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Subject: is selling in a church building fine? |
Bible Note: A Similar View........................................ Dear Roark89, I pretty much agree with EdB here. You do have a point that God gives some people gifts that they could use to make money, and that money could help to enable them to do ministry. I just don’t think that they should do them at the same time. ........................................ For instance, the apostle Paul had the ability to make tents. However, I sincerely doubt that he ever tried to auction them off during a service where he was preaching the Gospel of Christ. I imagine that he made the tents and sold them during the week, and left them at home when he went to go “minister”. ........................................ I think that musicians, authors, etc. should do the same. It’s good for them to write books (so people who will never hear them in person can read their ideas), or make tapes (so people who enjoy thier music can listen to them more often). However, I believe that they should only sell these things through bookstores, or the internet, or whatever during the week, and not inside the church. |