06-08-2007, 03:05 PM
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Former Member
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Location: El Salvador
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Originally Posted by reekie
Personally, I feel that Boanerges has missed the point. I can assure him or her that no Pastor can guarantee what is going to happen to the funds the Church sends on its way.
I've been there and I've seen it all.
reekie
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What Boanerges gave you was Biblical council concerning a Christian's giving and a personal testimony about the joy of giving. Doesn't get any better than that.
No, no pastor can guarantee what is going to happen with anything, much less money. But God can. Someone may avoid judgment from a human court, but they will give account to a Holy God.
I have to disagree also on your statement, "I've seen it all." Obviously not. The majority of the money given through evangelical churches go where it is designated, with very little administrative fees attached. Most of the fees that are attached are government related.
I'd prefer to give through a "questionable" church any day, than through a so called "good" government program.
It is kind of funny in many ways, if you ask people, “do you want the blessings of God?” They say, "yes, bless me Lord!" Then you show them where God says it is more blessed to give that to receive… or freely you have received freely give… or give and it will be give to you presses down… or I will open the window of heaven and pour out such a blessing that there will not be room to receive it… and then they decide that they have had all God’s blessing they want.
I abhor legalism and the idea that Christian MUST tithe. God is all about grace and we should be too. We call our giving grace giving, because it is not limited. We are not limited to just 10%, we can give as much as our God leads us to give, since it all belongs to Him anyway.
Just my views. God BLESS you!
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