So, in the month of January or Feb. or March, let’s say that a mega church pulls in $2 million in tithes, with the pastor getting a portion of that.
Is that church going to give, say, 2 or 3 thousnad dollars to every widow in that church - cash - like they give to the pastor of that church?
Hmmm?
I understand that passage to be about supporting those that could not support themselves.
Do you believe it means to pay any woman who’s husband dies, regardless if they may be an actual queen in those biblical times?
As for what I mega church does, I could care less. I care about my church. Those that financially support that mega church can be concerned with it.
I don’t think your premise considers budgeting for an organization, in this case a church. They have to pay to heat and light the church, to cut the grass and repair the roof. Plumbing fails, HVAC must be replaced periodically, walls need painting. Just like homeowners, they have to have a reserve for repairs or to offset times when collections don’t meet expenses.
I never heard of a church that doesn’t have funds to help the poor, whether in their own community or across the country or around the globe. Many churches send missions overseas or support missionary families. And they are there to help out a struggling family with their grocery or utility bills or unanticipated auto repair.
It’ a fallacy to think that the tithes collected (where actual tithes are donated) go to the minister and staff only or that they don’t take care of struggling poor, whether widowed or not. It would be aBiblical to announce their good works, wouldn’t it?