2009年10月1日:親愛的……弟兄和在……裏的弟兄們, 我記得一間教會裏的牧師曾這樣說:「你若在我們的教會裏獻上禮物給 神,那將會是一件美事,因為你可以在你的退稅單上申報這金額,那你便可得回這份禮物了。」我並不相信加入一間教會可以使我給予 神的金錢得著回報,這若是奉獻的話,那麼我們是不能要求回報的,也不能讓其他人知道我們所奉獻的金錢,馬太福音6:1。 當一位美國牧師透過這國稅局(IRS)計劃,於這501C3的入息稅上申報你們所奉獻的金錢之時,這已表明了你若說話攻擊政府,你便會失去你所填寫在入息退稅中所預期得著的回報,而他們同時也可以把你關在牢獄中。與此同時,他們可以間中抽查傳道者傳講了甚麼東西給他們的會眾。所以大部份的教會已成為國家管制的教會了,就如中國裏的一樣,這是傷心但又真確的事情。 另外,這些傳道人被指導去講論羅馬書第13章所記載的,說到我們必須服從政府,不論他們日後變得多麼的邪惡。 以利亞 Dear brother ……… and brethren in ……, I do remember how a church pastor said, "It's a good thing to place your gift to God at our church because you can claim it on your I.R.S. return and you'll receive a return on that gift." I did not believe in joining a church to get a return on the money I gave to God. If is is a gift, then we should not ask for a return, let alone to let anyone know about our giving to be seen, Matthew 6:1. When a pastor in America signs up to this 501c3 income tax on your gifts through this I.R.S. program, it states that if you speak evil against the government you will lose your right to the return you expected when you filed your income tax return, and they can also put you in jail. Also, they will sometimes check on what the preacher is preaching in their pulpit. So for the mostpart they have become a State Church as liken in China. Sad but true. Also, the preachers have been told to speak about Romans chapter 13, that we must obey the government, and that is no matter how evil they have become. Elijah |