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NASB | John 2:13 ¶ The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
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Subject: is selling in a church building fine? |
Bible Note: nimrod2 Where did you get the opinion I did not understand that all people were not able to give equally? I understand that perfectly. In you second paragraph your talking about a bartering system where one person's talents are used to help another. To my knowledge this is how the church is to be ran. Where did I say otherwise? What we are talking about in this thread is a musician or speaker coming to the church and hawking his wares either from the pulpit or from a tape table. As a side bar to this we are talking about the church holding rummage sales and such to raise money. I feel this sends the wrong signals to the world. I feel a better solution would be for the individuals to hold the rummage sales or bake sales external from the church and bring the money in. Lastly I apologized on my choice of words not for the concept. I believe every body should give something when they receive something. If they are not able to do that then there is a problem and that needs to be resolved. If it is because they just don’t have enough money to give then I would have to say they are probably not the stewards of their money they should be. They need to change how they spend and how they live to change that pattern. I have dealt with many people that didn’t have two nickels to rub together, yet they had voice mail, caller id, call waiting and such things that just eats up money. They were forced to live almost as slaves to landowners that kept them chained with high initial fees and deposits. With proper stewardship I was able to show them they could live in a better place and pay far less money for it. If it is because their spouse is not a believer and will not allow them to give then they need to be doing two things praying that God will change the heart of their spouse and giving of the their time as an offering. Nimrod I thank you for your concern about me but you seem to jump to many conclusions about me of which you have no concept. If you have something to add to this discussion either pro or con then by all means let us hear it. But please stop putting words in my mouth. EdB |