A “Condition of Worthiness.”
Oh, boy. They’ve managed to give their congregants a real mental and emotional work-over with words like that. Sounds like they’ve gotten in overtime at some of the best manipulating skills courses to be had anywhere.
Suppose that my weekly income is $1000. Now, I give to charities that I believe serve Jesus’ command to love one another. Particularly children’s shelters so that they may have clothes, school supplies, etc. These kids lack for just the basics. Sometimes it’s a matter of buying things like toothpaste and soap, if that expresses the need better. Now, if I don’t give, some child is definitely going to go without.
I will give to a person on the street in a heartbeat - regardless of where they are about to spend it because that’s not my call. But, I know that I did what was in my heart to do: give to those without.
Suppose that I give $200 that week to help the helpless, then give $50 at “church” for my tithe. Am I going to have to listen to some bishop tell me that I owe God fifty bucks? (I know already that I owe everything to Him.) Then, I reply to that bishop that I gave $200 to help the needy and so I feel that I am doing what Jesus tells me to do, and the lights have managed to stay on without the extra $50 that particular week. Is he going to tell me that the $50 is going to put a little extra distance between me and his god?
As always,
Warm Regards,
SC
Suppose that I give $200 that week to help the helpless, then give $50 at “church” for my tithe. Am I going to have to listen to some bishop tell me that I owe God fifty bucks?
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If you were mormon, yes, especially if he knew what you did for a living and what your wages should be (most common in Utah although in many states LDS hire other LDS so general income isn’t that hard to find out).