"Tithing" is a significant income generator for organize religion. But since we are suppose to "give" and not "tithe", I ask the question how much should we...
Just give to who you feel the Lord is telling you to give to. Pray about how much you give. If you have peace with the amount you decide on and who you are...
Rob - You hit the nail on the head with you "opening comment"! Tithing - which is NOT the means by which the church is to gather support, has become an...
... To the group. This is my latest letter to a tithing pastor. Your comments to the group are encouraged..........................................October 1,...
Makes me want your book even more. And, did he respond? I doubt (that's me being cynical and judgmental) he even read the entire letter. Hopefully he did...
Hi all! :) Regarding Rob's comment: "I have felt that paid clergy are inclined to treat their congregation as good friends." There's a word Jesus used to...
I understanding taking friendship to an extreme out of obligation and/or fear of loss of income could be harmful, but a "leader" to genuinely be friends to his...
Rob, You asked the question: "But since we are suppose to "give" and not "tithe", I ask the question how
much should we give for organized religion and what...
Jeff, it's mainly a fundamental difference, I think, of how we individually define "church." The Lord's Church (the ecclesia) is not about what we think we...
Very Good Dave!!! Not long ago I posted "what effect has Satan had on the Church", and not one response was made to it! I find this very interseting. Just an...
"Slamming" paid Clergy??? This is a group that was formed to discuss the unbiblical teaching of tithing in todays church fellowship. The "Paid Clergy" is part...
Brother My position concerning paid clergy is this. (1) The Bible does not teach that clergy MUST be either paid or full-time. Otherwise Paul is guilty of...
What is the spiritual force that influences false teaches, false prophets, false brothers? How does this affect the church universal & the local church...
Alex I think that Satan is directly behind a lot of those who have studied the Bible and should know better. However, some of it is just plain stupidity and a...
Why do we spend any time contemplating how much influence Satan has? We
would do better to spend our time and efforts contemplating how much
influence we have...
I'm guessing, I personally didn't see your original posting, that it's because most of us here don't want to see a "devil hiding behind every bush." Yes,...
So many people on this page get so defensive over a question. I take it you didn't read my entire email... you seem to enjoy focusing on one line which was a...
Now, this is a great balanced answer. Many here are "slamming clergy" (how I orignally worded my question), and the funny thing is, I agree nearly one hundred...
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Steven King
thekingster@...
Oct 6, 2005 3:38 pm
Sorry I have been silent for so long - but the sheer volume of email you produce makes me wonder how you each have the time to do this (I am a nurse and have...
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Steven King
thekingster@...
Oct 6, 2005 3:41 pm
Satan tries to pervert anything that is Holy. He gets too much press as it is. We know his future... ... -- "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn...
Brothers, I would like to expound on Russell Kelley's point # 4 which read: "(4) It is my personal opinion that paid clergy detaches the clergy from the...
Brothers, We don't need to worry about what Satan is doing to hinder the
Church the Clergy is doing just fine. Read my other e-mail on this! L> ... From:...
Despite your notably good intentions Steven, your mistake is that you appear to believe that the institutional church and the body of Christ are one and the...
Steven, In reply to your statement: " That having been said - and perhaps
it's an argument from silence - but paying a clergy to be "pastors and
teachers" for...
Ungodly leadership has a negative effect on the whole, which brings hurt and harm to all! But God works all things together for good to them that Love Him! Old...
Larry- I've just read the articule "Church without clergy". What this person describes is nothing more than what Paul said would happen: "2Ti 4:3 For the time...
Is this the kindest you can be? What can I do? I am probably in the strongest position, because I have had 18 years for my deep wounds to heal and for me to...
Rob, The way I see it, the problem enters when one strays away from
Scripture into their own FEELINGS. If controversy is aroused by Scripture,
then it should...
