i dont agree leh... it is everyone's responsiblity to be discerning
about what is being taught to them and what they learn and follow.
In the case of CHC, other than the management, it is also the
follower's responsibility to cross check whatever they've learnt
from the church back to the bible aint it? especially about tithing
and stuffs. I believe the followers do need to share a part of the
responsibility too.
The point is that regular givers know that when they are giving
money, they are contributing to the operational activities of the
church. For them, they trust their leaders to use it "for God".
It is just like in the NT how people will put money at the
apostles' feet and let them dispense it for the relief of the needy
in the church. See Acts 4:34-37.
But then again, the diff between the NT church handling of
monies is a far cry from how churches today handle money. In the NT
it was free will giving, no guilt-tripping about robbing God of
tithes etc, and the monies were primarily use for the relief of the
needy and to support the apostolic workers (who are
NOT paid salaries since they are not employees of the
church) who go about planting churches. Today, most of the
giving goes towards church buildings and staff salaries.