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it was war spoils, not his money in gen 14.@ BeforeThereWas
Jacob promised to tithe and then broke his promise? Where's scripture say that?
Abraham tithed from something that wasn't legally his? I think not.
A bragging tither nullifies tithing? Then a bragging non-tither nullifies non-tithing?
Tithing from all his possessions is a law tithe? You 7 anti-tithers have been saying it's only crops and livestock.
The Pharisee's tithing mint and herbs. Tithing herbs isn't a law tithe. Christ's telling him to keep tithing apart from the law.
You're right about some Pharisees not being Levites.
Already answered the give 10% of all your possessions in post # 33. Honor the Lord with all your possessions and with the firstfruits. Firstfruits, tithes, alms, offerings are the only forms of giving to the Lord anywhere in scripture. This type of terminology is used elsewhere for tithing. 10% is the only number associated with any of these 4. IOW firstfruits, tithe, alms, offerings, were all 10%, so whatever you consider this to be, it still ends up 10%.
Hebrews 6 and 7. Christ's the new priesthood in the order of Melchizedek and receives the tithes. Read those chapters for clarification. I'll try to post the whole thing in a different post later.
2 Chronicles 31:5 isn't a law tithe. It says a tithe of all, not only crops or livestock. All means all. Just like Abraham gave a tithe of all. That's a lot more than crops and livestock.
@ BeforeThereWas
Jacob promised to tithe and then broke his promise? Where's scripture say that?
Abraham tithed from something that wasn't legally his? I think not.
A bragging tither nullifies tithing? Then a bragging non-tither nullifies non-tithing?
Tithing from all his possessions is a law tithe? You 7 anti-tithers have been saying it's only crops and livestock.
The Pharisee's tithing mint and herbs. Tithing herbs isn't a law tithe. Christ's telling him to keep tithing apart from the law.
You're right about some Pharisees not being Levites.
Already answered the give 10% of all your possessions in post # 33. Honor the Lord with all your possessions and with the firstfruits. Firstfruits, tithes, alms, offerings are the only forms of giving to the Lord anywhere in scripture. This type of terminology is used elsewhere for tithing. 10% is the only number associated with any of these 4. IOW firstfruits, tithe, alms, offerings, were all 10%, so whatever you consider this to be, it still ends up 10%.
Hebrews 6 and 7. Christ's the new priesthood in the order of Melchizedek and receives the tithes. Read those chapters for clarification. I'll try to post the whole thing in a different post later.
2 Chronicles 31:5 isn't a law tithe. It says a tithe of all, not only crops or livestock. All means all. Just like Abraham gave a tithe of all. That's a lot more than crops and livestock.
As to where each person hands over their tithe is what the Holy Spirit leads them to do.
If an institutional church organization is using God's money properly then all of it can go there.
If they're not, God will show you where to give your tithe. It's up to each person to ask God.
If you don't ask God where to tithe, you can't complain about the way the tithe's used.
@ BeforeThereWas
Jacob promised to tithe and then broke his promise? Where's scripture say that?
Abraham tithed from something that wasn't legally his? I think not.
A bragging tither nullifies tithing? Then a bragging non-tither nullifies non-tithing?
Tithing from all his possessions is a law tithe? You 7 anti-tithers have been saying it's only crops and livestock.
The Pharisee's tithing mint and herbs. Tithing herbs isn't a law tithe. Christ's telling him to keep tithing apart from the law.
Already answered the give 10% of all your possessions in post # 33. Honor the Lord with all your possessions and with the firstfruits. Firstfruits, tithes, alms, offerings are the only forms of giving to the Lord anywhere in scripture.
This type of terminology is used elsewhere for tithing. 10% is the only number associated with any of these 4. IOW firstfruits, tithe, alms, offerings, were all 10%, so whatever you consider this to be, it still ends up 10%.
Hebrews 6 and 7. Christ's the new priesthood in the order of Melchizedek and receives the tithes. Read those chapters for clarification. I'll try to post the whole thing in a different post later.
2 Chronicles 31:5 isn't a law tithe. It says a tithe of all, not only crops or livestock. All means all. Just like Abraham gave a tithe of all. That's a lot more than crops and livestock.
Because you didn't quote me, you seem to think you therefore have license to misrepresent what I actually said.
I said there's no evidence he actually fulfilled his promise. There's no evidence he ever did so because nothing else is said to lend credible reason to believe he did what he said he would do. After all, he's known as a lying scoundrel at times in his life. His name even means "deceiver".
