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1 | selling raffle tickets | Bible general Archive 3 | pbp | 157556 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for your clear to the point response. My Pastor sells and buys these tickets. Up until 4 years ago our church would not participate in the selling of raffle tickets. But we got a new Pastor 4 years ago and I just assuming that since he allows and participates in this that he is in agreement with it. As far as the elders in our church a lot of the older elders that would be against this has died. I have only been a christian for about 2 years and recently I was elected treasurer of our ladies group and so I am in charge of the selling and collecting money for these tickets. From the beginning I thought this is a gray area, but really could not make an effective case against it. I have been studying and praying about this matter. If you have any more comments. I would appreciate it. Thanks alot.. |
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2 | selling raffle tickets | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 157560 | ||
Dear pbp, the church of which I'm a member (First Baptist Church in a good-sized Arkansas city) does not engage in any such activities as selling raffle tickets whatever, and if it did, I would be strongly opposed to it. I would neither buy them nor sell them nor in any way promote the enterprise. In my view, the preferred way to dispose of the donated quilt would be to give it away to a needy person or family. And the way to raise money in a church is not by the employment of a raffle-ticket scheme or other questionable gimmick, but by the free-will offerings of its members. I see no harm whatever in your expressing your intense concern and honest misgiving about this activity to your pastor and other leaders of the church you attend. Participation in raffling is to play a game of chance with the hope and expectation of material gain. It is not giving but gambling. It is not good fiscal stewardship within the body of Christ. Moreover, for the parishioners who may be tempted to gamble, I see this practice as being a potential stumbling block in a brother's way. The church is never to follow the ways of the world but of Christ. --Hank | ||||||
3 | selling raffle tickets | Bible general Archive 3 | pbp | 157986 | ||
Brother Hank, Thank you for your response. I have prayed about this issue and I know that the Lord is dealing with some of our members about this issue. You made several good points and I appreciate it so much. |
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