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Originally Posted by triumphant1
Or the people could stop being jealous and be thankful for the blessing of the Lord in their pastor's life....these folks that always nitpick those who have it better might just try having some initiative to get out there and do something with their talents and such, instead of gripping and complaining about what everybody else has.
This really bugs the soup out of me....all this talk about keeping the pastor poor and his wife barefoot and pregnant....sickoes....the pastor has the right to be rich too so get over it!
Too many church folks have the "poor is me, the other side of the tracks, just give me a cabin in the corner of gloryland" mentality and it is rooted in a culture that keeps it's kids from going to college and becoming the doctors and lawyers and wealthy business owners in town....shoot everyone knows that all the kids need is two or three years of non-accredited bible school to get deeply indoctrinated and to find a bed partner.....then come home, with a worthless diploma and work at walmart, live in a trailer, and join us in gripping about the pastor's new boat....
Usually the one doing the gripping about what the pastor drives, lives in, and what the pastor wears...have much deeper issues of insubordination and jealosy and control...usually have no more drive than to sit around gripping and complaining about everything they can gossip about....instead of using that same energy to better themselves....
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Well I disagree that a pastor should be "rich", depending upon what your definition is. If a man's goal is to be rich, he should find a vocation other than ministry.
I totally agree that the pastor should be blessed as the church is blessed, and should not live high above the congregation.
If he is financially blessed outside of church funds, it should not be flaunted. Why create issues for people unnecessarily?