A pastor of a church from the pulpit told his congregation that he is praying for terrorist and presented a link to that anyone could adoption a terrorist to pray for... and then asked the members to increase their tithing so that the staff could get raises. What are your thoughts?
What are you thoughts?
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This is the verse that came to me reading this:
Matthew 6:6 (KJV) But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Bob
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Thank you for posting.
It Is not clear what sort of prayer(s) the pastor is asking for. It would be appropriate to pray that the Holy Spirit might help us persuade terrorists to turn to God, etc.
Pardon my cynicism, but a link to a site that lists terrorists to adopt sounds like an invitation to exploit the naive.
As for “increase your tithing,” if one is already giving 10%, then that request does not make sense. Perhaps the pastor meant, “our staff are having trouble making ends meet on their current salaries, so can you give more.” My answer would depend on how well the church seems to be managing its resources.
Blessings.
It Is not clear what sort of prayer(s) the pastor is asking for. It would be appropriate to pray that the Holy Spirit might help us persuade terrorists to turn to God, etc.
Pardon my cynicism, but a link to a site that lists terrorists to adopt sounds like an invitation to exploit the naive.
As for “increase your tithing,” if one is already giving 10%, then that request does not make sense. Perhaps the pastor meant, “our staff are having trouble making ends meet on their current salaries, so can you give more.” My answer would depend on how well the church seems to be managing its resources.
Blessings.
Thanks, I think you right so I should edit as it was meant to increase giving or also to the ones not tithing to start. I do not belong to that church but was asked my opinion from a friend. I would like to see how others view these things.
Is your spirit bothered? Do you feel this is appropriate?
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