Why Are Some Churches So Evil With Greed?
Question by Sergeant: Why are some Churches so evil with greed?
This is my experience:
* Saved by the blood of Christ in 1983. I enjoyed my Methodist Church.
* I was married in 1985 and my job moved me 600 miles away a year later.
* Went to new Church at the new location, a Holiness Church. It had a fairly large congregation. People uttered in tongues, rolled on the floor etc.
* About a year later my marriage was in serious trouble. The new job didn’t work out very well and we didn’t have any $ $ for marriage counseling.
* Desperate, I went to my pastor and asked if any member of the Church was licensed in marriage counseling.
He began questioning us about why we didn’t fill out the 10% pledge card, and not doing so was an offense against the Church. He explained again that God demands 10% of all my gross earnings if I expect to be blessed.
He refused to suggest or refer a professional counselor among the congregation, opting he does all counseling “Himself” and set our first appointment a week later.
My wife and I went, and all he could say or ask is “Ok, what’s the problem?” that’s it. No advice, no digging and no interest in us at all.
He set another appointment for next week which he canceled for the following week which he again canceled until we finally gave up.
* A year later we divorced, but God works in mysterious ways and met the woman of my dreams 5 years later and we married with a storybook marriage until now.
About 10 years ago me and my wife began attending a Baptist church. Once again came across the pledge card and was questioned by the pastor about it.
Again, demanding 10% of all my gross earnings “So God can shower his blessings upon us”. I told him that is the wrong spirit of giving and we left his Church.
A couple years later again found ourselves attending a Baptist Church with our neighbor, who lived with her two young sons in near poverty. Her Church’s paster hammered the 10% pretty hard, but it was not a requirement like the last half dozen we visited.
Our neighbor was riding with us to Church one morning and she told us how she was going to give her whole 10% and she was unsure how to feed her kids at the end of the month, believing God will provide.
She was very proud of what she was about to give, and the sacrifice for the Church and handed the pastor the check after the service quietly, out on the steps..
He hands it back to her and exclaimed “God wants you to DOUBLE it” and hands it back to her.
Me and my family were standing right there and I really gave him a verbal lashing about it, and forever lost my faith in organized Church.
Why does God allow such evil and corruption to continue in his Church? SURELY the church leaders know what they’re doing and the attitudes they create against the Church.
Best answer:
Answer by festertoo
that is a fair definition of any religious organisation, after all they arent selling anything real are they
Answer by DarwingotnastyontheBeagle
I can take you to some churches that are in need of some serious repair. Paint peeling, Cardboard on the windows, parking lot needs to be repaired, just a basic shack. Yet on Sunday the broken down cracked lot is full and the church is full.
I have seen one that sold “Soul Food one plate for $ 7”. Is that wrong in your opinion. Not all churches are rich. Sorry about your marriage
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