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Originally Posted by The Lemon
Well....let's start by examining what these scriptures DON'T say:
A. They do not say anything about MONEY
B. They do not say anything about TITHING
What they do is advocate some form of support to those who labor in the Gospel...I personally do not know ANYONE who is a true christian who would not want to help support the ministry.
Let's not forget verse 11 either, where Paul basically says he would rather "Put up with anything" then be an obsticle to the Good News"
Bottom line (Coming from a minister mind you); is that our AMERICANIZED way of "doing Church" is FAR different then in the Apostles day. With large buildings, expensive programs etc., etc., - they often do exactly the opposite of what Paul was talking about in this verse.
I don't think our brother on here was misrepresenting anything, nor did he say EVERY minister - I did not see any broad brushing going on here... it is a fact that not all pastors are choosen of the Good Shepherd - but are hirlings - that's not a stretch to say....it's a fact.
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Uh... read them again. Look up what was intended with the world "double honor". Come on guys. You can do better than this. Reading into the text... the part about hirelings, was not about being supported by giving. Is that how you interpret that really???
Also, don't throw in 10 points to make the case of 1. For example, many of us will agree large buildings have drawbacks, but when you include that in this argument, you cloud the simpleness of what we are talking about.
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