I happened to catch up with some friends late this afternoon, one of which is Jewish, but has been attending a church I have visited several times before, and has been a featured musician in the orchestra...(McLean Bible Church). His girlfriend, my friend, relayed some information about the service today, and while second hand, I can believe it and just got me so incensed. They are trying to spread their ministry and take over the DC/Northern VA/MD area where I live. Currently they are the largest Babylon church that I am aware of in the whole region. During his sermon, Lon Solomon, the minister, held up a picture of Bernie Madoff, and talked to the congregation about how "charismatic" he is and that the members of this church should be striving to influence people the way that he did, at the end of the sermon, he threw in that Bernie Madoff was the one that stole from all those people. When I heard this, well I don't want to say what and how many expletives came out of my mouth.
I have actually shared Ray's information on "Tithing" with my Jewish friend, because I felt that in speaking with him over the last few months, he was misunderstanding what it meant to believe in Jesus Christ. I know that he read the first bit of it, but didn't get the whole way through. But it did give me an opportunity to speak with my friend and give her a few tid bits of Truth. Maybe that was the purpose in all this, to be able to share with my friend. I am glad it opened a little crack in the door for me to share with her, which she has been somewhat resistant too in our past conversations. NB