No, I don't agree that 10% is good principle. God does not have legalistic „standard“ for His kids. One test of legalism would be: try giving 9% instead of 10% over a period of time (a month or two is sufficient) and see how you feel afterwards. If you feel a nagging discomfort about yourself: „Oh, I failed to meet God's standard“ - you will know for sure that you are not free from old covenant legalism!
You are church my brother! You don't have to be member of institutional church that meets, let's say, 2 times a week in a rented building (or buyed with the „church“ money). You can have church with one brother, 2 brothers, in your home, you actually do have church any time you have godly fellowship with brother(s) and sister(s) in the Lord!
The resources (money) is ment for the church to function ih its calling – to spread the Gospel and to show and share love and knowledge of God among the "church" and outside of it. It includes humility and a tendency to equality that Paul spoke about. If the money of the christians goes for such purposes – wonderful, if there is any distortion of it- not ok. The church is not supposed to look as another worldy organization, nor to reflect the ways of the world instead of ways of the Lord.
Your money (your earnings and your properties) are given to you by God, and you are responsible manager of it. God wants us to manage whatever we have in His Spirit that can lead us, without fears and pressures from inside or outside, to use it for His glory and to help others. Yes, if we pray for wisdom, God gives wisdom to the humble.
God bless you brother, this is my last post here, since I am older, and was not paying attention to age restrictions. I apologize.
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