Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: rjb@akgua.att.com (Robert J Brown) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Tithing Message-ID: Date: 4 Apr 91 06:22:21 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 24 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu One of my pet peeves related to giving is the criticism often rendered that "You shouldn't give to get" and "You know, God is not some investment program." usually delivered with a self- righteous air. Well, rats!! Especially when you are marginally existing you look to the Lord Jesus as your supply. (Should be all the time !!) When you help others thru the church or directly, you need to expect and believe that your needs will be supplied. Further, if I had $10K to "invest" and I opened an account with our bullish friends the Big Bull Brokers, at some time in the future I could call BBB and say "Sell it all y'all and send me the check." Assuming I had not been a foolish twit at investing, the folks at BBB would send me a check for > or = $10K. Now when I "invest" the $10K in the Lord's work, I can only receive it back again with any increase by Faith. I definitely see NO parallel between the two. I'm certain that the BBB folks would think me addled if I said what I was doing was investing (at least by their definition.) There, I feel a lot better now... Bobby akgua!rjb