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I appreciate you taking the time to present your side.

With all due respect, are you an open theist, Van? If you are, then your reasoning makes sense. If you’re not, then I see one major flaw with your argumentation. That is, if God chooses not to know something beforehand, that means he has to learn about it later on and learn why something...

If I understand correctly, you're asserting that He only knows point A and point B but chooses not to know what happens in the middle. How can any prediction come to pass if God chooses not to know how events in time will unfold? Acts 4:26-28 - The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers...

I just messaged a mod. Not sure if they can fix your account issues, maybe it will resolve on its own. I suppose you could try making a new account if all else fails.

I know there are some restrictions if you don't register as a Baptist, but I see that you have. I'll message a moderator for you and maybe they can give us an answer.

I think you should be able to start discussing in there right away.

Hi Shawn! Welcome aboard the Baptist Board!

The problem is that electronic giving has your name attached to it. The most anonymous way I have found is by putting cash in an offering box away from public view.

A lot of folks think that the “church” is a building but it’s really the body of believers. Of course, believers should meet locally and in the early church they gathered in homes. Unfortunately, state laws prohibit residential addresses to be used for religious purposes if there’s an excessive...

Speaking of Christian authors, R.I.P. Hal Lindsey.

What prevents the pastor from finding out if he really wants to know? The purpose of the OP is to point out how some methods of collecting the offering can open the door to some very unethical behavior. If your church is run by honest people, that is a blessing and I’m genuinely happy for...

I’m not invalidating the other points you made, but I would like to focus on this for a moment. If Jesus does not know something that the Father knows, would that casue disruption in the Godhead? The way I see it, when Jesus made predictions, that was reflective of His divine nature and the...

It sounds similar to what we have here. In the US, churches can have a 501c3 tax exemption which basically allows us to write off any cash donations on our tax returns. It does require the church accountant to keep a record of who gives and how much they give. At the end of the year, we would...

Hope ya’ll had a Happy Thanksgiving. For us, it was a small family gathering. Had a turkey and side dishes. Nothing fancy at all, but that’s the way we like it. :Wink

This is what I do. I don’t think it’s wise to attach your name to your givings since it creates the possibility of favoritism.

I don’t like electronic giving either. It creates a record of your giving and that is nobody’s business.

I don’t see the difference, you’re still going to be seen dropping bills/envelopes in a container of some sort.

True, however the point is that it could give someone the wrong idea that they are purposefully withholding their offering.

I guess I was a “superstitious Christian” in the sense that I believed in the God of the Bible. I was born into a Christian household but I didn’t give it much thought. I just assumed I had to do more good than bad. That was before I really understood what the Gospel is.

I'd like to start off by saying the purpose of this thread is not to discuss how much one should give to their local church on any given Sunday. It is to discuss the method of how monetary contributions are collected. Most Baptist churches I've been to practice the tradition of passing the...