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1 | can i pay my tithes to my mother? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Morant61 | 109186 | ||
Greetings Paraclete! Your post was wrong on so many levels, it is difficult to decide where to start! :-) 1) Concerning Prayon! If I had to choose between you and Prayon to pray for me, I would choose Prayon anytime! Prayon is a dear sister in Christ and has demonstrated over time that she has both an excellent understanding of Scripture and a healthy relationship with Christ. Her answer was both Biblical and sound. While God certainly wants us to helps others, this does not take the place of our tithe. So, I would recommend that you not attack her simply because you don't agree with her. 2) Condemnation: Prayon did not condemn anyone in her post. But, you post is filled with condemnation of those who disagree with you. 3) Bible-bumping! I can't speak for anyone else, but I have never once bumped my Bible! :-) I assume you meant to type 'bible-thumping'. I have never really 'thumped' it either. But, I do believe what it says. To take something 'literally' is to simply take it in the way in which it was intended by the author. If a passage is poetry, one should read it as poetry. If a passage is a parable, one should read it as a parable. If a passage is an historical narrative, one should read it as an historical narrative. So, yes, the Bible can be both literal and symbolic. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | can i pay my tithes to my mother? | 2 Cor 9:7 | flinkywood | 109190 | ||
Tim, As I read them, your posts are consistently thoughtful, scriptural and to the point. You are also a patient man, as evidenced by your measured response here. I'm not so patient, but I'm encouraged, perhaps chastened, by your abilty to find teaching points in the face of wilfull idiocy. I believe yours is the Christian example, more so than mine. Would the Apostle John have handled this heckler with patience and love? Here's from "Church History in Plain Language", by Bruce Shelley. “Strong feelings often flared between orthodox Christians and the Gnostics. On one occasion, according to Polycarp, a student of John the disciple, the apostle was entering the baths at Ephesus. Inside he saw Cerinthus, a well-known Gnostic, preparing to bathe. John, presumably garbed in a towel and a sour expression, rushed outside without taking a bath. ‘Let’s flee,’ he said, 'before the baths fall in. Cerinthus the enemy of truth is inside.’” (page 51). Colin |
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3 | can i pay my tithes to my mother? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Morant61 | 109213 | ||
Greetings Colin! Thanks for the kind words! But, may I paraphrase Paul? Only be an imitator of me to the extent that I imitate Christ. Too often, I don't measure up! :-) But, I think you underestimate your own witness my friend. You have been active now for quite sometime on this forum and have demonstrated yourself to be a valuable contributer to this forum. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | can i pay my tithes to my mother? | 2 Cor 9:7 | flinkywood | 109250 | ||
Tim, I'm a rookie. Since this thread has been duly restricted here's my semi-private take on tithing. If "The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein", then what I got is on loan from Him, my wife, my kids and my health included. Then there’s, “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" (2Co 9:6); that’s an equation I want to be on the happy side of. What’s more, “God loveth a cheerful giver”, so I can’t let giving hurt, which it does sometimes, I admit, but if it didn’t, if it were easy, I’d have nothing to overcome; and what good am I with nothing to overcome? “Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?” (James 2:22). Faith comes from faith in the way that strength comes from having dared, from having dared to trust in God. Tithing, as I see it, is an "obedience of faith" (Rom 1:5; 16:26) and also a matter of character (Rom 5: 3-5). Besides, there’s no way I’m going to free-load on my congregation. I go with 10 percent of my gross. Ouch? Colin |
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