GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

Financing God's Work113due to the love that The New Christian Church had manifested- by giving all they had so the needy could receive help. A trueChristian church should have no one in need.Deacons OnlyAre you ready for another surprise? The early church was structuredin accordance with a basic requirement of the ministry (IPeter 5:2). When the widows in the new church were neglected,The Apostles organized a system whereby the preaching ministrywas not allowed to handle money. The preaching ministrywas to have nothing to do with money in the church. This concernedall aspects, such as requesting it, tabulating it, recordingit, spending it, etc.That is why Deacons were instituted. This one office establishesa basic balance of powers. Teaching ability is a power of the ministry,and controlling finances is, also, a power of The Deacons.Therefore, this situation poses a balance of power - which is anunderlying safeguard for the church. With human nature beingwhat it is, it is helpful to have this balance set into place. TheTwelve Apostles stated that it was not right for the preachingministry to have involvement with money. That takes them awayfrom their true profession. The ministry is required to pray andpreach The Word only (Acts 6:1-4). They are not even allowedto participate in choosing those who handle the money.It was the church - and not the ministry - that picked the sevendeacons who would be in charge of handling the money for churchneeds. Then, The Apostles confirmed the choice made by thechurch (Acts 6:6).The preaching ministry should not write about, preach about, ask