Excerpts 1) I figured that it was either that I have not quite understood the underlying principles of giving (sowing and reaping) as administered in the church by some ministers of the word of God, or that those ministers are without full understanding of the doctrines of giving and the underlying principles of sowing and reaping as laid out in the bible. And so, lack of sufficient understanding in this doctrine leads them to distort and overstretch the truth of the word of God in the area of ... 2) Giving however, takes the dimension of financial support to the church because the church also is run as an organization, having to deal with As can be imagined with any other business effort, the churches these days have advanced into developing new products embellished and styled in the manner of a vehicle for the preaching of the gospel to reach the yet unreached parts of the world. Churches run schools and These are products and brands having all the trappings of an astute business effort. We should not quarrel with any of these for whatever underlying ... What we should quarrel with is that most members have not prospered for whatever reason according to what is preached to them. And the reason without mincing words I intend to deal with some of those principles next. 3) The angel Michael could not despise dominions; neither could he speak evil of dignitaries while he contended with the Devil disputing over the body of Moses. His option was also to invoke a higher authority where-in he said, The Lord to be able to claim the body of Moses. Here, Michael needed the authority of Jesus Christ (The Lord) to dislodge Satan to lay claim over the body of Moses.