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There have been multiple statements in this thread that would suggest that rather than support any outside Christian organization that meets a valid need and points people to Christ, we should just rely on the official church officers to do this work. I don't believe that all of the needs of the world are the duty of church officers and we can't expect them to meet all needs, and why would a church officer see others pointing the lost to Christ as "competition". No one is advocating for extra-church organizations to administer sacraments, or become a better church alternative. They meet a need that the church isn't directly called to meet.I will say that I believe no one here did such. I understand you seem to see it as so, but as has been pointed out earlier this is a characterization that is simply not true.
Charity is to be practiced by all the church, and the official proclamation of The Gospel is to be done by TE's as prescribed in scripture.
I think this thread is a dead horse at this point and I do thank you all for providing your interpretation of scripture. Is was very informative and explains a lot. I just hope that when I stand before Christ I hear, "Well done good and faithful servant" as we all do.