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Kenchosen:
child of the devil

Hi. How are you?

vooks:
SirJohn,
If only these guys were honest and admitted to making merchandise of the gospel...

that will be difficult even for the most 'saintly' to admit
Even businesses that are set up solely for profit are expected to bear some father christmas social responsibility

remember that Sign Fireman was blunt and truthful about his strategy when he was interviewed by that guy in the mini-scandal video
yet folks criticized him

A workman deserves his wages. You do not muzzle an ox when it treads the grain.

Kenchosen:
child of the devil

Hallo. How are you doing?

Son of perdition, you need life and life in abundance. How is work coming in 2015? Busy?

sonOfLucifer:
Hallo. How are you doing?

These rights Paul ever so readily gave up. He was not an activist but one who sacrificed them


1 Corinthians 9:15-18 King James Version (KJV)

15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

ryom:
A workman deserves his wages. You do not muzzle an ox when it treads the grain.

Just looking at some phenomenal Android stats since it was released in 2007; 1 million apps in the first 6yrs of the system, 1 billion active Android users by 2014....

Android obliterated Symbian and has given iOS a run for its market share. This is the magic of open source. What if Christianity is presented WITHOUT CHARGE continuously?

What if every message is disseminated absolutely freely!

sonOfLucifer:
Heaven must be a really dull place.

Hell is dreadful . You choose.

They should make it free. Those who want to donate would donate.
I know a pastor who makes his messages free, but he's a rare exception.
Most of these other people are out for profit,in the name of God.

But on the other hand, if they make it free,
how will they pay for recurrent expenditures like:
wages and salaries, building maintenance, etc.

Also, why are bibles sold? Why is the so called word of god commercialized? Muslims dont sell the quran.

asalimpo:
They should make it free. Those who want to donate would donate.
I know a pastor who makes his messages free, but he's a rare exception.
Most of these other people are out for profit,in the name of God.

But on the other hand, if they make it free,
how will they pay for recurrent expenditures like:
wages and salaries, building maintenance, etc.

Their expenses can be met by the normal giving. I believe messages should be disseminated at cost; post them on YouTube or on your site, and for the technologically challenged, just sell the DVDs at cost.

lepasharon:
Also, why are bibles sold? Why is the so called word of god commercialized? Muslims dont sell the quran.

Ignoramus, Qurans are sold

Bibles are sold to defray the cost of producing them, and I know countless sources of free bibles

what of christian books? Should they be free also?

It's a dicey issue . It depends on where the ministers heart lies and his level of faith in God.

With more money ,the ministry can do more (for God).
They can also produce higher quality products.
Running a ministry on just offerings can be very hard. E.g deeper life churches are usually unappealing places to be - wooden benches,unplastered walls, old tools, poorly dressed pastors, - as such, more sophiscated people dont attend them. theyve long since been overtaken by richer churches. God is with them but they de emphasized money, they preach only the word but their lack of money is driving people away.

On the other hand, a major redeemed church will have standing a/c . You think people wont defect from poor church to more comfortable church cuz of a/c? But all those beautiful settings can't be sustained on N10 offering. I think issues like these make ministers create "products" to bring in more dough.

asalimpo:
what of christian books? Should they be free also?

It's a dicey issue . It depends on where the ministers heart lies and his level of faith in God.

With more money ,the ministry can do more (for God).
They can also produce higher quality products.
Running a ministry on just offerings can be very hard. E.g deeper life churches are usually unappealing places to be - wooden benches,unplastered walls, old tools, poorly dressed pastors, - as such, more sophiscated people dont attend them. theyve long since been overtaken by richer churches. God is with them but they de emphasized money, they preach only the word but their lack of money is driving people away.

On the other hand, a major redeemed church will have standing a/c . You think people wont defect from poor church to more comfortable church cuz of a/c? But all those beautiful settings can't be sustained on N10 offering. I think issues like these make ministers create "products" to bring in more dough.

I'm no advocate for poverty, rather I'm opposed to merchandizing the gospel. Selling the gospel and using the proceeds to sell more gospel is counterproductive to me. What I'm looking at is the MOST optimal way of spreading the gospel. ISIS does not sell their literature because they know ANY COST will shut out some potential recruits.

Imagine if believers were told to give special offering for disseminating the gospel at cost. I mean how much does it cost to make a 3hr dvd? IMO, less than N50