Sunday after Sunday, some divinity protege would highlight these two perspectives from the pulpit or fellowship. At times, not very gracious when they “bombard” fellow ministers on some fundamental biblical truths/wrongs going as far as to claim other churches are “out-dated” and legalistic. While I must admit some of the “gracian” ideas are refreshing but I do feel sorry for those who find themselves at the receiving end of the remark.
Some retaliate in anger, others do not have the same frequency to note the difference and the more gracious ones note that the “gracians” are missing the whole point of the gospel and embracing grace does not give one the license to sin. By the way, these “gracians” are still collecting 10% tithes claiming this principle was incorporated by father Abraham – rendering it pre-Moses and, hence pre-ten-commandments and hence, pre-law. Now let’s be open here, it is not about grace or law..it is all about where the 10% is going to right? Church A, Church B….
And widows, fatherless, strangers/immigrants/aliens, levites(church workers) and poor folks like me are defenseless as usual…no church is gonna take up our cause since the whole issue was about which church coffer is ending up with the 10%…. On top of that we still have to pay tax up to 25%…oh minus the recent 1% cut/exemption…
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