CAUSE OR COST
These days, many churches adopt the “early bird” registration method for Christians to sign-up early for organised events. Isn't this approach of using money to entice? Isn't this method a cheap subsitute of dealing with the “late sign-up” attitudes of Christians? A Christian must see the cause of the event rather than the cost for the event in the decision making to sign-up.
To use the “early bird” method is subtly communicating that lateness is condoned. It is also subtly communicating desperation to secure the numbers in order to make event significant. By right, any event that is organised for God's cause is significant. For example, prayer meeting and Bible study class are significant events by itself. The number of Christians participating is irrelevant. Christians who signed up within the registration period are the right people for the event. Those who signed up late have more to think of their conveniences rather than God's cause.
Did Jesus said that once the dateline is due, the door will be closed and latecomers won't be entertained? So, have many churches subtly compromised the Biblical principle in adopting the worldly “early bird” principle?
Believe it, how a church organise an event or approach certain issues will speak volume how much they understand Biblical principles. Many Christians have Bible knowledge but no wisdom in real life application.
