Author: Daniel Tomberlin

I know that I’m one of the few Pentecostals to care about Catholic Popes. I care because more than any Christian on the planet, the voice of the Pope is heard among the masses and in the halls of government throughout the world. Modern Popes have been responsible for the rise and fall of empires. I admire the singular voice of authority that resides in the “chair of Peter.” Before you accuse me of heresy, please let me remind you that I really am a card carrying Pentecostal.

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Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores (Luke 16:19-21; cf. 19-31).

In much of the world the poor are beyond the gates, or live in walled camps. In the developed world, zoning ordinances keep the poor in their place. We’ve made it possible to live in comfort and easily ignore the suffering of the poor.

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Is tithing a biblical practice? Is tithing a practice of the apostolic church? Should we practice tithing today? Some teachers suggest that tithing is a practice that was limited to the Old Testament and was not a practice of the New Testament church. Others insist that the tithe is required.

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