The following is a comment I left on a blog on myspace. Two of the current top 10 blog posts on myspace are from atheists. Atheism has a strong following on the internet sort of like Ron Paul had. Neither carry over with much veracity. Atheism is pride taken to the extreme. It's for the elites with their post-graduate degrees and their high horses. It's for those who love themselves, their own works, and their own minds so blindly that they can't see how simple the message of Jesus is. How true he is. How good he is.
Okay here is the link. And below is my response/comment. Obviously, you're going to have to read the blog first for my post to make sense.
Your question is fine, but it reveals a lack of basic ecclesiastical theology. Theology teaches that Christians are the "hands" of God. Remember Jesus' last words before the Ascension: "Go and make disciples." He taught his disciples how to live, and then asked them to teach others. Passing the offering plate is the means to receive the finances. You're asking why don't they just pray to get the money they need? They do pray. Then, they do get what they need to receive the money. What you're expecting is a God who acts directly without the need of humans. That, then, is a God who wouldn't need us at all. That is a God who wouldn't need or want to engage with us. Wouldn't want us to improve as human beings. That is a God who is a genie in a bottle. A God who WE control. A God who must snap to because we asked to. God, of course as you suggest, doesn't have to have our money. It's not a question of need as if that which is perfect lacks anything. It's the choice to work through humans. That is over-arching principle in Christianity that atheists either miss or claim is another sign that God doesn't exist. That's faith. Read the Gospels for yourself and see that this person "Jesus" has CHOSEN to work with us, through us, and for us.
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