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Post date: Dec 5, 2015 4:54:16 AM
The normal Christian is not astute in the scriptures or powerful in life. I really think the pastors are at fault. If the pastors didn’t need to get money for their ministry they would endeavor to breed powerful intra-dependent (mature and mutually dependent) Christians as opposed to sweet little tithers who think the pastor is very anointed.
This is scary and unknown territory for the tithers and the pastors
It also really is not the story in the Bible. A quick test, please name the "senior pastor" for each church we know of in the Bible. Galatians, Romans, Ephesus, Philadelphia, Colossians, Thessalonians etc etc
You will find there is no singular senior pastor. The churches were planted by apostles who lived from hand to mouth (just like Jesus) and then left (just like Jesus) so that the saints could grow up in the Holy Spirit. The good order was kept by elders (plural).
8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 6:8-10
7 “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
8 “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 “of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 “of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
11 “of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
14 “He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
15 “All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
John 16:7-15
But then, they wouldn’t know would they? The Bible is just too thick for busy people
What a disaster?!
12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.3 And this we will do if God permits.4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,6 if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God;8 but if it bears thorns and briars, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
Hebrews 5:12-6:8
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