{"id":5979,"date":"2015-02-16T20:28:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T04:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2015-03-07T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T23:15:09","slug":"pass-the-offering-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/16\/pass-the-offering-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Now let&#8217;s pass the offering plate\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">As often as you hear the phrase (or something like it), &#8220;and now let&#8217;s pass the offering plate,&#8221; in modern churches, you&#8217;d think that this phrase occurred a gazillion times in the pages of the Scriptures. In fact, it only occurs twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Exodus 25:2, <i>That they may bring me an offering.<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i>Interestingly, this is the only place in the Scriptures where an offering was taken of YHVH\u2019s people to support the work of the ministry. In one other place in the Bible, a collection was taken, but what was its purpose and who was it for? (See 1 Cor 16:1\u20133 and Acts 11:27\u201330.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/16\/pass-the-offering-plate\/offering-plate\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5980\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dollarphotoclub_33129270-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Offering Plate\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dollarphotoclub_33129270-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dollarphotoclub_33129270-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dollarphotoclub_33129270-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0This is not to say that the saints should not give of their substance to help support their spiritual leaders. What did Paul teach about the saints supporting the work of the ministry\u2014especially those who are spiritually feed them? (Read 1 Cor 9:1\u201318; 1 Tim 5:17\u201318; Gal 6:6\u20139.)<\/p>\n<p>The main point we wish to make here is that the taking of offerings or the passing of the plate isn\u2019t a biblical norm. People were expected to give, but of their own freewill and without pressure or coercion from their spiritual leaders.<\/p>\n<p>What did Yeshua say about giving? (Note Acts 20:35; Luke 6:38.) What did Paul say to those who do not share their substance with (or sow sparingly to) those who teach them? (Look at 2 Cor 9:6.)<\/p>\n<p>What should be our heart attitude when giving to the ministry of Elohim? (See 2 Cor 9:7.)<\/p>\n<p>What are the blessings from Elohim that one can expect from giving cheerfully? 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