t paying attention etc. I They had the opportunity just as we did.
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I think that reference was an example for being spiritually ready for the Lord’s coming, as we are the bride of Christ.
Proverbs 25:21-22
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; for so you will heap coals of this on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Matthew 25:35 for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink…
Lev.19:18b but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Amen Gypsy61! I’m greatly encouraged to know I’m not all alone! 😊
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I don’t know of any scriptures about preparedness, other than the bring 10% of everything to the storehouse. Please share others.
My dad and I discuss this as I prep. He says people who prep are prepping to stay on this earth. He is not planning on staying. He said he is planning on the Lord taking him up. Its a good way to live, I guess. Less stress. lol
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Here is a place to start. It encompasses the spiritual and physical aspects of the reason to prepare:
“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.” 1 Timothy 5:8
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Oooh, thats good. THank you so much.
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Agreed. The Amish, most Plain Folk, and the Mormon Church all take Provisioning seriously, and expects every family/group to have a store of food. They retain canning equipment and the systems to store and distribute food in bulk. That is a very admirable trait that other creeds and faiths have occasionally admired from afar, or scoffed at and discarded altogether. The larger part of this generation instead relies on frequent visits to merchants for the complete gamut of provisions needed for existence, including all of our food, to an extent that would leave our great-great-grandparents aghast at modern disconnection from the effort they needed to exert(and the core competencies they needed to possess) for survival.
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Preparedness is not an end-times mentality or activity. Preparedness is admitting that life goes sideways sometimes. And after enough times of not having thought ahead (think Hurricane Ian), you begin to question your life choices of living in full dependence on “I’m sure it’ll just work out fine” and you begin to take responsibility for you and yours.
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I totally agree with you.
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Absolutely.
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100% agree. Its about being responsible for tough times!
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Joseph’s preparations helped his entire estranged family, the children of Jacob, aka, Israel. Famine is cyclical, just as is feast. Being prepared is Biblical!
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We have beans and rice. We put one bucket to donate to the needy. I consider it a tithe. Anyone I know friends or family, neighbors, who wants to sit down at my table will be welcome to eat beans with us.
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The Tithe , in Old Testament times, went into the Storehouse of The Temple; in the New Testament church, it went to the church to support widows indeed of the church; also to the poor that were communing with them (communion, meals in common held by the body of believers).
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What you shared about the New Testament church “tithing is not accurate. If you will look carefully at these passages you will see they gave freely to those you mentioned who were in need, widows and orphans.
The difference being “tithing” was a law.
Giving was freely from the heart. Only giving from the heart was practiced by the New Covenant church. No more laws of tithing as Jesus fulfilled the law and gave us a New law, That we should love oneanother.
I would encourage all to prayerfully consider these things before the Lord, just as many of the other things that we all were taught are incorrect. So it is with New Testament tithing. It just plain doesn’t exist.
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http://www.graceandtruth.net/images/stories/docs/articles/Tithe%202011-01-13%20(1).pdf
Do you think all of this is wrong as well -
Tithing was both a law in the OT, ( to the Jewish people via the laws of Moses ) and a choice. The choice of Abraham to give 10% of his winnings from the War effort was his choice. Myself I do not see tithing as a requirement for the Christian church mentioned anywhere in the NT, what I do see is free will offerings, and people giving as they can give, not being pressured into giving.
If Christians choose to give 10% of their income that is their choice, there is no issue of that, the trouble is when people say the bible says Christians are to give 10%, then they goto passages that in context were written to Jews, not to the Church.
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Malachai 3: 6-12 It is all God’s word and it is all referenced throughout.
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Some things are written to Jews, others to gentiles. Saying a passage is the word of God is like taking the verses…
“Judas went out and hanged himself.”
“Go and do likewise”….
Without proper context, you end up with the wrong meaning.
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I go back to what I and someone else mentioned earlier. All interpretation should come from the word of God and the Holy Spirit ONLY through much prayer. Definitely not from the internet. An unbeliever can always interpret the Word to make it say what he wants it to say. But it is “…alive and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12. I myself, tithe faithfully because that is what God has called me to do. If it comes down to tithing or paying my electric bill, I will pay the tithe first. And all I can say is because the Lord knows my heart as such, it has never come down to me having to make a choice like that. It’s just like He promises He will do in Malachai chapter 3. God knew we would have a hard time choosing Him over mammon.
