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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get paying each week to be closer to God.  Funny.  [/quote]

People pay for the community -- like dues to a club.[/quote]
This, and the post quoted, are so uninformed. Let's leave aside the flashy Joel Osteen types -- they're charlatans, but the people who go there are as greedy as the preachers. They're told they'll get rich if they give, so they look at it as a down payment.

But if you regularly go to a church, giving is a form of worship. I'm grateful for everything the LORD gives me, and I give some back to Him. A church has to pay for the building, lights, heat/AC, all that. It has to pay salaries to pastors, most of whom live more simply and don't aspire to a lot of worldly goods. And they pay for programs the church uses for outreach to the public. They do charity, they share among their members (benevolence funds, etc.). I just don't understand the condescending antipathy toward giving to your church.

The PP says, "I don't get paying each week to be closer to God." Well, I don't get being so ungrateful to God for what you have that you can't recognize that the LORD might want to see how you use it. I actually feel closer to the LORD when I give -- because I feel gratitude and because it helps me to rely on Him for what I need and not hoard it for myself.[/quote]

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