In another thread, a poster seeks to know if there are times when a church should refuse a tithe or offering.Which reminds me of the story that a Bootlegger came to church and wanted to tithe what he had earned. Supposedly, his Mother had taught him that tithing would be a blessing on his life.Pastor, I would like to bring a tithe to your church, but I wanted you to know that I earned the money from Bootlegging.What is the amount of the financial blessing you want to give our church? the pastor queried.Right now, the Bootlegger said, I only have $1,700 in cash to give, but in a few weeks, I’ll have more.The pastor thought for a moment and said, Yes, we will accept your financial gift. The Devil has had it long enough.You know how stories circulate and most of them we have no way of knowing if there is any truth to them, but actually, from what I understand from Scripture, there are only two sources of money from which money should not be received as tithes and offerings.Deuteronomy 23:18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.Does that mean it’s OK to receive offerings from drug money? For decades, maybe still, the COG preached against smoking but did accept tithes and offerings from people who raised tobacco. Hmm. Both tobacco and drugs are killers; one slower than the other but with predictable results.Doyl________________
He like myself, He is under the influence of God, the Father, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son Of God, and the Holy Ghost. the Comforter Jesus Christ said I’ll pray the Father to send you another comforter in my name to guide and lead you in all truth.
I heard him preach at Lee University Chapel service several months ago and I was surprised at the prosperity gospel, name it claim it and from that I believe he is under influence of New Apostolic Reformation. He has a different message from Mark Williams, the previous General Overseer.