Here was the words spoken by a man who had just murdered his own brother, Gen. 4:9c.
What do you think would be the answer to this question today?
Are we to be our Brothers, Sisters Keeper?
2007-12-18 04:48:01 · 22 answers · asked by don_steele54 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
(((Don)) Dear Brother, :-)
We are to help in time of need, pray for them, support them, cry, laugh and celebrate with them. We are even told to warn them when they are sinning very gently--lest we ourselves fall into sin. Also be gentle remembering that the Word of God is sharper than a two edged sword.
And for our neighbors who aren't Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Ezekiel 3:18-21:
"When I say to the wicked, 'you will surely die,' but you don't say anything to warn him to give up his wickedness to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for him.
But if you warn that wicked person, and still he doesn't turn from his wickedness and evil behavior, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved your life."
However, after we have warned them and are not getting anywhere, we are also told not to cast pearls before pigs, (Matthew 7:6) and to shake the dust of the unbelieving city/people off our feet (Matthew 10:14) but always to err on the side of love. In other words, if the Lord reveals even a little hope for someone, continue working with them and, of course, always pray for them.
Dear Brother in Christ I love you, oooooolala!
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2007-12-18 06:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by oooooolala! 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes we are suppose to take care of our brothers and sisters and everyone else that has a need even Jesus done that when He feed the multitudes at the gathers alot of those people were not save and they all follow Him no. Didn't Gods word tell us that knowing to do good and doing it not was a sin unto us?
2007-12-18 14:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by Fisherofmen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every man has a relation to another. We are all related and dependent on one another directly or indirectly. Even Adam and Eve were created each to depend on (and care for) each other.
"Am I my brother's keeper" is a question that its answer is YES.
You should be your brother's keeper, even today it's still valid!
2007-12-18 04:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by Kenny2 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If our love is the genuine love of God shed abroad in our hearts then we are more than just our brother's keeper.
1 John3:14
We know that we have passed out of death into Life because we love the brothers. He who does not love abides in death
vs 16
In this we know that He laid down His life on our behalf and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.
What we have in our spiritual birth supercedes even that of the natural birth.. because unlike man being our father.. We have the life of our Heavenly Father.. as children of God.
Brother.. thank you for being my keeper with your encouragement...your words of wisdom .. your care and love...your compassion for others...your love for your own family is always such an blessing to those seeing it in some way.
We not only keep eachother.. we fight for eachother in prayer and stand as One here in the forum... we support one another and they know we are His disciples by the way we love one another.
Your sister
Sandy
2007-12-18 05:59:55 · answer #4 · answered by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are we responsible? Absolutely!
"Not only are we our brother's keeper, but are held accountable for our treatment of and our ways of relating to our brothers (blood and spiritual).
For Cain's sins against his brother, God curses him throughout the earth, takes away his ability to farm, and sentences him to a life as a fugitive and a vagabond (v.12). This clearly indicates that unbrotheriness destines one to fruitlessness and frustration of purpose."
2007-12-18 05:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus answers this question in the parable of the Good Samaritan, when someone asked Him who our "neighbour" is that we're supposed to love. "Keeping" here means looking out for, caring for or helping.
We can't take on responsibility for the actions of another adult, but we are meant to be present and available in their need. So yes, we are.
2007-12-18 06:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in a way we are our brothers and sisters keepers, we are to look out for those that we love, and they are to look out for us as well.
2007-12-18 04:57:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you certainly are your brother's keeper.
2007-12-18 04:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
according to Jesus, the second most important commandment is thou shalt love thy neighbor(anyone other than you) as thyself. it means looking out for the welfare of others and if that requires you to be your brothers keeper and it does then you must be the keeper as hopefully he is your keeper.
2007-12-18 04:57:00 · answer #9 · answered by Loren S 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps parents are their children's keepers up to age 18/whatever.
After a person is old enough to vote, to drink, to die for their country, that changes it seems to me.
Religiously speaking, being a brother's keeper has led to heretic burnings and witch hunts.
2007-12-18 04:56:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