Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

salvation and healing is not bought as we pick up in 1st Corinthians chapter 9, verse 15.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

I feel that it is criminal and manifestly wrong for these ministers who are constantly

begging people for their dollars. And you know, it's almost as bad as the time in the Roman church when they sold indulgences.

You want to get your prayer answered? Send your offering in to us, you know.

You've got an unsafe son, send your offering to us, and God will save him.

You know, you can buy salvation for your him. You can buy salvation for your son.

You can buy healing for your mother.

You can buy, you know, all kinds of indulgences.

It's made out to be that way in these phony fundraising drives.

If those who were soliciting those funds would live very simple lives not live in a lavish style then

I could accept it but when these same ones who are begging these poor little widows to sacrifice from their social security

checks to send into them and they themselves are living a very high style of life, I find it intolerable.

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