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1 | NT tithing completely unbiblical? | Matt 23:23 | Dalcent | 133365 | ||
Hi there Reighnskye, Matthew 23:23 to some extent supports tithing which Jesus includes among 'things you should have done without neglecting the others.' It is also argued that the practice of tithing predates Moses' giving of the Law, viz. Abram paying tithes to Melchizedek (Gen 14:20). It can be argued that the Old Covenant is generally valid for Christians except where contraindicated by the New. For example, it would be a rare Christian who would say that the Ten Commandments do not apply to us because they are in the Old Covenant. O.T. Judaism is not a different religion to ours, but an incomplete stage of the unfolding revelation of the God of Israel to the human race. |
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2 | NT tithing completely unbiblical? | Matt 23:23 | kalos | 133367 | ||
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." ____________________ '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. (...) '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) 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 (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/) |
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3 | NT tithing completely unbiblical? | Matt 23:23 | Jubal | 133374 | ||
Hey Kalos, Even if everything you say is completely true. If you are a believer of God's Word, then you should just WANT TO tithe, even if you don't HAVE TO. Mal 3:10 Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. I want God to bless me!! I am a firm believer that God keeps his promises. Tithing can only help, and not hurt. And the Lord goes on to say... Mal 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer [insects and plagues] for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine drop its fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts. Tithing is a good way to keep those holes out of your pockets. So since we're all firm believers of the Word of God... whether we have to tithe or not, we should really want to. My God keeps his promises... Peace, Grace, and blessings to you all!! |
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4 | NT tithing completely unbiblical? | Matt 23:23 | mark d seyler | 133377 | ||
Does a slave own property? Does a slave, when working at the task his master sets him to, keep the proceeds of his labor? No, the master owns all, and receives the payment. If the master commits his goods to the care if his slave, and instructs his slave to obey the master's orders, and to adhere to the master's values, and work to further the master's purpose, and tells the slave he (the master) will require an accounting of what that slave has done with all that was entrusted to that slave, perhaps we should ask a different question. How much of my Master's goods should I keep to use for myself? How long is this life, and how far away that accounting, that I should seek to enrich myself? Just some food for thought. . . Love in Christ, Mark |
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5 | NT tithing completely unbiblical? | Matt 23:23 | Reighnskye | 133385 | ||
Mark D Seyler, Here is an answer to your questions about biblical giving. Don't stop at ten percent. - Acts 2 44 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; 45 and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. (NAS95) Acts 4 34 For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales 35 and lay them at the apostles' feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need. (NAS95) - Rather, give 100 percent of your property and possessions to your local church, instead of merely ten percent. Why hold back? (Unless, of course, your local assembly will spend the entire sum on new stereo equipment or landscaping development.) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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