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Old 03-21-2007, 09:14 PM
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What do you think of this Financial equality doctrine?

What about this financial and possessions equality for the Church of the 21st century.

Are we to sell everything we have put in in a pot and have everything common?

Sounds very unpractical and cult like.
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Old 03-21-2007, 09:16 PM
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What about this financial and possessions equality for the Church of the 21st century.

Are we to sell everything we have put in in a pot and have everything common?

Sounds very unpractical and cult like.
Psssst, don't tell the early Church that.
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Old 03-21-2007, 09:17 PM
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What about this financial and possessions equality for the Church of the 21st century.

Are we to sell everything we have put in in a pot and have everything common?

Sounds very unpractical and cult like.
Communism... won't work today.
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Old 03-21-2007, 09:19 PM
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Communism... won't work today.
Actually, what he describes is more akin to Socialism.
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I think if we were in survival mode like many in the first church were, our collective outlook and willingness to work together would be vastly different.
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Actually, what he describes is more akin to Socialism.
Where would I be if you wasn't here to correct me??
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Old 03-21-2007, 09:21 PM
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Psssst, don't tell the early Church that.
But I am asking todays Church.

Just because the early Church had cafeteria's and saints for waiters do we start the First American Church of the all you can eat Buffet?
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I think if we were in survival mode like many in the first church were, our collective outlook and willingness to work together would be vastly different.
with a 90% backslider rate. People need to "pray through" because brother Bible Thumper didn't shake their hand... sister Sally Mae walked past without saying "Praise the Lord.." etc.
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But I am asking todays Church.

Just because the early Church had cafeteria's and saints for waiters do we start the First American Church of the all you can eat Buffet?
No. Give when you can, and even when you can't. And be blessed.
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Old 03-21-2007, 09:23 PM
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Actually, what he describes is more akin to Socialism.
What is the diff? especially when you have no freedom to question leadership, but just shut up and obey.
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