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Originally Posted by Ohio
I hate to interrupt an on-going conversation...
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Ohio, your input (and anyone else's) is welcome.
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...but I have an old ex-LC friend who took this very discussion to the Bible and looked up every verse on the subject. His conclusion: Every mention of money in the New Testament says to "give to the poor," and the NT never mentions giving for buildings or organizations.
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This is true.
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I realize this is an extreme view, which I don't particularly adhere to, but I have always thought that the time will come when Uncle Sam will take away our tax deduction, and that will provide the Lord much opportunity to burn away the chaff of "institutional" church.
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I agree with this And I have a feeling that the current rankling over homosexual marriage in the USA will eventually result in government sanction to unsettle a lot of these institutional/financial arrangements of American churches, and that, I believe, will be a good thing.