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Kenny of Blogpastor commented New Creation Church ("NCC") and Trinity Christian Centre ("TCC") making headways in the news on spending hefty sum of money for their church building plan recently. He said...
Know ye not who saith a similar thing in the bible about Mary's very expensive gift to Jesus should have been given to the poor? No, not Kenny. It was Judas Iscariot!
John 12:3-6 says, "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."
That's the truth! Missionaries and champions of the poor are NOT too polite to shout but would they want to be like Judas Iscariot who let Satan ruled his thoughts? Besides, they are trusting God and not man to supply all their needs. It was clear that Judas wasn't caring the poor for saying that. Therefore we need to be careful when we pass such judgemental comment because God is looking at that person's heart all the time. Now back to Kenny, was he really concern about how the money should be spent for NCC and TCC? It is amusing how an outsider like Kenny knows best how these two churches should spent their church funds.
The act of giving generously back to our Heavenly Father is the best test for our faith. Money matters very much to many of us and that's where He wants to see the generosity of our hearts for Him. This is not a question on wise stewardship but it's where Matthew 6:21 will apply, "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. "
Let His truth sets you free and not man's opinion!
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Kenny of Blogpastor commented New Creation Church ("NCC") and Trinity Christian Centre ("TCC") making headways in the news on spending hefty sum of money for their church building plan recently. He said...
"This is the sticky point for me: which is wiser stewardship? Obviously there could be different opinions about it. Missionaries and champions of the poor are too polite to shout but they are all imagining what could be done for missions and the poor with that kind of money, and wishing there are churches that would raise that kind of money for their causes. When these two ‘church splurges’ on their respective buildings are compared side by side, it makes me think about wise stewardship. Its not as easy as it looks, for it seems to be obvious that TCC has the better deal. But you have to look at impact and accessibility and other factors too."
John 12:3-6 says, "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."
That's the truth! Missionaries and champions of the poor are NOT too polite to shout but would they want to be like Judas Iscariot who let Satan ruled his thoughts? Besides, they are trusting God and not man to supply all their needs. It was clear that Judas wasn't caring the poor for saying that. Therefore we need to be careful when we pass such judgemental comment because God is looking at that person's heart all the time. Now back to Kenny, was he really concern about how the money should be spent for NCC and TCC? It is amusing how an outsider like Kenny knows best how these two churches should spent their church funds.
The act of giving generously back to our Heavenly Father is the best test for our faith. Money matters very much to many of us and that's where He wants to see the generosity of our hearts for Him. This is not a question on wise stewardship but it's where Matthew 6:21 will apply, "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. "
Let His truth sets you free and not man's opinion!
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