You really have a subjective memory of what I actually said.
I said nothing about legalities. I said that the very action of intentionally returning to the place and the people from whom the spoils were stolen, and his actively giving it back to them, clearly shows that he never had any intention of keeping what he knew was not his to begin with.
Are you telling us that you would keep other people's property you retrieved from a crook, rather than to return the property to the rightful owner(s)? Come on! Who are you trying to fool?
What are you talking about?
Wrong. The produce, even from gardens, is produce from the land, which fell with within the confines of the Law. Nice try, but the ol' switcheroo doesn't work against those of us who know better.
NOWHERE does scripture say to tithe from ALL one's possessions. The best you can do is to provide reference to a verse-out-of-context you're misrepresenting here.
Prove it! Show me where such things as alms was based upon 10%. Show me where offerings was based upon 10%.
The context shows us that the tithe was used as the measuring of which priesthood was superior. Nowhere does the context speak of a continuance of tithing from believers to institutional church organizations.
You forgot that the things from which the tithe was to be taken was already defined in Deuteronomy. Therefore to try and separate those things out in such a fashion as to assume that wages were a part of what was given is to assume into the text what clearly isn't there.
Again, nice try.
BTW
Here's some scriptures on tithing, including pre-law and post law.
Tithing can be done as a form of worship.
Those who feel it's an obligation are missing the spirit of thankfulness and the spirit of giving behind tithing.
NON-LAW
*Abraham tithes (10%) on something he won. Hebrews 7:2, Genesis 14:20
*Jacob tithes (10%) of all the Lord gives him. Genesis 28:22
*NT tithe (10%) of all that you possess. Luke 18:12
*NT Pharisee tithe 10% and Christ said to continue doing it. Matthew 23:23
*Honor the Lord with all your possession. Proverbs 3:9
*NT tithing through Christ. Hebrews 6:20 and Hebrews 7:1-28
LAW
*Lay aside a tithe of your increase for the Levite and the poor. Remove it from your house and give it. Deuteronomy 26:12-13
*Tithe (10%) is holy to the Lord. Leviticus 27:30
*The Israelites brought a tithe of everything, including produce. 2 Chronicles 31:5
1st tithe to support those doing the Lord's work. Leviticus 27:30, Numbers 8
2nd tithe to take family on yearly feast in God's presence. Deuteronomy 14:22-27
3rd tithe is the 2 year poor tithe to look after the poor. Deuteronomy 14:28-29
Tithe of the produce of the land to the Levites. Nehemiah 10:37
Tithe of the tithe to the storehouse by the Levites. Nehemiah 10:38
Malachi tithe into the storehouse. Malachi 3:10
There's no command from God or Christ to stop tithing.
<Staff Edit> Yes, it says you should tithe in the OT. But does it say you "shouldn't" tithe in the NT?? I totally agree that we are not under the law anymore, but we can't disreguard the whole OT.
Yes, it says you should tithe in the OT. But does it say you "shouldn't" tithe in the NT??
I totally agree that we are not under the law anymore, but we can't disreguard the whole OT.
The whole point of tithing is to break the power of GREED in your life and to give God back what He has given to you and to trust in Him!
Even if you barely have enough money to get by, to still give to God and see how He will provide for everything you need. Give God your "first fruits" of your labor; not your leftovers. (In other words, your gross.. not your net. And give to Him FIRST!).
If you don't tithe.. start tithing to your church and give where God tells you to and just see how much of a difference He will make and the blessing He will overflow in your life.
"Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine." Proverbs 3:9-10.
God - "Abraham, I need you to give back to the king of Sodom all that belongs to him"
Abraham - "Ok Lord - I do just as you want."
Do you have a reference for any of this?
BTW
Not just to "tithe" but to do so in the complete and intentional mutilation of what it was as a Scriptural command to the Israelites ...where is there a NT command, to bind the church to tithing?
Not just to "tithe" but to do so in the complete and intentional mutilation of what it was as a Scriptural command to the Israelites ...
Why is such a thing required for obtaining and maintaining salvation ? Does the Lord need a bribe ? Upon rebirth , is it retroactive to all they have been given until that time ? Complete records before they are reborn would be spotty at best for most people . How can they pay for their salvation in those cases ?
Simple solution to the question of to tithe or not.
Do what your conscience says.
The conscience is the "voice" of your born again spirit where the Holy Spirit lives.
Simple solution to the question of to tithe or not.
Do what your conscience says.
The conscience is the "voice" of your born again spirit where the Holy Spirit lives.
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