“But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.”
King James Version (KJV)
David's comment on 2022-05-22 23:43:36:
Thank you Suze for your kind thoughts. God bless you and your family.
In Christ name...
David's comment on 2022-05-22 23:41:49:
Thank you GiGi for your kind words. May the Lord bless you and yours also. Appreciate your prayers too.
In Christ name...
GiGi's comment on 2022-05-22 12:19:00:
Thank you David.
This is a good word for me today.
Suze's comment on 2022-05-22 03:36:45:
Hi David , thank be been wondering about you and hoping that you are ok , it's good to hear your voice , much love in Christ .
David's comment on 2022-05-21 22:11:51:
We saints today have quite a bit of work to do in our present state of affairs here in the USA. As our scripture points out, many are doing the work of God, but for the wrong reasons. We need to be like Daniel and pray for our nation and the direction we are heading too. Daniel 9; and our leadership as we are directed to in 1 Timothy 2: 1-4.
Thank you all for your comments and discussion on this forum. May we stand fast in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.
May 22, 2022 The Lord shine His face on everyone and bless us as we go through our current situation emotionally, economically, physically, but most of all spiritually.
marke's comment on 2022-03-19 11:10:41:
Micah 3:11
11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
Unsaved officials in the US are becoming more and more oppressive towards innocent Americans, especially towards infants and conservatives.
Judges rule in favor of whatever political power they want to please or in favor of whoever gives them enough money to pervert justice. Priests craft their influence to appeal to all sorts of people, even to rebels against God. Teachers teach whatever the unions and secular school boards tell them, whether the instruction is right or not. Politicians promote the bad policies of wicked donars with evil agendas, and so forth.
T. Levis's comment on 2021-12-22 03:52:08:
John 10:12-18, Romans 14:4,
Chris's comment on 2021-06-08 21:25:52:
Hello Keith. I'm unsure whether you mean that the preacher should request payment for his services or whether he should accept it as a gift?
For the former option, my understanding is there should not be a request for payment or salary. I also understand that the role of today's pastors/teachers within a Fellowship is generally a paid position, as those serving in such a capacity also need to pay bills & have their needs met, but in the NT Church this wasn't the case. At that time, elders were appointed to lead, direct & teach their congregations from the Word & they also had their own jobs to attend to. In the case of the Apostle Paul, he worked for a living as well ministered to others (1 Corinthians 4:11-13; 1 Corinthians 9:6; Acts 18:1-3). As far as I know, the Brethren Assemblies & maybe some very small house Churches only follow that principle today.
Whether a preacher should accept payment as a gift: I think that would be in order to do, as the Fellowship has set aside this 'gift of thanks & appreciation' to the one who has taken the trouble to prepare & deliver God's Word to them. What the preacher does with that gift (i.e. to use it for his needs or to return it back via the offering plate) would be his choice. Again, to use Paul's example, he often received such gifts, most likely in 'kind' rather than monetary, & he saw no problem in doing so. 1 Corinthians 9:11-14; Philippians 4:10-19; 2 Corinthians 11:7-9 ("wages" (v8) allows for both a 'payment, provisions, support').
I always maintain the position, that the preacher should share the Gospel/God's Word free of charge. If he is placed in a full-time position within a Fellowship, then he can receive whatever the eldership determines, even a nominal amount. If he is an itinerant preacher, he either supports himself from his own resources or by doing other work, and fully trusts the Lord to meet his needs. And many have gone to serve overseas based on that dependence on the Lord.
Keith Davis's comment on 2021-06-08 16:10:10:
Just a little bit confused ; is it okay to preach for money or not?
Michael's comment on 2012-07-07 00:05:52:
Micah in 3:8 was portraying uniqueness of the spirit of God.HePronunced that he is saturated with power only by the Lords spirit.This explains that the power we have as christian is given to us through God's spirit.