Message #20381

[Psalm 51:17]

It depends on if the Pastor is genuine or not, if the Pastor was a genuine non 501c3, KJV promoting Pastor loving and very helpful i would say that Pastor deserves his money, he may have a family to support too.

Sure, I agree, however, scripture speaks against hirelings. No, hirelings is NOT a bad word per se - the meaning of this word(according to the 1828 Websters) is merely someone who works for wages(obviously, not a bad thing, as I would be a hireling if I cut my neighbor's lawn every month for $40 each time). However, it's not scriptural for a pastor to earn wages for being a pastor to his church. I think we see why, b/c obviously his wages come from the offering plates, meaning his salary(and benefits package) depends solely on the amount of money coming from it, and ultimately will affect his preaching.

I believe Charles Spurgeon was a paid pastor(although he didn't have to deal with all the retirement packages, as social security didn't even exist then).

Anyhow, yeah, ultimately, over the long haul, it will affect the pastors's messages, whether they want to or not. I like to watch KJV-only pastors preach online(at least alot better than what we see in the modern-day world), however, when they start preaching how Christians have to come to a church building on Sunday mornings and evenings, and then on Wednesday evenings, it just turns me off.

Joh 10:12  But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Joh 10:13  The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

Act 2:46  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
Act 2:47  Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.