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::''Related articles'': '''[[Are Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]''' | |||
'''''Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.''''' (Lord Acton) | '''''Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.''''' (Lord Acton) | ||
William Branham created a very dangerous situation for the local church when he provided that 100% of the tithes was to go to the pastor. In most message churches this means that the pastor has complete control of the tithes and there is no financial accountability as to how the pastor spends the money. | William Branham created a very dangerous situation for the local church when he provided that 100% of the tithes was to go to the pastor. In most message churches this means that the pastor has complete control of the tithes and there is no financial accountability as to how the pastor spends the money. Unfortunately, this almost guarantees that financial abuse will take place and, in larger message churches (based on our experience), financial abuse is quite common. | ||
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=What the Bible teaches= | Paul provides an example of financial accountability. If Paul took pains to ensure that his handling of money was above reproach, church leaders ensure accountability structures exist as well. This is important to protect the pastors and elders and deacons from unwanted criticism. | ||
Church leadership should ensure that there is transparency to anyone who gives funds to the church and structures are in place that prevent potential abuse. | |||
==What the Bible teaches== | |||
::''Related articles'': '''[[Are Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]''' | ::''Related articles'': '''[[Are Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]''' | ||
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:'''''The tithings goes into the church for the pastor and so forth like that to live on.''' And then the—the—the '''building funds and things like that is a separate fund altogether. Now, that—that is Scriptural.''' <ref>William Branham, 61-1015M - Questions And Answers, para. 176-180</ref> | :'''''The tithings goes into the church for the pastor and so forth like that to live on.''' And then the—the—the '''building funds and things like that is a separate fund altogether. Now, that—that is Scriptural.''' <ref>William Branham, 61-1015M - Questions And Answers, para. 176-180</ref> | ||
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