7:11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given `to God'; 7:12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 7:13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

Mark 7:11-13 ASV

I know I probably will get a lot of bad feedback from this blog, and not from my CRITICS ,but from my supporters, the Christian brotherhood.

A corban in the Greek means "a sacred gift" a offering of a consecrated present to the temple fund,

A lot of preachers will say that the tithes come first then the family, when Christ says just the opposite. Am I saying that a pastor or church leader should not be paid ,no, but at what expense, the church staying in the red or eventually closing it's doors?

The Pharisees taught that if you brought a corban"gift to the storehouse, you could not worry about your family and be fine, Wrong!

The tithes in the biblical days of the old testament were put in the storehouse to provide for the army and to have food during the drought and the year of jubilee when no planting was done.

There are two many in the clergy who live high on the hog while their sheep can barely get by.

There are made to feel guilty and hell bound if they don't give, and I noticed that some churches are asking for money every time the doors are opened.

Members being asked to sell things and go without to support the livelihood of the rich lifestyles of some preachers and their families.

If the church can and want to support the pastor and his family, great , but not at the expense of the mission of the church.

The mission is to win souls and help people too get closer to Christ, not to fund the lifestyles of it's leaders.

You should give to the best of your ability and that shoild go to building the Kingdom of God, not the bank account of a certain few.

I would rather have food and house supplies brought in , if possible to help the needy in these hard times ahead.

I had a pastor to tell me that in his seminary days there was a class on the tithe message and how to put the guilt on the church members.

Be Blessed!