Here’s the situation: My brother, who is on disability and struggling to make it in this world, used to go to church. He was tithing 10%. My brother got overly mad at his Pastor, and quit going to church when the Pastor and his family went to Hawaii for two weeks.
I think my brother’s point of view is that he strives to tithe, and here is Pastor, taking my poor brother’s 10% of his entire measely income to go on a vacation. My brother will never get to experience Hawaii, let alone any vacation of any sort.
Is this a lame excuse for my brother to stop going to church, or does he have a point here?
I know; there’s too many "he’s" and "him’s." I tried my best to make this clear.
Thank you to my fellow Christians.
Katie, once again, my brother is on disability. He has a severe case of spinal stenosis. The medication that he is on alone would make it impossible for him to hold any decent job at home. Forget the idea of him leaving his home to work: he is in constant pain.
I pray for him everyday.
I spoke with my s-i-l about this. She brought up an excellent point. She said, "Should I get mad at my child’s teacher, who’s salary is provided by tax payers, when she goes on an extravegant vacation? No! I tell her to ENJOY herself!… this is a lame excuse for your brother to stop going to church…"
My dear friend,
Let us not judge lest we be judged. There is also scripture that says "Don’t not touch the anointed of God -
“Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.’” (Ps 105:15)
Should the Pastor be doing something with the tithing that he should not be doing, that is between God and him, and God will see to that.
As for you, you keep on being obedient for obedience is better that sacrifice.
Don’t look at people, look to God. Your brother leaving the church is exactly what satan wanted <smile> he is so active in planting bad seeds.
Hope this could helped.
Take care