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Änσnymσus

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Obedience or Charity?
« on: April 13, 2021, 04:10:46 PM »
 What is more important, obedience to one's parents or charity towards the poor? I have a friend who is poor who always asks me to buy things for him. I always do. He says he will pay me back for the things I buy for him, but I have probably spent four hundred dollars on him and he has only given me back twenty dollars. I am also poor, but I buy him things with my spare money as I have some extra money and am not materialistic. My parents (I am over 18 but live at home) don't want me to buy my friend anything more at least until he pays me back for what I bought him. They say maybe we could use the money so I should save it ans give it to them, though we don't need the money at this time, in the future we might need it. Is it more important to listen to my parents or to help my friend?
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Re: Obedience or Charity?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2021, 04:14:00 PM »
They say he is taking advantage of me which may be true, but it is hard to say no when he keeps asking for things. 
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Re: Obedience or Charity?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2021, 04:30:47 PM »
You live at home. Any money that you have should be given to your parents not your friend.  A real friend doesn’t ask for money. 

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Re: Obedience or Charity?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2021, 04:34:45 PM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on April 13, 2021, 04:30:47 PM
You live at home. Any money that you have should be given to your parents not your friend.  A real friend doesn’t ask for money.
I do give mom and dad much more money than I give this friend.
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Re: Obedience or Charity?
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2021, 04:55:18 PM »
He's taking advantage of you because he knows he can.  As long as you keep giving in, he'll keep asking.  Your parents aren't as involved in the situation as you are, and can probably judge better.  

Since what they're telling you to do isn't sinful, and in fact based on good common sense, I'd listen to them.  

Don't buy this person any more things; is he really a "friend" or just someone who's using you?
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