Page 28 - Some Things I Don't Agree With in Church Life

Also, in 1 Corinthians 16:1 & 2, it appears

that the early church took up collections for

any and all the saints who had needs, not

just for those who were missionaries or

who had leadership positions in the church.

Yet when the average lay person in today’s

church has a need, he or she usually has to

take on extra secular work or borrow money

from family or a friend or a lending institution

with the intention of repayment — and

usually with interest — and many of those

lay people voluntarily give much time,

energy, and money (and often more than a

tithe) to the programs of the church — and

many times in addition to a 40-hour

workweek.

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