Christianity Today urges caution regarding Sound of Freedom. . "could inadvertently create more demand for trafficking children "
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Churches should have never been run like a business.
In my youth there were still churches in the rural communities where a member of the congregation took a rotation at giving the Sunday sermon. It wasn't the same person every week, and those that did preach the sermon were not living off the flock's wealth. They worked for their own living just like everyone else.
Christians need to return to that model. The church was never intended to be about collecting more and more money.
What are your thoughts on these verses.
Ezekiel 44:30
And the first of all the firstfruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, that a blessing may rest on your house.
1 Corinthians 9:14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
A pastor and a priest are not the same thing. Technically all Christians are supposed to be proclaiming the gospel. Attending seminary doesnt make you a Levite.
What are the differences in your eyes
If pastors had to run a church as well as work a full time job we would literally have no pastors. much work goes into running a church if your a true biblical following pastor and care.
If anything most pastors don't make enough imo. Yes there are some that make a ridiculous amount. Sorry friend but I strongly disagree with your idea
The men you are supposed to give everything to in that passage are the same group that wrote the passage. The Bible was corrupted like everything else men have touched.
Today we are supposed to love thy neighbor and hold nothing against any man, and yet the writings of the Bible show a number of times that God instructed his people to commit genocide against their enemies. How do you reconcile that?
God killed all the first born of the Egyptians. That is the death of innocent children that had committed no crime against his people. How do you reconcile that?
When u say things like the bible is corrupted it eliminates the truth and therefore it's impossible for us to have any sort of fruitful Convo because now we each will give our thoughts and u can simply say oh that verse is true and that one isn't. God is a sovereign God and kept his word in tact even though man is corrupted.
I agree. History shows where ministers, pastors and priests would preach and then lead the charge! That's where we should be today!!!
How should they be run? I agree things need to change slightly
I follow a pastor named Gene Kim mainly on YT. He seems really good at interpretation of the bible and delivering the message which should be most important.
It should not be “run”. It should be more like a place to worship and educate.
Dont both those things take running. To educate u need leaders, teachings, a place to do it all. Same with worship. I'm a little confused what u are suggesting. Would u please give a little more detail on exactly what your vision of a church is?
Churches are not big tech or corporations, but now there are “mega churches” that operate just like them. Then the Vatican is hiding history of humanity inside their secret chambers instead of spreading knowledge and faith.
My limited experience with churches in NY metro area also gave me the impression that money is taking over to be the higher priority.