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That's good. I'm glad that it felt really good.
I didn't have that experience.
Thank you for the verses"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes,
So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,”
Says the Lord of hosts;..." Malachi 3:10-11 NKJV
His promise isn't so much that we will get richer, but He promises to bless our remaining 90%. And He wants us to seek that blessing from Him.
Giving isn't about guilt or obligation or comparison (which is why the tithe is a percent), please don't think I meant it like that... It's about the heart. God knows that the #1 thing that can steal our heart is money, and He wants our whole heart. And that is true OT or NT.That is your choice and I respect it.
I do not tithe or give currently as I do not have much to give as it is. I am having to file for bankruptcy it is that bad.
Maybe once that is done, I will start to give again, but it probably won't be near as much as you do.
I find nothing about "tithing" in the NT. What are you referring to?I'm mostly Catholic but I'm still unsure which church to support so I handle my own tithes and give money to the poor. But I do believe in tithing. As it is stated in the New Testament.
Where do you find "tithing" in the NT?Great.
And it IS NT, OT and pre law
I too, didn't think it was in the NT. Maybe it is there with different wording.Please show where it is NT...
Wow. Did you do that? How did that go?Although it's not directly stated as a 10% tithe we're supposed to sell all and follow after Jesus the Christ...
Love your avatar,lolWell, Paul taught against legalism in the church and that ten percent law falls into that category imo; however, the church has to keep the lights on somehow. Because of that, we should give out of love and when it's needed for missionaries, etc. If you can't, then giving in some other way is just as honorable.
I agree that if you are going to call it "tithing" that you should figure on the gross.No voting option for me.
I tithe 10% of gross (not “less than”) and give offering over that.
I too, didn't think it was in the NT. Maybe it is there with different wording.
I find nothing about "tithing" in the NT. What are you referring to?
It was an example of tithing as it is the most popular when thinking of tithing. For me I always tithe at least ten percent. There was a time when I couldn't so when I can I give more then. Who really does tithe down to the exact penny of ten percent?I do not believe in paying a tithe as a rule... I believe in helping where the Spirit leads one to give. Not only will the Spirit lead one to give, but will lead one to the opportunity to do so in His time.
Give with a cheerful heart and not because it is "law" or to "get blessing" that is still an act that is done to get something in return.
IF people gave what the Spirit in them moves them to give and saw ALL of "their" money as Gods, instead of their own, they would be far greater blessed than the one counting out 10% tithes never missing to turn in 10% and clinching the rest as if it is their own.
Is tithing good? Yes..... but when you cling to a set number, a set ammount of times, it becomes a "God tax" just as any other tax imposed by an authority.
Matthew 17:24-27
IF we are children of God, then we are not bound to a tax, HOWEVER as a true child of God we should not cling so tightly to money as one following the OT law of a tithe.
IF not tithing is to cause a problem, it is more loving to pay a tithe and keep peace, than to fight over your right to not need to pay the tax and cause a brother to stumble by arguing over that which is worldy.... in doing as such, God will provide the means so that the tax be paid. For the sake of peace between brothers. When in Rome as "they" say.
Now, whether one chooses to give a certain percent of their income, or to give when they feel led by the Spirit to give.... or they do not give it is not for me to judge them as greedy but to leave their motives between them and God.
Person A could give a trillion dollars with the wrong motive, while oerson B withholds a fortune by direction of the Spirit... and God would not only be more pleased with person B, but count obedience to them, while person A's trillions were meaningless to God being pleased with them.
You tithe in the OT.Lets try this again the right way. Hopefully staff will delete the first one.
Who really does tithe down to the exact penny of ten percent?
That depends on whether you see such taxes as overhead or a personal expense.I agree that if you are going to call it "tithing" that you should figure on the gross.
"Requirement"- no.No where in the NT does it say that tithing is a requirement for Christians.
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