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1 | 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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2 | 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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