Where did the "love" offering concept come from? Shouldn't the money be given to the poor or other ministries

Question

I know firsthand some offerings of this type have been used for vacations and materialistic things for the pastor and his family. How do you justify doing so when the money could have fed or clothed others? What would Jesus have done?

Answer 1

The "Love Offering" was invented shortly after Elisha Otis invented the automatic elevator, forcing thousands with no education, training, marketable skill or inclination to do real work, to seek income as traveling evangelists, the only other occupation requiring no education, training, marketable skill or real work.

Answer 2

Love offerings should be given in faith they will be used correctly. It is not us that does wrong when an offering is made and we believe it is for the work that Christ would support. It is the people that misuse our gifts that will have to answer for what they do. If we continue to give after knowing it is being misused, we are throwing money to the efforts of Satan.

Answer 3

Like i keep saying - religion abuses peoples trust and makes up all sorts of nonsense in order to fleece the flock (literally!) Jesus tipped over the religious leaders money collecting tables and denounced them as fraudulent we should do the same - if I am correct i do believe he became quite aggressive in the face of organised corruption by the "trusted" religious leaders

Answer 4

At least in the churches I've been to, the "love offering" went to a needy family.

Answer 5

Yeh, whenever I hear someone say "love offering" it just sends shivers down my spine.... just goes to show how greedy some people are.

Answer 6

They will have to answer to that when they die.

I think their fate would be not good.

But I can't judge that.

Peace!