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Scriptures on Financing the Preaching of the Gospel

Opening Greetings 4 Grace to you and peace from Him  who is and  who was and who is to come,  and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,   5   and from Jesus Christ,  the faithful  witness, the  firstborn from the dead, and  the ruler over the kings of the earth (Revelations 1:4-5). Beginning Reading 10 T he love of money is a root of all  kinds of  evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows (1 Timothy 6:10). Justification for message My desire is to articulate a biblically correct manner of how to pay for the work of preaching the gospel. I will attempt to bring together the New Testament writings about how the pioneers of the gospel paid their way. It is correct to believe Christians should follow their examples in funding the preaching of the gospel. Something Christians must understand The command to " 19   Go ...

God's Will

What is God's Will? God's will is what God wants you or the respective person to do. "Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’"  Hebrews 10:7  "So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’" Acts 22:10,12-15 How does God speak to people? God speaks to people in dreams. He may also communicate in other ways, for example, voice only or through a personal intermediary, for example, another individual. ""Then He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord , make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream."" Numbers 12:6 How can you tell it is God speaking? "But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know  them...

Christianity and Self Defense.

Beginning Blessing:  Grace, mercy and peace   from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus, our Lord 2 Timothy 1:2 Opening Scripture:  God gave us a Spirit who produces not timidity, but power, love and self-discipline 2 Timothy 1:7 For everything there is a season,a right time for every intention under heaven — a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1,8 Introduction:   The Scripture as a whole, the Bible so to say, does not teach a doctrine of self defense. This raises the question of what Christians ought to do in situations where, clearly, they have the natural right to defend themselves. When could a Christian legitimately act in self defense and not violate conscience and the gospel? There is also the question of how can, or should, believers defend themselves? These questions do not have easy answers. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to find consensus among the people of God on questions. The po...