I had so many hits on the last post, "The Top 10 Reasons to not Attend Church", that I wanted to add more fuel to the fire for all the anti-tithers out there. So, for all you that think the church should never mention money or giving, this list is for you, Mr. "I don't want to go to a church where the pastor talks about money and all the they want is my cash," person.
10. You should not give money to your church because it's up to you to keep the pastor poor and humble.
9. You should not give money to your church because after all, some of the money will go to help world missions and who really knows those people anyway?
8. You should not give money to your church because they'll pay the pastor and he needs to have a real job like you have. Who cares that he probably works more hours a week than anyone else, caring for your family, your career, and your eternal soul?
7. You should not give money to your church because who really needs these nice buildings and padded pews? I mean we should have it like they do in third world countries and sit on blocks or logs.
6. You should not give to your church because wasn't it a preacher that ran off with the money at some church somewhere? No wait, that was a politician who went to church, oh well, the preacher probably had something to do with it.
5. You should not give money to your church because those kids don't need all the nice stuff to reach them. You did alright with no one investing time and money into you at the church you grew up at, and look at how spiritual and godly that you are. Crayola still makes crayons for a reason.
4. You should not give money to your church because it helps it to stay small, and we all know that being small is better. After all you heard or read somewhere that in mega-churches it is easy to get lost in the crowd. Where do these pastors get the idea that reaching lot's of people is good? You know God wants you to be cozy, comfortable, and cared for, more than He wants the world reached for Him. Besides that, the more people coming to your church makes it harder for you to be buddies with the pastor.
3. You should not give your money to the church because you worked to hard for it, dang it. It's yours, and you know that Best Buy is putting that big screen on sale next week that you prayed for last month.
2. You should not give to your church because you know that you know more about money management than some pastor who gets his information from the a 2000 year old book.
1. And the number one reason why you should not give to your church is....You should not believe those who tell you that the blessings of God follow after and literally chase down one who is a giver. You should try poverty, lack and all the things that follow dis-obedience for yourself. After all, learning from experience has worked out so well for you in the past, hasn't it?
See you this Sunday.....
LOL Outstanding!!!!!
Posted by: john edwards | January 29, 2010 at 01:28 PM