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"3. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4. Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5. Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6. Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?. 7. Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock".
Also 1 Cor 9:14, "Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel."
A point of attention. "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles...". They were all carying their wives together with them in their ministries. They didn't just leave them alone at home with the kids.
So what do we conclude from the above, should a minister get paid for his ministery or not? The answer seems to be, Yes, they should get paid.
But lets go to Acts 20:33-35, where Paul talks to the elders of Ephessus,
"33. I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. 34. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35. I HAVE SHEWED YOU ALL THINGS , how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
It is obvious that Paul suggestion is that ministers should follow his example and not use that right, but work with their own hands for their own needs. If they are not able to cover their needs, then in that case only, they must accept help(not wage) from the church, like sometimes Paul himself did.
"3. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4. Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5. Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6. Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?. 7. Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock".
Also 1 Cor 9:14, "Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel."
A point of attention. "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles...". They were all carying their wives together with them in their ministries. They didn't just leave them alone at home with the kids.
So what do we conclude from the above, should a minister get paid for his ministery or not? The answer seems to be, Yes, they should get paid.
But lets go to Acts 20:33-35, where Paul talks to the elders of Ephessus,
"33. I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. 34. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35. I HAVE SHEWED YOU ALL THINGS , how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
It is obvious that Paul suggestion is that ministers should follow his example and not use that right, but work with their own hands for their own needs. If they are not able to cover their needs, then in that case only, they must accept help(not wage) from the church, like sometimes Paul himself did.
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