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1 | OVER TAXATION! | Bible general Archive 4 | AQUEEN | 194976 | ||
IS IT OKAY FOR PASTOR TO ASK FOR MONEY FOR A CAR? AND TELL YOU TO PLEASE GIVE OR RISK YOUR BLESSING BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT SOW OR MAKE A VOW IN THE MAN OF GODS LIFE. THIS IS ABOVE TITHE AND OFFERINGS AND OTHER REQUEST AND OR OUR FIRST FRUITS WHICH MY CHURCH DOES! WHY AM I UPSET AT THIS! | ||||||
2 | OVER TAXATION! | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 194977 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum. You might want to ask the one that said this to you; that since he isn’t depending on the grace of God for “all” of his blessing, how much is this particular blessing supposed to cost you personally? And if says he is depending on grace, why then should he expect and different from you? Philip. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. P.S. Please don’t post to the forum with all upper case letters it makes it tough to read and it looks like you are screaming at us! Have fun and I hope you enjoy the forum, CDBJ |
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3 | OVER TAXATION! | Bible general Archive 4 | AQUEEN | 194981 | ||
Thanks for your answer. The cost is 1000.00 per memeber. Im due to "freely" give well over 4000.00 a year and over another 1500.00 plus in first fruits at the first of the year, not including other offerings and random request for little things that come up. This is above everything expected of us and I asked myself the same thing what are you really teaching if you are condeming people for not doing what God should do for you? How do you teach real faith if you dont act on it? Thanks. I dont have a problem with appreciation gifts, but thats what I thought first fruits and tithes were for to take care of the church and Pastors needs to fullfil within the body of Christ to promote Kingdom work whatever the need. Everthing after is voluntary and extra and should not be shoved down peoples throats when you feel they dont want to fullful the request making them or manipulating them to think their faith is at jeporady! I feel like God talks to our hearts about giving and I was very hurt and dissapointed hear this shouted from the pulpet on Sunday. Thanks I feel better. Sorry about the caps its a "work thing" I forget to remove them. I love the fourm | ||||||
4 | OVER TAXATION! | Bible general Archive 4 | lionheart | 194986 | ||
AQUEEN, 2 Corinthians 9:7- Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart. Not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Read this whole chapter. It makes a huge statement where giving is concerned. No one has the right to demand ad especially call into question ones faith over this. Are there times we need to challenge one another where giving is concerned? Absolutely! But! We do so not out of obligation or legalizm but out of our heart for what God has given us. Whatever I have I have because God gave it to me, so it all belongs to him anyway. So it would reason that out of gratitude and love for God that I would want to give back to him. I want to encourage you with this. People don't set the bar for what you give. That's between you and God. when you give take a look at your heart. Paul tells us to examine our hearts daily. When we are giving we may not always know where it goes and yes there are times where even those things are missused. If we are aware of such circumstances we are under no obligation to support it. The main thing we need to understand that above all we are giving to God. God will bless you even if no one else will. Plus when it comes to giving it's much more than our finances. It's our time, our talents, our hearts and lives. John 15:13- Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. Straight out of the mouth of our Lord. That pretty well sums it up. In Him, lionheart |
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