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View Poll Results: would your pastor accept the tithe on a 100 mil winning lottery? | |
yes he would
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no he wouldn't
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yes but with the approval of the board of elders
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not sure
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29th November 2006, 04:12 PM
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Reps: 23,781,182,278,118,932 (power: 23,781,182,278,152) | | | Of course money is not evil in itself. But I had known sinners to give to the church to soothe their own conscience. To some people its kind of like this:
If they had robbed a bank, then was sorry but didnt want to get caught so decided to give to the church, is it ok to accept it?
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29th November 2006, 04:31 PM
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29th November 2006, 04:34 PM
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Reps: 125,078,383,101,838,352 (power: 125,078,383,101,854) | | Originally Posted by J4Jesus  If they had robbed a bank, then was sorry but didnt want to get caught so decided to give to the church, is it ok to accept it?
Of course not - for two reasons.
1. It's not theirs to give.
2. Knowling accepting stolen goods is a crime.
That's not the same as winning something and giving it as a gift.
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29th November 2006, 04:57 PM
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Reps: 23,781,182,278,118,932 (power: 23,781,182,278,152) | | Originally Posted by Balance Of course not - for two reasons.
1. It's not theirs to give.
2. Knowling accepting stolen goods is a crime.
That's not the same as winning something and giving it as a gift.
And if they didnt know at the time they accepted it , then it was ok? |
29th November 2006, 05:00 PM
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Reps: 125,078,383,101,838,352 (power: 125,078,383,101,854) | | Originally Posted by J4Jesus And if they didnt know at the time they accepted it , then was ok? We had a family in church give a HUGE offering one time. They obviously didn't have that kind of money from the way they lived.
We didn't find out until a year later the money had come from an inheritance they received.
So do you ask everyone where they got their money from? We certainly don't.
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1st December 2006, 03:11 PM
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Reps: 54,421 (power: 63) | | Originally Posted by CrazyforYeshua I asked my Pastor this at one point, he said yes, for the same reason Trish cited. Also, buying a lottery ticket itself is not sin, but what you allow it to do in your life, whether it's every once in a great while, or whether you are spending your bill money on them.
(I also still say, God wouldn't tell you to gamble).
AMEN!!!!! that is so true!!! I have no problem with buying a ticket because: I have fulfilled my offerings requirements.. my bills are all paid up..My tithes are fulfilled for that week..(except I pay them monthly becuase that is how I get paid...) so the money that I use is not required else where...any winnings go first to needs of our church(not the building but the church) then to the pastor and his family etc etc....
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i'm sure he would...but if i won the lottery i would send in my offering anonymously so he wouldn't find out.
