Therefore, Christians should identify with the orphans and widows in the church by giving them support (Gal 6:10). The Bible makes it clear that our service to God is not complete if we neglect the care for orphans and widows (James 1:27). Orphans should not be abused or enslaved but should be helped. This is seen as a proof of their commitment to God (1 Tim. Family members are enjoined to take care of orphans and widows so that they will not suffer. Family members and the Church as a body have crucial roles to play in the care and well-being of Orphans and Widows. Widows and Orphans are usually vulnerable and need to be helped. He protects the orphans and expects widows to trust Him (Jer.49:11). God makes provisions for them in His law and expects us to fulfil these obligations (Deut. He sustains and relieves widows and orphans (Ps. To maltreat could be to РІР‚Вneglect, abuse or take advantage of them in their vulnerable stateРІР‚в„ў. God says anyone who maltreats them will attract his wrath. He hears them when they cry out in anguish (Ex. God does not want them to be afflicted or badly treated. He is called РІР‚Вthe Father to the fatherless and the Protector of widowsРІР‚в„ў (Ps.68:5). God is highly concerned about orphans and widows. РІР‚СљPure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.РІР‚Сњ James 1:27 He, therefore, commands us to protect and care for these people in our churches and communities (Ps. God loves and cares very deeply for Widows and Orphans. Orphans are children whose parents are dead, or for whatever reasons are not in their lives (unknown, or have permanently abandoned them).

A widow is a woman who has lost her spouse by death and usually has not remarried.

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