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Originally Posted by Terry
"Doves, pigeons, and lambs were sold in the temple during Jesus' time. Did he approve of that? Not at all. (Luke 19:45-46) Today, look at all the business transactions regarding publications and certain kinds of meetings. Did Paul charge those who came to him? (Acts 28:30-31, 1 Corinthians 9:18)"
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As I percieve the brother whose writing had been passed on to me, the specific issue is with charging for publications aned charging for trainings.
Whether myth or truth, it had been suggested the "standing book order" is a genius of Phillip Lee. A way of creating a base supply of book sells. As fpr the trainings, it's been said training "donations" was initially implemented to reimburse those who lost money in the Daystar venture.
Talk about business transactions, I had been in many meetings where the congregation was solicited to give to DCP, real estate purchase, buildings, and to sign up for the standing order.
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” John 2:13-16