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Brother, these guys are covinced in their minds, without scripture of course, that the pastors are a type of OT priests(levites) and we are Israel(spiritually lower on the totem pole)....
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I never made any of these claims of anyone lower or higher than another. Sounds like their is some pride issues you may be dealing with.
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This is completely bogus and belittling of the calling of us all
These men actually believe that they are some kind of higher calling than us and a link to get blessings from the Lord.....LOL
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I believe it should be freewill whether you tithe or just randomly give what is on your own heart to give. Any compensation I have received through the ministry has only been used to provide for my family and to allow me to give more of my time to the ministry of others. I do not begin to start naming things that I have done to support the people in the congregation where I pastor. I can say to be such a holier than thou you have broad brushed me to be I have done many things as of recently that the people who are lower in class(according to you) probably wouldn't be doing for one another.
I think those that are greatest among us should be servants of all.
You really sound that you struggle with giving to another minister, because it makes you feel they are higher than you.(sounds like pride)
I am glad to have people over me(I submit myself to others). I can also say that Jesus has used other men in my life to brought me to him. Paul refers to himself as being some people's spiritual father. Sean you sound as if you feel like you owe no man anything in life and you have done everything on your own. I hope I am misunderstanding your posts. The body has many parts and we need one another and it is not that one is better, but all has different purposes.