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Ok, so you don ‘t want to listen to other viewpoints, understood.
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I love open discussion. God’s promises are real. 1 Cor. 1: 9. He doesn’t need defending. He is God. Have a blessed week.
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Actually Paul defended the gospel Philippians 1:16 blessings.
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Amen well said. It’s good to see those who like the Bereans search the scriptures for themselves to see if these things are so! Many of these religious institutions folks call church, would be empty if more individuals took that same responsibility which you exemplify.
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Reading the bible I find there are times that Jesus told his disciples to not prepare…..
Luke 10:4
Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
Then there was another time they were to prepare:
Luke 22:36
He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
I do find that the key is to be listening to the Shepherd of the sheep, to prepare as the holy spirit directs (not as man directs ) . If you look at when Joseph in the OT prepared, it was with the direction of God via a dream that he got ready for the 7 famine years.
In the book of Acts, God by the prophets warned of a coming famine.
And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Ok, now God spoke by Agabus, now watch what the church does with this information ->
Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.
This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Notice, that they took up a collection per the ability of each to give and sent it to those in need of the church. So those that had gave to those in need per their ability to give.
Myself, I have good Christian brothers and sisters who have warned of impending hard times ahead, in my reading of the bible I have seen that God instructed Israel to store up over a year’s provisions in the 6th year. Therefore having provisions for times of need, as Jesus said in the later times there would be famines, does seem reasonable to me.
There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
The problem seems to be when we don’t seek God, and replace God with our provision store, we start trusting more in our bank account, more in our stored food than trusting in God, and stop asking God to provide, and we starting thinking that we are the ones that provide….. as the man who built bigger barns but was not thinking about the things of God….
Luke 12:18 ……
So, as I understand it we are to always trust God to give us our daily bread, sometimes by the sweat of our brow, but God gives us the breath to breath so that we can earn our food. We should store up when those of understanding in the body of Christ are directed to do so by dreams, visions… The key always seems to be the intention of the heart, why do we store? Do we do it to be prepared for future need, or to trust in our own resources instead of trusting God. This is why it is so important to be walking with the Holy Spirit to know the direction God is leading us, and to read the bible to align our will to God’s plan.
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I love all of the feed back. I agree. We do need to prepare and provide for our families and friends and those in need. I believe the Holy Spirit has guided us all here for a reason. Everyday, I hear the promises in my ear yet I am still guided to provide, prepare and preserve food, security and the Word. I think while we are all doing these things, we need to also look at the Word as the “Living water” that needs to be stored up in our minds and hearts. Put up the “Meat” of the Word for preps. I don’t know about y’all but there are times when I feel like I am dying of thirst or starving for the Word or some sign from Our Father. Perhaps this is the Biblical Prep that is mentioned in the Bible? What are your thoughts on this?
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Very good thoughts indeed. I wonder 🤔 why we so seldom see God’s promises to us mentioned in these discussions. Psalms 91 is my meat in due season! There a good deep drink or Living water there also to wash it down so I can digest it and it becomes part of my every molecule! 😎❤✌
His promises are Literal Reality not figurative…Remember Elijah when he ran into the wilderness to hide from Jezebel?
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I don’t have time to read everyone’s responses but I’m so glad your response rose to the top of my reading. This is very true. The only thing we need to be prepared with is the oil in the lamps, like 5 of the 10 virgins in the book of Matthew. Our Bridegroom is coming!
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Amen to all you shared. It seems as always we as human beings want a law, a rule to follow anything but intimacy and learning to truly know his still small voice. He wants that relationship not a list of do’s and don’ts.
We can’t create that relationship for others, they must each cultivate it themselves.
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A very hearty Amen!
The problem seems to be when we don’t seek God, and replace God with our provision store, we start trusting more in our bank account, more in our stored food than trusting in God, and stop asking God to provide, and we starting thinking that we are the ones that provide….. as the man who built bigger barns but was not thinking about the things of God….
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I find it very intresting what you shared. How in scripture we can nearly always find counter examples of these type things!
On the one hand there are plenty of scriptures that can be used to justify or encourage stockpiling of resources for hard times.
