I wouldn’t have been there to begin with.I would have just left.
I agree with you. If they think God is a slot machine they need to remind themselves that the "house" ( in this case the preacher)wins 99% of the time and they lose.People need to think for themselves... that guy that spoke actually sanctioned the fight; he was only apologetic about the reason behind it. So, he's just as wrong as the pastor... the people who think God is a slot machine would get angry if they don't see "results" from the money they put in. They want their 'seed money' to grow into bigger money .. lol..
God doesn't operate like this, and unfortunately, wolves in sheep clothing will always separate people like that from their money...
The article I read said that the fight started while they were trying to take a congregational vote on whether or not the pastor would be removed.So I heard this on the radio today.
The pastor asked people to give donations of $1K for his BIRTHDAY. Then the protestors started.
Then the pastor started shouting "Get him! Get him out".
The article I read said that the fight started while they were trying to take a congregational vote on whether or not the pastor would be removed.
If it's an arbitrary set amount it's not a tithe.
People are sheep.
This is crazy since the bible speaks against usury.I leave my TV on at night and I woke up one morning to one of those TV preachers talking about seed faith. It sounded all well and good until he said that the seed was $1000 and told a story about one lady that opened up a credit card to show her seed, and before the bill came she had gotten her money and then some back. He really suggested going into debt to sow a seed. I couldn't.
I agree with you. If they think God is a slot machine they need to remind themselves that the "house" ( in this case the preacher)wins 99% of the time and they lose.
This is why I’m so glad our pastors receive a salary from the conference. They have no parts in the tithes or offerings at all. That way we don’t have these scenarios you hear of with an unscrupulous preacher using the church to get rich.
I don't condone violence, but I understand.My radio stationed played the whole video from the asking of $1k for his birthday to the chanting from the protestors for him to be ousted, to the pastor telling people to get the protestors, to the fight.