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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Episode 10 :: Question 4 on Leaving One's Church/Ministry

Question 4—Tari (Ireland): Pastor, my question is this, what do you do when you feel you are in the wrong church on account of the fact that the doctrine that is preached does not go with the word of God? Can you tell your pastor that what he is preaching is not of the word? Should I just hold my peace and leave? What does the bible teach on this? What is the way of wisdom?

Answer 4: Firstly, you can leave.  If you don’t agree with the doctrine, you can leave and you leave peacefully. Don’t leave criticizing the church or the pastor. Just leave, if you are sure that what’s going on [the teaching] is not in accordance with God’s word. But remember something, a lot of times you don’t even know as much as the pastor. So, be sure you have accurate knowledge when you are saying this. You might need some help; you might need some extra counsel, but then, the best thing to do is to leave. The best thing to do is to leave in peace than to criticize the church or the pastor. Then you said, “Can you tell your Pastor that what he is preaching is not of the word?” It is not right to confront the pastor; it is not right. You can ask questions in humility. You can ask questions. You can go to the Pastor and ask questions with reference to what he was teaching so he can guide you. So, take a humble step and go to him. If you can’t reach him, you can write a humble letter, and don’t write an anonymous letter. Always put your name when you write.

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Episode 10 :: Question 3 on Blood Donation

Question 3—Sandra (South Africa): Sir, what does the bible say about blood donation? Is it the right thing to do to save someone’s life?

Answer 3: Yes, it is right. Where necessary, you can donate your blood to save someone’s life; it’s right. The bible says, “Greater love has no man than these that a man should lay down his life for his friends” [John 15:13]. So, it’s part of giving your life, you know, to save someone. So, it’s right. There is nothing wrong with it, but remember, you need medical advice in doing that. So, make sure you get medical or expert advice when you want to engage in blood donation.


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Episode 10 :: Question 2 on Savings and Investments for Christians

Question 2—Joy (Nigeria): Dear Pastor, is it wrong for a Christian to have savings and investments?

Answer 2: No, it’s not wrong for a Christian to have savings and investments. In fact, it is wise but see, you need expert advice to know how to make these investments. Don’t just save, and don’t just have investments. We know what has happened all around us: a lot of people all over the world lost their money, because they invested in the wrong place. So make sure you don’t invest or save in the wrong place. Have good advice on that and also be led by the spirit. We will talk about that a little later. So it says, “Is it wrong for a Christian to have savings and investments?” The answer, I said, is ‘No’! It’s right. Go ahead and do it, but do it with wisdom.

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