Churches Exist for Ulterior Motives? Part 3 (TMF:784)

Thursday, November 23, 2017
Peace to Live By: Churches Exist for Ulterior Motives? Part 3 (TMF:784) - Daniel Litton
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       So, while there may be some preachers who preach in order to make money—those who preach “out of selfish ambition.” There are also obviously those preachers who tell people about Christ because they really believe what they are saying. They are not doing it for any monetary gain or even personal gain. Interestingly enough, however, God says in the Bible that it’s not wrong for a preacher, or an evangelist, to be paid for their work on behalf of Christ. If you read 1 Corinthians chapter 9, you can note that it is not wrong for a preacher, or evangelist, to receive money or material goods in return for his or her work. It was just that Paul and Barnabas decided to work for their living rather than collect a paycheck from the churches of which they ministered. But it would not have been wrong for them to have done so—to have collected a paycheck. Paul did point out that he had an advantage over those who do collect money since he didn’t, for no one could accuse him of preaching or evangelizing for financial gain. It gave people more confidence in his authenticity.