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1 | Judgement:preachers who curse nontithers | Heb 7:8 | Radioman2 | 79015 | ||
Speak to the Israelites, that they take for Me an offering. From every man who gives it willingly and ungrudgingly with his heart you shall take My offering. Exodus 25:2 AMPLIFIED AMPLIFIED 1 Chronicles 29:9 Then the people rejoiced because these had given willingly, for with a whole and blameless heart they had offered freely to the Lord. King David also rejoiced greatly. - - - - - - - - - - "Tithes were not primarily gifts to God, but taxes for funding the national budget in Israel." "New Testament believers are never commanded to tithe. " - - - - - - - - - - You are correct when you say "tithes do not apply to the NT" era. "Two kinds of giving are taught consistently throughout Scripture: giving to the government (always compulsory), and giving to God (always voluntary). "The issue has been greatly confused, however, by some who misunderstand the nature of the Old Testament tithes. Tithes were not primarily gifts to God, but taxes for funding the national budget in Israel. "Because Israel was a theocracy, the Levitical priests acted as the civil government. So the Levite's tithe (Leviticus 27:30-33) was a precursor to today's income tax, as was a second annual tithe required by God to fund a national festival (Deuteronomy 14:22-29). Smaller taxes were also imposed on the people by the law (Leviticus 19:9-10; Exodus 23:10-11). So the total giving required of the Israelites was not 10 percent, but well over 20 percent. All that money was used to operate the nation. "All giving apart from that required to run the government was purely voluntary (cf. Exodus 25:2; 1 Chronicles 29:9). Each person gave whatever was in his heart to give; no percentage or amount was specified. "New Testament believers are never commanded to tithe. Matthew 22:15-22 and Romans 13:1-7 tell us about the only required giving in the church age, which is the paying of taxes to the government. "Interestingly enough, we in America presently pay between 20 and 30 percent of our income to the government--a figure very similar to the requirement under the theocracy of Israel. "The guideline for our giving to God and His work is found in 2 Corinthians 9:6-7: "Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver." (www.gty.org Click on Issues and Answers. Then click on Previous Topics) For much more in-depth information on Tithing, including many Scripture references, look up Tithing in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Baker's Dictionary is available online at (bible.crosswalk.com) |
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2 | What should I do for peace in my family? | Heb 7:8 | Truth Fighter | 79278 | ||
My father is a preacher who preach curse on people. When I disagreed with him, I was asked to leave his church. Tithing will not bring you into heaven nor keep you from it. But in my dad's church it is asif tithing is equal to salvation - you dare not disagree on it. According to my family I am now rebellious and full of deceipt. All my friends and the congregation members are warned not to speak to me as I will mislead them. I don't care about convincing my father of the truth any more - I would just like peace in our family again. What should I do? |
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3 | What should I do for peace in my family? | Heb 7:8 | St.Jaden | 79282 | ||
In Hebrews 7:5 it says that the Decendants of Levi were charged by the Law to take tithes from the people, so it didn't originate from the law but taking tithes from the people did, so if we are not under the law, who charged your father and all other preachers to take tithes from the people? | ||||||
4 | What should I do for peace in my family? | Heb 7:8 | Truth Fighter | 79284 | ||
To tell you the truth, I'm so sick of discussing this that I don't even want to hear the word "tithing" anymore. I just pray that the Holy Spirit will open up the Word to my father. Please pray for peace in our family! | ||||||