Then there are the “other” scriptures that seem to appear to say the exact opposite. Ie. Take no anxious thought for your life, what you will eat or be clothed with, consider the lilies.
Each of these paradigms appear outwardly to oppose eachother.
What then is God trying to teach us? To stockpile or not to stockpile?
When our natural carnal minded man is in control we will divide into camps around our particular belief. Thus denominationlisim was born.(yuk🥵)
Each side will pick up their favorite sticks and stones of their premise and throw them at the other side. Thus religious debates were born. Jesus however never involves himself in debate, that’s only a weakness of our human nature that thinks we can prove our point with great intellect. And look pretty darn cool doing it. Right?
God’s answer to this big mess we’ve managed to create is to walk in the Spirit. When we do we won’t feel the need to debate and prove before all that our premise is the right one.
When we walk intimately with our Savior we will listen to his still small voice and follow wherever he goes.
He could direct us to help as we are able one individual while directing us to have nothing to do with the next one.
You see beloved of the Lord, there are no strict rules or laws concerning these things, but rather each of us should listen for His voice to give us direction in each encounter we face in life.
Walk in the Spirit and we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Whether that is to help where we have not been directed to do so, or to not help when we have been.
I hope this might encourage those who take time to read these thoughts. 😎❤
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The ant prepares for the winter…..
If a man does not work, he should not eat……
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That is why I let my husband do his work and I prepare after my work and taking care of my family.
Bible in different languages, Hebräisch, Aramäischen, Arabisch and more.
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We are told in Revelation 13:16-17 about not being able to buy or sell without the mark of the beast. In Rev. 14:9 we are told what happens to those that take the mark.
We are expected to have common sense and have been told these things for a reason. We have been given free will. “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God’s commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.” Rev 14:12
Take the mark or patiently endure. If you choose to patiently endure, common sense tells you to prepare. We have been told ahead of time so we will have no excuses.
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What a great thread, thanks for it.
I’m not as versed in citing the Bible as any of you are, but I struggle with how much to prepare to still maintain the level of trust in our Lord to not lose my live in the end trying to preserve it, but I do feel like he has a purpose for me afterward in helping to rebuild. I had this strong urge to save seeds right from the beginning and by now I think I have enough for my neighborhood. I expect estranged family and friends to come for help and I will not turn them away, but how much can you give before it affects you? Will this then be the moment of not trying to preserve your life in order to keep it and to trust him to open a door in need and lead the way? Trying to walk in faith, listening to my heart while preparing as best as I can has become a balancing act.
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Wow I am finishing up a Bible study on this very subject, and will have a verse chain link on this subject soon. Personally I believe that the Lord will keep the crazies away, but if someone comes we need to help. We will need to be in prayer almost always and have a close walk with Him. Trust in your preparing that you will have the right amount for what’s coming. God will bless all that you do.
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The Rapture isn’t guaranteed and if it does happen, you may well be leaving loved ones behind that still have time to repent if they can survive long enough. Leave a Bible in your preps…
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Full disclosure: I grew up in the (white) Southern Baptist church, my early days with the fire and brimstone preachers, then progressing to the more moderate form. Skip a couple of decades and converted to Eastern Orthodox, and dove in deep for at least 4-5 years, being Christmated as “Onesimus”. Currently, I consider myself agnostic.
That being said, anyone calling themselves Christian, “prepping” or not, would do themselves well to read or listen (in Joel’s own voice) to “The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs”. We all claim to walk our talk on the easy (or easily hidden) topics, but as Joel asks, when was the last time you heard a sermon on not how much you eat, but what you eat and how it was produced?
Such a sermon, at least in my area, would likely bring to anger some of the most generous of congregational tithers, the industrial farmers.
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Gee, thanks for sharing all that. I have no idea how it fits in a thread about the Bible and prepping, but that’s probably just me.
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Very good question. My natural instinct says to share, but then I have to remember that I have to eat as well. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 to give what is in your heart, not reluctantly and God will bless you abundantly. I know when I give, it seems to come back 10-fold. We have had to set boundaries with others though recently.
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I found it very interesting in the new testament the church did not give to all. There were requirements to those who they gave to. Boundaries so needed, but those who have no boundaries are sure to come to you to fix the problem they created….
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Love your answer