Comments on: Sauce for the Goose, Sauce for the Gander https://byronharvey.com/sauce-for-the-goose-sauce-for-the-gander/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Debbie https://byronharvey.com/sauce-for-the-goose-sauce-for-the-gander/#comment-538 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:01:05 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/?p=1895#comment-538 I know for a fact that there are many people who faithfully put their tithe in the plate each week in cash…no identification. They do this out of principle. And if I was a public figure, I might be inclined to do the same.

]]> By: Byron https://byronharvey.com/sauce-for-the-goose-sauce-for-the-gander/#comment-537 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:42:58 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/?p=1895#comment-537 Of course it isn’t a mark of salvation, but it is one of obedience. And I doubt that what’s operating in these cases is what you suggest, Jack, giving “off the books”, for both the Palins and the Obamas gave to their churches; they just did so in a relatively measly fashion.

]]> By: Jack Brooks https://byronharvey.com/sauce-for-the-goose-sauce-for-the-gander/#comment-536 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:19:25 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/?p=1895#comment-536 I suppose it depends on what you meant by “commitment” to Christ. Perhaps I misunderstood you. My point was that degree of charitable giving isn’t a mark of saving faith. People can tithe and give and completely lack any saving faith at all; others can give “off the books” — politicians in particular, who might not want to alienate potential voters who might peer at their public giving record like you have, so they give donations to churches in the form of cash, or through surrogates.

]]> By: Byron https://byronharvey.com/sauce-for-the-goose-sauce-for-the-gander/#comment-535 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:58:47 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/?p=1895#comment-535 Nope, that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying that we have this information. We didn’t seek it out. But like other information, which we may or may not seek out, we have it, and it says something about a person. Just like having an affair says something. Just like if the Palins gave 20%.

This is why I asked about the issue(s); I think that there are more than one.

]]> By: Don https://byronharvey.com/sauce-for-the-goose-sauce-for-the-gander/#comment-534 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:00:51 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/?p=1895#comment-534 So your saying that it’s perfectly all right to confront people about their giving? Do you really mean that?

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