ON SIMONY What is the full scope of simony? Does it go the other - TopicsExpress



          

ON SIMONY What is the full scope of simony? Does it go the other way too? Traditionally, it is the expectation of purchasing spiritual favor from/of the true God with money or materials: actually akin to bribery in some way. What is the difference between what we call simony, the late medieval practice of buying indulgences and the mentality with which many a Christians pay tithe and sow seed? What should be the primary, secondary and tertiary motives for our gifts both to the ‘cause’ of enlarging the inhabitants or citizenry of heaven via material support and general non-church charity and expressions of generosity? If Simon had not displayed such attitude before Simon Peter or Scripture hadn’t recorded it, how would we have viewed such things when our hearts scheme them?
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:44:26 +0000

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