Re: The Wall

Mark T wrote:
 
> "**Rowland Croucher**" wrote:
>   
>> 2. I still meet pastors who are about to retire and have no home...
>>     
>
> I still meet members / ex-members of churches who live on the bread-line
but 
> pay / used to pay their tithes PLUS offerings to their church.  10
people 
> payng a tithe gives one clergy person a full wage.
>
> You snipped the most im****tant part .....
>
> The Apostle Paul could work a real job as a tentmaker AND evangelise the

> Roman empire without the aid of a congregation paying him tithes,
offerings, 
> love gifts and perks. but modern clergy find it far too difficult.
>   
 
Did he do both at the same time? How do you know?
 
> What changed?
>
> Obviously a very difficult question for modern clergy since they never 
> answer it.
>
>
>   


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Pete
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