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NASB | 1 Timothy 5:17 ¶ The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 5:17 ¶ The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ]. |
Subject: Church budget not met should they beg? |
Bible Note: dedicatedtoHim In my humble opinion anyone that would say unless everyone tithes God won't heal anyone in the church needs to be saved. He is not preaching Jesus he is preaching money. David said Psalm 37:25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread. We are God's stewards of God's money and many times we get very very tight with it and need to be taught how to properly give. There is nothing wrong on teaching on giving. Also if the church has an actual budget I see nothing wrong telling the church the status of that budget. The church has the right to know if the giving is meeting the needs of the budget or if there needs to be budget cuts. A pastor also should be paid a reasonable salary. Reasonable being the key word, again in my humble opinion he should be paid the median income of the congregation. If that can’t be done then three things need to be looked at, first the budget. Maybe spending other places needs to be trimmed. Or, secondly the people need to look at what is important in their lives. Is it having the latest and greatest that just hit the market or is having a Pastor to love and care for them. Watching out for their spiritual walk and teaching and preparing them to do the work of the Lord. Thirdly the Pastor himself if he can’t live on what is being given and the church can’t afford to pay him more, he may need to get a secular job. While this is a very undesirable situation it needs to be considered along with all of it’s implications. If the Pastor is holding down a job he might be at work instead of making hospital calls. You may have to schedule weddings and burials around his schedule rather than what you desire. The man can’t two places at one time. EdB |