SaggyWoman
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I will say that just because we have the money doesn't mean we should invest so much in houses when there are other areas of living that could use it...
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Should Pastors Live in Extravagant Homes?
- Thread starter gb93433
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The preacher should live in the most extravagant home he can find. It should have E-lec-tricity, indoor plummin' and glass in all the winders. Go all hog and make sure he's got a stout chimley for the fur place and a board floor to boot. Iffen he's a highfalutin preacher you might want to include a rug for the dog to lay on. Uppity preachers take the tires and taillights off their new houses.
On a serious note I have endured some of the most wretched church supplied parsonages known to man in the name of keeping their preacher humble. I won't regale you with the stories but rest assured an overnight in a mansion would be a welcome relief.
On a serious note I have endured some of the most wretched church supplied parsonages known to man in the name of keeping their preacher humble. I won't regale you with the stories but rest assured an overnight in a mansion would be a welcome relief.
Weren't you required to eat the dog? All the pastors I know live in better houses than I but God bless the Lord for providing me a roof, a toilet & heat. There are folks with far less.
thisnumbersdisconnected
New Member
This man has it all wrong.
Can you imagine paying the taxes on this palatial layout?
If I were him, I would have incorporated the land and house as a non-profit camp.
That way it is all tax free, and I could charge admission fees to cover the expenses of having a cleaning service wipe down all the bathroom tubes.
More to the point, Paul said, don't store up here expecting to get in eternity.
I would rather dwell in a hovel with food, clothing and the fellowship of like believers who I can share what little I have, than a life separated by acres of friendless.
Beside, what thief is going to bust in to a home of the humble when there is nothing to steal?
What a waste of life and living!
Can you imagine paying the taxes on this palatial layout?
If I were him, I would have incorporated the land and house as a non-profit camp.
That way it is all tax free, and I could charge admission fees to cover the expenses of having a cleaning service wipe down all the bathroom tubes.
More to the point, Paul said, don't store up here expecting to get in eternity.
I would rather dwell in a hovel with food, clothing and the fellowship of like believers who I can share what little I have, than a life separated by acres of friendless.
Beside, what thief is going to bust in to a home of the humble when there is nothing to steal?
What a waste of life and living!