Questions & Answers - Good News Staff - August 1975

Good News Staff

QUESTION: "I would like the following question answered in your Q & A section as it has bothered me for quite some time. It concerns Galatians 6:6: 'Let him who receives instruction in the word of God share all good things with his teacher - contributing to his support.' Does this refer to monies over and above tithes sent directly to the Headquarters Church? In other words, are the people the minister serves also to provide for him?" ANSWER: Most commentators appear to believe that this expression, used by Paul, is a euphemism for "let him make a financial contribution." In those early days the Church was not centrally organized as it is in this age. While the Headquarters Church at Jerusalem was influential in the making of doctrinal decisions (Acts 15), there was no formal, corporate structure as such. We have no evidence, except for an offering of foodstuffs collected for the poor saints at Jerusalem, that there was any centralization of funds in those times. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library