Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens

howmidoing Wrote:
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> SouthGate Wrote:
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> > That's why churches should be treated like a
> > business and no none profit status or no
> donation
> > write-offs.
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> I disagree. The government should not be involved,
> as people don't want religion in government.
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> But this is why the people in a church should
> study scripture on their own and know what is
> correct and honorable before God. So that they can
> know when tithes are being used in a scripturally
> sound way.
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> Taking care of those ministering is correct; but
> abusing that for a luxurious lifestyle or forgoing
> paying utility bills for the church so the pastor
> can have a fancy car - (my personal experience
> somewhere else) Or only using that money for the
> benefit of beautifying the singular church with no
> community outreach (as is the case with LW) it's
> absolutely against God's word.
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> There are well run churches and ministries all
> over small & large that are financially
> transparent and doing great work in the world
> helping people on grassroots level. We don't want
> those cut off b/c of bad apples.


I agree that the government should stay out of religion and most everything else, but when they get tax breaks they are involved with the government. JMHO