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money counters
in the temple
by Glenn O’Neal, Pb.D.
I ’M SORRY I can’t hear your message this morning be cause I have to count the offer ing.” “ Í wasn’t in the
service this morning but I heard your mes sage over the speak er. I count the offer ing, you know.” In c h u r c h a f t e r chu r ch I am greeted with s imi l a r remarks. Somehow a common practice has arisen built on the idea that money collected during a serv ice must be counted during that service. I have the firm conviction that this practice is not only a poor testimony but that it dishonors the God we worship.
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The average church sets aside one or two hours a week for the purpose of worshipping the Lord and hearing the message that God would proclaim through His servant. It is inexcusable that church officers should habitually excuse themselves from this obli gation in order to perform duties that could just as readily be accomplished at other times. Hearing the message over a speaker is not the answer. It is hard to imagine giving serious attention to God’s message while adding a list of figures. Why has this practice become common? Most people would answer that they do not like to stay after church on Sunday morn ing to count the money. They have their family at church and the family does not like to wait. While this appears to be a valid ob-
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