As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
What does a Christian owe God?
Obedience to the 10 Commandments.
What does a Christian owe their Pastor?
That is a point in this modern era which has produced a flock that employs preachers who teach them that sinning is alright with God and most importantly that Jesus was a whipping boy and loves everyone no matter how much they piss on Him.
Nothing could be further from the Truth and it is why the Christian Church is the most self indulgent and irresponsible group of arrogant trolls in world of self righteous sinners.
Martin Luther in his discourse on the Duties of the Christian notes something which he had far too much experience with in how tight rich people are and how poor people claim to be really poor, when it comes to supporting their Clergy or Church financially.
I have watched two multi million dollar American Lutheran churches be built in my locality. The first cost 3 million dollars and is immense, but when the Norwegian Lutherans went sodomite, the older worshipers left the pews and hired themselves a regular Preacher who seems to in the constant flow auditioning for better paychecks.
What used to be immigrants building Churches to worship God in thanks are now buildings in which people worship themselves.
A Pastor is not to be a money whore, but he is also supposed to not be existing in cardboard boxes for furniture either.
People who work in the Word of God DESERVES their wages. Most everyone though, to which I can attest, wants their flawed reasoning validated and when they do not like the message, it is the donations dry up, as people always think the most important guide in an earthly message of God should be all volunteer and free, and the more rich people are, the more they expect to be told how wonderful they are and how absolutely right they are.
What the Hearers Owe Their Pastors
The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. 1 Cor. 9:14
Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Gal. 6:6–7
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” 1 Tim. 5:17–18
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 1 Thess. 5:12–13
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you. Heb. 13:17
If you have good Clergy, then it is your responsibility to not be the one being a problem for them or a burden to them, because sooner than later you are the one who is going to be needing a prayer or a funeral, because your all knowing Biblical direction is not producing the Peace that Passes all Understanding.
This is a short post so you can not pretend to get lost in it.
You obey God perfectly.
You do what you can in looking out for others.
And lastly, you help the Christian clergy by not being a problem for them in being a tool of satan and you tally up what 1/10 of your income amounts to and part of that Tithe before God is to minister to the Christian Clergy who are Faithful.
God sees how you shortchange Him and you will answer for it. The hearts of the good Clergy also murmurs when they see all of these poor people and all of these people who simply can not provide the funds, going on vacations, dressed to the max, remodeling their houses or driving new vehicles.
I have a very few people who minister to us and it galls me when I know what their sacrifices are and I see this endless parade of people reading this site, my work ending up in the next weeks thought columns in 6 figure salary plagiarists, who expect them to keep me in poverty, as the non donors or seldom donors always have something more important to spend on themelves. Of course my ministering human angels could not want anything more out of life, as they like doing without things as shivering is a coat and dirt is a food group.
For now I have a responsibility here to attempt to keep you asstards from jumping off the cliffs of your destruction with what is revealed here. I have a mandate to a helpful person to anyone, even when the 9 lepers are always off having a good time, and the 1 suffers with me. Each of you have a responsibility to the Word of God and behaving yourselves first and then how God moves you to fund the Christian community where you can in actions and money. Stop with the excuse of "God didn't tell me to donate there", because when was the last time you waited around for God to tell you to spend money on yourself? God already made the tithe mandate to commune with Him and where the opportunity arises to support the Church in whatever form your Church appeals to you. Some like the cathedral here and some like the gregariousness of the pews.
Stop though giving and not giving to your harm, because God is keeping a record as He gave to you first.
Malachi 1:8
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
You have a duty as a Christian.
agtG
