Actually, what the disciples did was placed all of their resources into a common fund, and redistributed according to what everyone needed. This worked for a while, but human nature took over. The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints tried this in the 1830’s and 1840’s and called the doctrine the United Order. Once again, it worked for a while, but it demanded complete obedience to the Order. When the law of tithing was established in the Church, it was determined that all the priesthood leaders should work, and not be paid to preach the Gospel. After all, how can a priesthood leader ask the congregation to give if he does not make a sacrifice of love himself?
captainedd almost 15 years ago
Actually, what the disciples did was placed all of their resources into a common fund, and redistributed according to what everyone needed. This worked for a while, but human nature took over. The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints tried this in the 1830’s and 1840’s and called the doctrine the United Order. Once again, it worked for a while, but it demanded complete obedience to the Order. When the law of tithing was established in the Church, it was determined that all the priesthood leaders should work, and not be paid to preach the Gospel. After all, how can a priesthood leader ask the congregation to give if he does not make a sacrifice of love himself?