Yes, there were a few occasions when GOD told EGW to give to others when the conference was not taking care of things... but those are the exceptions...just read something this last week where she said that we can tell something about a person in how they treat God...if they are not faithful to Him and rob Him, they will do the same to you...she used some hard words... I guess 'by their fruits' you will know them.I'm always reminded of the widow with 2 mites and how Jesus commended her... and back then the system was corrupt. So, what does this tell us?
Luke 21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.Newbie, what does this have to do with a corrupt system and staying with the ship? And my original question.
In the debate over where the tithe should be deposited, one thing that never gets mentioned is the fact that Jesus allowed Judas to be the treasurer for the group, knowing full well that he was a thief, and therefore misusing the Lord's money. Just a thought. It is nearly impossible for a normal layman to trace the funds once they've left the local church and determine what is being used properly and what is being misappropriated. I put my tithe in the plate and trust the Lord to deal with any who may misuse the funds.
Do you think we should invite a person to be treasurer in our local church today that we know will be stealing money ?
Quote from: ColporteurK on June 23, 2016, 06:34:00 AMDo you think we should invite a person to be treasurer in our local church today that we know will be stealing money ? I did not mean to imply that. I don't think it would be wise to choose a treasurer who had just been released from prison, after having served 10 years for embezzlement. We are not to tempt anyone or put them in a position that we know would be a strong temptation. My point was that the Lord's money should go into His treasury, and we should trust Him with the results. If we have first hand knowledge of mishandling the Lord's money, then I wouldn't have a problem sending my tithe to another conference. It's an individual decision.