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Originally Posted by good samaritan
I want to speak in here as a bi-vocational pastor in defense of other pastors. There is a bad trend of preachers running other preachers down. I hear all the judgments passed against brothers In the Lord. Preachers are hard on other preachers and in the end we hurt the work of God. I read on another thread someone put that he was trying to reach the saints of churches to reveal the error of their tithe teaching pastor.
After he got through to the saints that their pastor was wrong; how do you think that is going to affect the unity that saint will have where they go in future? After they have been convinced their previous pastor was a greedy lying preacher. People need to stop tearing one another down. If you choose to believe in tithing or not tithing you have that choice. If a pastor chooses to teach or not teach tithing that is his choice. God placed him their no doubt and the pastor will be responsible for his actions.
I do think the ministry should receive compensation for their labor. Many people run preachers down over money and they don't know anything about the individual and the time and energies he has invested. There is an old saying you get what you pay for. If a church congregation doesn't feel to reward the ministry employed with them then they can't say too much about his lack of time to take care of the church's needs.
We talked on another thread about an associate pastor and his hardships and by the description given I could relate to the hardships. When I mentioned my similar financial situations they remarked that my sacrifices were appropriate for a pastor. Is sacrificial giving only for pastors or is it for all born again believers. Do we inherently give sacrificially, or do we learn through teaching and by others example.
Some make it sound like they hate their pastor and don't want to see him prosper any for the labor he does. What do you think God thinks about this attitude? If the church body doesn't have unity, is against the leadership, and doesn't have a desire to reward those who labor within it then they can't count on being a successful church. Tithing or non-tithing if you despise leadership you are going to miss out with God.
Hope all here feel that their pastor deserves more because if not maybe you should find leadership you will appreciate.
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I am against legislated tithing, but I am all FOR giving. Giving as the Lord has prospered you may be that you are able to give 50% of your earnings! Or it may be that you have fallen on hard times, as the widow Jesus spoke of who gave her last mite. Giving should not be measured by "amount" but by attitude.