How are those who not only preach the gospel to the exclusion of a regular job supposed to provide for themselves? There are some who just say that they should work like everyone else. There is nothing wrong with a preacher who has to do regular work. Paul relied on his tent making skills at times. A lot of pastors of small churches have to work as well as preach. We do it and it is fine.
God’s desire is that those who preach the Bible for a living should live of the gospel. Those who are blessed and taught and edified by a preacher of the gospel ought to allow him to be free from the burden and taking their time to ‘go to work’ so that they can pray and prepare and preach without hunderance. Paul talks about how a godly preacher is not going to make an issue of it, but it is not the best situation.
Let us all be sure of the repsonsbility to care for those who spend their lives preaching the gospel so that they can dedicate themselves fully to doing that work.
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