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1 | I won"t be saved if I don't tithe | 2 Corinthians | jlpangilinan | 63432 | ||
Of course EdB, if you alow me to tell you some story about our church here in the Philippines. Our church did not require us to give tithes our brother (we call him brother He is not want to call him pastor or reverend just brother as Christ said in Mat) We usually give as purposes of our heart some can give big amount some small. We have members that cannot give at all, those who are stayed in our home for the aged. Yes we have community of disable members. We have a national convention center worth 600 Million pesos (12M dollors)this convention center has our hospital and other facilities that can help our most unfurunate members. We have food there. If some time the typoon hit some area this convention center usually used for shelter for member and non member. The land that occupied of the convention center is family owned of our preacher but he donated it to the church, even his home and cars that he owned He donated it to the church so it is now property of the church. He is a very good example to us, when that convention center started He tried to build that in his own money it is 80 percent finished when He asked help from us to finish the convention center because our old center is too small for us. Our preacer and leader of the church has there own job to support thier family they dont get thier salaries from the church. Our church has more than 2 million in the philippines and thousand from other part of the world, we support our church and our fellow members. Philippines is one of the developing countries we have many poor people here, but I proudly say that none in our members died because they have no food because we support each members and number one for that noble job is our beloved brother (preacher) we enable to support our church but not requiring our member to give tithes but love offering. Our preacher always remind us of the life of apostle paul that the paul is not burdensome to his people, it is paul try to provide for the church, and he tried to do the same thing. 2Co 12:13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong. 2Co 12:14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. 14. 2Co 12:15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. the verses above is an inspiration to us. Thanks for time, God bless, Johnny |
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2 | I won"t be saved if I don't tithe | 2 Corinthians | Hank | 63616 | ||
Johnny, that is a heart-warming story and thanks for sharing it with the forum. Now I will write a "Tale of Two Churches" for in it I believe lie hints and clues that teach a valuable lesson to all churches. This "tale" by the way is perfectly true. In my city stand Church A and Church B. Church A hardly ever mentions money, asks no one to sign a pledge card, stages no money-raising campaigns, no every-member canvass to raise funds, pressures no one to give. Church B stages every-member canvasses, asks its members to sign pledge cards, revisits some of them to ask them to raise their pledges, routinely stresses budget needs from the pulpit, and even hires outside professional fund raisers during "pledge month" every year. Church A has no problem whatever meeting its own internal monetary needs and has a very large surplus which it uses for radio and TV ministries, supports two local on-campus missions, one for the local Asian community and the other for the Hispanic community, and in addition contributes heavily to both North American and world missions. Church B has great difficulty meeting the essentials of its own internal financial needs and virtually nothing to spare for any outreach missions. Church A preaches and teaches God's word. Church B is more oriented toward social issues and secular humanism. Church A is growing and prospering, and many are being led to Christ. Church B is struggling to keep its doors open...... So I ask, is the problem financial or is it spiritual? Is the real solution to churches' financial problems always to be found in finding ways to raise more money, or could it be a deep-seated spiritual problem that cannot be cured by all the money in the world? Does not it apply to churches as well as individuals to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added? [See Matt. 6:33] --Hank | ||||||
3 | I won"t be saved if I don't tithe | 2 Corinthians | jlpangilinan | 63622 | ||
Hank, Good to hear you again my friend, Before I was a tithe giver, I was a member of certain church, (i dont want to metioned it here) the tught us that tithes is a requirements, and I as a first member in my family in that church, convinve my parents to give tithes 10 percent in what we have. We practice that for years and we have no problem with that. As a matter of fact I tried to depend that before that as a son of God I should tithe. Until i found this ministries I am in now, I am really amazed why this certain man always taught to his members that tithes is not a requirements but love offering. He is the one really find the resources to support the church. We are witness of how many properties he sold in order to build the National Convention that I mentioned to EdB. How many properties he sold in order to feed our unfortunate members, shouldering the burden on how to by medicine and other supplies for our free hospital. Inspite of those burden he discourage the tithes because it is not a teaching of Christ but love offering. He always taught to our members being a pastor is not a job for a living but a service to God and his people like paul that supported himself as a tent maker and did not make himself as any burden to his members. I always listen to him how to discourage tihes for the Christians. What I do now if somebody tell me that tithes is a requirements. Thanks for your note. God bless, Johnny |
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4 | I won"t be saved if I don't tithe | 2 Corinthians | Hank | 63624 | ||
Johnny, reciprocal wishes to you for God's good blessings God has blessed me in a thousand ways in my 67 years, not the least of which was in providing me with a fine father. My dad, after he retired, designed and built with his own hands, along with the help of a few Christian brothers, a good-sized church. That building, so far as I know, still stands today a few yards away from the town square in Trenton, Georgia. My father refused to accept a penny for his work. --Hank | ||||||