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title: 'The High Crime of Not Insuring: A Sermon, Preached at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, February 25th, 1877'
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authors:
- 'Thomas De Witt Talmage'
date: 1877-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Money, Possessions, and Stewardship'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 41'
- '1 Timothy 5'
- 'James 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/talmage-1877-the-high-crime-of-not-insuring-a-sermon-preached-at-the-brooklyn-tabernacle-february-25th-1877
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# The High Crime of Not Insuring: A Sermon, Preached at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, February 25th, 1877

T. DeWitt Talmage argues that buying life insurance is a Christian duty to provide for one's family, citing Joseph's Egyptian provision and 1 Timothy 5:8. He condemns neglect and procrastination.

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