Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-06-25
Reply to Toe hackworth's FaIlaclOus
Statement In News of lane 4ih.


the scripture where it teaches it, as
you are trying to reply to what | said
TO Representative You have put
up a man Of straw and then tried to
demolish him, but the straw man is
stronger than you. Your article
would have passed by without my no
tice If you had not misquoted me.
You are on both sides. Come from
astride the fence, Joe. You start off
and say you don't condemn the sup
port of true old servants of God. You
admit it is right and make claims that
you have supported them. fail to
see the consistency in your argument.
You turn clean around and try to ar
ray the Scriptures against yourself and
try to prove by the Bible that it is
wrong and warn me not to add to
Gods word. Oh, consistency thou
art a jewel Surely the legs of the
law are not equal You quoted me
as saying salvation is of the Lord.
Correct Here is one mistake you
made when you said | proved saliva
ton was ON cash basis. You said
that yourself. l said it pleased God
by the foolishness of preaching to save
them that believed You say / said
salvation is of the preachers. / never
said any such thing. Paul said that
it pleased God to save. You charge
me again, which is untrue, that | had
a right to make contract for cash to
give out this salvation. That was an
true. You manufactured that out of
whole cloth. You say that it means
the power Of God where Paul said
God ordained, (appointed) they that
preach the gospel shall live of the
gospel Listen to Paul in LIST Cor. 1 :1S:
1.-THE power Of God is Christ. Lis
ten to LIST Cor. 9:13 ''Do We not know
that they which minister about holy
things live. (feed) off things of the
temple, (sheep and oxen) and they
which wait at the altar are partakerS
with the altar. Listen to LIST Cor.
OLA, Even so, just like the temple
service, hath God ordained that they
| that preach the gospel should live Of
the gospel. That is, it needs be tt
live at the charge of those to whom
they faithfully preach. Again in Isl
Cor. or, "Who goeth warfarine
at his own charge (cost). Who plant
eth vineyard and eateth not of thu
fruit, or who feedeth flock and eat
eth not of the milk of the hockI" 81
ministers have a right to share wha
the flock 1.-THE church) produces. Il
the ninth verse it says, "Thou shall
not muzzle the OK that treadeth on
the corn. J." Give the.preacher what h
needs like the OK, and let him go AM
preach like the Bible teaches. Coul'
there be any reason that while commo
soldiers, (laborers, shepherds, are uni
versally allowed, while minister re
claim the lost and not have as rewar
necessary food and raiment. Will
ministers, who, under Christ as on
Captain, fight his battles, pull dow
the strong holds of Satan, we, who ar
under his direction, labor in his vine
yards. AS Paul said in Romans 10:1;
s'How beautiful are the feet of thel
!, that preach the gospel of peace an
bring glad tidings of good things.
Should such have no reward for thei
servicel
Joe, you wanted me to show 20
where God gave. a right to charge Il
; preaching. have already shown ths
in my former article, but I will viii
! now the straw little more. Here
> is in Luke 1877, "And in the san
: house remains eating and drinkin
such things as they 1.-THE church) Civ
for the laborer is worthy of his hill
salary reward, recompense, wages
A true emblem of minister of Chris
Now, l have shown you that Chri
said the preacher was worthy of n
hire. Here Christ tells you and M
= "Watchman" for a minister to eat al
drink such things that the church Sc
= before him, for he is worthy of h
! hire. That is recompense for. his ser
! ices.
! Now, / will show by the Bible al
. explode your little hardshell aboU
: Paul not being burdensome and VIII,
= and show he did take pay from tt
church. In LIST Cor 9:1S, he say
:, THAT when | preached the gospel
q Christ without charge Here Pa
= preached like a hardshell preach
= without pay all the way through. HI
u ha This is yonr main point. Let n
. show you by the Bible where he d.
: wrong and confessed it and asked the
. to forgive him. End Cor. 1913, IF
Il what is it wherein you were inferl'
= (lower in place or station) to 9th
churches except it be that myself WI
? not burdensome to you. Forgive n
u this wrong" He confessed his fault
J act. An act may be right, Joe,
. one sense and wrong in another. III
+. apostle was right in forbearing to +
= ceive their aid because he acted out
J regard to their weakness and his oN
u apostolic disinterestedness, but he a.
/ mitted he did wrong while acting
I tenderly. He deprived them of Il
u blessing of God, which lies in givll
more than receiving Christ said
, I is more blessed to give than to receiv
u Now, twill show by the Bible tn
= Paul did take wages SALARY OF 9TH
= churches while he preached to the 20
. inthian church without charge al
was not burdensome. Cor lis,
= robbed (stripped) other churches, ia
y ing wages Salary of them to do y
service The 9th verse says, Al
y when l was present with you al
= wanted I was chargable, texreuslF
10 to no man for that which was lack
to me the brethren which came fro
- Macedonia supplied. In other wor
contributed to what he needed, su
n piled his salary.
y Cor. l2:13. Forgive me Il
wrong. robbing other churches to.
Won service. f" Taking wages, sala
from them. Paul takes pay. 1
\ stronger churches had to pay Paul
y preach TO the weak churches.
Now. | have made out my case fuI
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