Question on Ephesians

[Jay]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

They also did not make churches a "Professional job" back in those days. There were no business meetings. It was not considered a "corporation" until the institution of IRS 501 C 3 tax-exempt status. Church leadership was not "passed down" to upcoming ministers that were son's or grandson's as if they inherited a business. I've seen this happen in my region for the past 30 years. Out of all the churches here, there is virtually only one church who voted for a fresh face to pastor.

It was a calling for the men of God. Take the scripture where Jesus told the 12 disciples in Luke 9:1-6 to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. If they encountered one person while on the road, such as in the case of the Ethiopian Eunuch, or to a crowd of thousands, they preached the gospel,baptism of the Holy Ghost the same and did not require a tithe.

How did the Church become a money-making store that people are mandated to come to every fellowship with one man calling the shots?

You need to study your church history, because that has indeed happened in the past. 'Business meetings', churches being passed to family members in the ministry, and often the ministers did nothing else, which made it a full time position, and did in fact teach the tithe. I have made church history a specific study of mine for a few years now, and all of these elements have existed, even from the days of the book of Acts.