The Truth behind Tithing

July 14, 2012

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wanda
Jul 14, 2012 @ 18:58:18

You are so right. The N.T. Church did not tithe, our High Priest is Jesus/Yeshua. The church had all things in common, they shared and no one lacked. We are to give gifts and offerings. Churches who stopped collecting tithes were shocked their income increased. We are to give as we “determine in our hearts”. As we therefore have opportunity let us do good unto all men, so says scripture. We see those in need, if we can meet it we should. I have seen senior pastors grow wealthy while their staff nearly starved, widows and single mothers struggle to pay tithes on their very limited incomes. So many tithes in the O.T., one you were to eat in the presence of the Lord. Abraham paid tithes on the spoils of war he had and not on his personal income. Tithes were produce. Not everyone was required to pay tithes. Using Jacob’s promise he would pay 10% and Malachi 3 telling all they are robbing God in tithes and offerings many feel guilty and are shamed into paying tithes. Not many look to see to whom the scripture is referring. Eli’s sons were stealing the best for themselves and sacrificing the ones that were not the best. The last church I attended told their members they were not welcome there if they did not tithe to that church in full. It had just come true what others had said for years who did not attend church “all they want is my money”. There is true freedom in Christ the Lord. We are to love God first with all our hearts and then people. He is so easy to love, isn’t He? The scripture comes to mind, my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge, a lack of knowledge of the Word.

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mjdar
Jul 14, 2012 @ 20:46:51

My own version of tithing:
You see a person hungry; You feed him/her. You see a sick person; You help him/her get well.

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redeemedhippiesplace
Jul 14, 2012 @ 23:20:09

mjdar, you got it, sister!

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Jesus Wins
Jul 16, 2012 @ 14:01:15

I agree with Wanda. To make matters worse here in Nigeria, the headquarters-be it national, zonal, and district, expect small struggling churches to pay tithes in form of dues to them. At the end of the day, most of these small churches are left with little or nothing to use.

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Chris
Sep 27, 2012 @ 09:44:09

Mic 6:8
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God NKJV

Somehow Micah forgot to mention ‘tithing’?

What God wants from us has not changed…because God does not change!
Chris

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- wanda
  Sep 27, 2012 @ 13:34:14
  
  When Yeshua came things changed. He became our High Priest. Mal 3 is speaking to those in the O.T. such as Eli whose sons stole the best sacrifice and replaced it with inferior ones taking home the best and eating it themselves. One must read to whom the passage is speaking. O.T. tithing was produce and not money. All did not tithe. Many things changed with the coming of Messiah as the temple is now in the believer. Many churches have stopped tithing and accept gifts and offering and are amazed they get more coming in than they did with tithing. We are told in the N.T. “as a man determines in his heart so let him give”. In church one day the Lord spoke to me to buy a woman’s food as her husband had left her and their two children for a younger woman” so that there might be food in her storehouse. He had me buy the very best for her. Many cross our paths with needs, scripture says let us do good unto all men, we look for opportunities to do this. If we can meet that need we are to do that. We can only keep what we give away. Ask God to reveal to you. The believer can use that most powerful gift, we can pray and it is powerful because God answers prayer. May God bless you and all and give us wisdom and understanding.
  
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