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1 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | keliy | 214788 | ||
Greetings Barjonas, And welcome to the Forum. Your question is a popular one, I will try my best to answer it as short and as accurate as I can. You are right in qualifying your question as "for us as Christians today" because the words 'tithe' or 'tithing' do not appear in the New Testament. They do appear in the Gospels, as Jesus was upbraiding the Pharisees for tithing their mint and cumin while neglecting the weightier matters of the law. (Matt 23:23) (Luk 11:42) But I hold the belief that Jesus was still living in Old Testament times, which is a different topic. The closest I know of as a reference to offerings in the NT is the following verse: So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. (2Cor 9:7) There is an instance, in the New Testament, actually four verses in Hebrews Chapter 7 that discuss Abraham giving a tenth of the spoils to Melchizedec. But again, that is in reference to the Old Testament. We must remember always that it is our Lord's money, and we are oly stewards of it for a time. So as Jesus said in Matt 22:21, we must "....render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's." I have heard that to hold back is to actually steal from God, because He owns it. But I would be careful in handling such wisdom as it appears to be from man's teaching, and not of God. May you be richly blessed, keliy |
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2 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Vintage68 | 214793 | ||
Hi keliy For your edification, I offer for your approval. Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. As you can see it is from DADDY God Bless Vintage68 |
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3 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | keliy | 214798 | ||
Thank you for your reply Vintage. Yes it is true that we rob God when what all we have is His and we hoard it all for ourselves Psa 24:1 explains this, "The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it." -as does the verse you quoted from Malachi. We belong to the Lord ourselves. Because we have been bought with a price. But still, we are not under the rule of one tenth for tithes as was commanded in the OT. keliy |
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4 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | stjohn | 214800 | ||
How comforting it is to know we are His possession. I have to wonder sometimes... just how many Christian walks have been shipwrecked by not recognizing this? The world and the devil teaches us that we should hang on tight to what is ours; why we would even go so far as to try to dig this teaching from the Scriptures themselves. But we need to realize, nothing is ours... It ALL belongs to God! Thanks Keliy. John |
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5 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | keliy | 214802 | ||
Hi John, Thanks for the comforting reply. (o: Nice toknow that people are listening with open hearts and minds. What often brings discomfort is when we reason to ourselves that the heavens and the stars are the Lord's, and that this, our earthly home, is just a miniscule part of the creation. This mental error prompts thoughts that He holds little interest in this third rock from the sun, as He dwells in His royal palace high above. So He beneficially reveals His heart in His Word to us, as He explains that the earth is His, this tiny sphere; and even though He has prepared His glorious throne in the heavens, His kingdom rules over all, and even the lowest worms are not free from His awareness. When God graciously gave this world to the descendants of Adam, and then of Noah, He still withholds to himself the rights to His property, and only gives us, as stewards, the right of using and enjoying the profits of that which belongs to Him. This is referred to in the Latin as, "usus et fructus" or, use and enjoyment. But it doesn't stop there, with the material property. We are also His property, body as well as soul. The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof. the world and those that dwell therein. (Psa 24:1) We are not to consider ourselves to be our own, "All souls are mine", says God (Eze 18:4), for He is the Potter that formed these vessels from clay and the Father of our spirits. Even our tongues are not our own; they are to be at his service, per the sibling-servant James. Even those that do not know Him are His. For this reason we are not to focus our desires towards the wealth of this world, the praise of others, or the delights of our senses, This is what causes the shipwrecks that you mention. It is when our desires are in conflict with our heavenly Father's desires, which is what caused our first parents to be expelled from paradise. Thank you, John, it was a pleasure to hear from you. keliy |
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6 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | stjohn | 214803 | ||
Very well said Keliy. :-) The pleasure is mine sir. Thank you for taking the time to write a very edifying post. The chief purpose of man is, to glorify God and enjoy Him forever! :-) I don't know if I've told you, Keliy, but I really appreciate your contribution to the forum. John |
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7 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | keliy | 214805 | ||
Thanks once again John, It is always a pleasure to glorify Him through this Forum. All of humankind will someday glorify God; -either in His Divine Mercy as Savior, or in His Divine Justice as Judge. Your posts are likewise appreciated (o: keliy |
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