Comments on: Faith Promise http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/07/faith-promise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faith-promise A humor site dedicated to Independent Fundamental Baptists, their standards, their beliefs, and their craziness. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Papa Bear http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/07/faith-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-42397 Papa Bear Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:54:48 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1335#comment-42397 I never quite got how to tell if you were off the hook that that week's Faith Promise. If you didn't get any money beyond your regular paycheck? That sounds more like a Wishful Thinking Offering. "God, I can't give you any of <i>my</i> money, but if <i>You</i> can come up with some extra for the missionaries, You can give it to them." If you couldn't squeeze it out of that week's budget? If you already gave all your savings? If you sold off all your property? I love that phrase, "Lord, what you will give through me, that you will not give to me for world missions." 'Cuz, like, I know you can't trust me with the money, Lord, but if you give me the exact dollar amount I ask for, I promise, I'll, like, totally give it back. Of course, if you give me a penny more or less, I can keep it for myself, because it wasn't a Faith Promise Offering. I never quite got how to tell if you were off the hook that that week’s Faith Promise. If you didn’t get any money beyond your regular paycheck? That sounds more like a Wishful Thinking Offering. “God, I can’t give you any of my money, but if You can come up with some extra for the missionaries, You can give it to them.” If you couldn’t squeeze it out of that week’s budget? If you already gave all your savings? If you sold off all your property?

I love that phrase, “Lord, what you will give through me, that you will not give to me for world missions.” ‘Cuz, like, I know you can’t trust me with the money, Lord, but if you give me the exact dollar amount I ask for, I promise, I’ll, like, totally give it back. Of course, if you give me a penny more or less, I can keep it for myself, because it wasn’t a Faith Promise Offering.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/07/faith-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Nathan Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:59:51 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1335#comment-1281 Second that Second that

]]> By: Amanda http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/07/faith-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 Amanda Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:10:25 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1335#comment-1239 You forgot to mention the "testimonies" (some along the lines of the missionary and angel story you mentioned recently) that are shared as "proof" that God will "bless" if you promise to give more than you can afford! You forgot to mention the “testimonies” (some along the lines of the missionary and angel story you mentioned recently) that are shared as “proof” that God will “bless” if you promise to give more than you can afford!

]]> By: Donna http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/07/faith-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Donna Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:45:39 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1335#comment-1235 Way, way back in my Fundie marriage, my ex used to stand up in church and answer those Faith Pledge Calls and then hold "God" accountable, even if it meant I only owned ONE dress for five years running, because the ex wasn't about to lose face after showing off that HE was going to give $1,000.00 (or whatever) to the building fund. I used to sit there fuming ("submitting") and watching the Pastor's wife strutting about in all of her finery. "God" never came through - our already strapped budget was just tightened to the breaking point every time my ex wanted to show off, that's all. Good riddance, 22 years ago. Way, way back in my Fundie marriage, my ex used to stand up in church and answer those Faith Pledge Calls and then hold “God” accountable, even if it meant I only owned ONE dress for five years running, because the ex wasn’t about to lose face after showing off that HE was going to give $1,000.00 (or whatever) to the building fund. I used to sit there fuming (“submitting”) and watching the Pastor’s wife strutting about in all of her finery. “God” never came through – our already strapped budget was just tightened to the breaking point every time my ex wanted to show off, that’s all. Good riddance, 22 years ago.

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