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1 | How many ways can money be collected? | 1 Cor 16:1 | Acts 22 | 105464 | ||
How many ways is the church authorized in the N.T. to collect money? When may the church collect money? What are the limitations for giving,especially, giving too much? | ||||||
2 | How many ways can money be collected? | 1 Cor 16:1 | tgarretts | 105465 | ||
As far as I can tell there aren't any guide lines on how a church is to collect money. There are guide lines on how the church (the body of beleivers) is to give. The technique is not important. The condition of the heart of the giver is. The Old Testament we are taught to give 10 percent of your income but in the New Testament there is not a percentage given. However, the New Testament teaches that It all belongs to God and that We need to be a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7). I beleive that we need to give that according to what God lays on our heart to give. When you look at the parable of the talents, you find the good steward is the one who is blessed. You have to be led by the Spirit in order to be a good steward for apart from Christ we can do nothing (Gal. 2:20). | ||||||
3 | How many ways can money be collected? | 1 Cor 16:1 | JCrichton | 105492 | ||
I've found no specifications on the manners in which the church may perform the collection. The various passages in the Bible that refer to charity or collections for the poor and the discipleship do not outline many specifics on the how, when, or frequency. Paul did make a plea to have thins ready: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2. But, mostly,Biblical passages are concerned with our reasons and our spiritual standing: Matthew 5:23-24; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7. There's an immense preoccupation with serving the poor and the discipleship: Acts 20:35; Galatians 2:9-10; omans 12:9-17; 15:25-27. There's no limit set on the amount of the offerings nor on the use of the collections. Yet there are signs of greed and divisiveness: 1 Corinthians 9:11-14--perhaps there were those who wanted to misappropriate the funds (as it happens during our times) and Paul admonishes them and clarifies that he and those with him have opted to not even ask for assistance, in order to dissuade any impostors from maligning their missions: 1 Corinthians 9:15-18. The apostles new that the need of the church would require a system of collections (funds; goods; services; food) and an equitable form of distribution. Collections were never intended to fatten a select group (Ezekiel 33:1-9). he fulfillment of the Law, in Christ Jesus, did away with many of the customs and corporal requirements of the Law. Tithing, as a mandatory covenant, was replaced with a greater covenant: Love! So, give freely, generously, within your means, and with your heart set on God! God Bless! |
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