Subject: does God intend for us to pay tithes |
Bible Note: miller521, I suspected as much :-) Actually, not a great start but a typical start which appears to be rooted in the false teachings spread by the prosperity teachers of the day! These scriptures you reference in NO way back up the false teaching of "seed-faith"! God is NOT in the business of selling His favor upon His people! Case in point, read the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5. Pay close attention to the man of God (Elisha) and how not only did he not receive the payment offered to him, but neither did he present himself to Naaman to receive any glory for what God was going to do! Also, note how confused Naaman was. Like the "seed-faith" believers of today thinking God is some VENDOR in the sky selling His favor for money. And don't over look what happens to the one (Gehazi) who takes the payment. The greed of the heart is what makes the false teachers of "seed-faith" (i.e. prosperity teachings) so successful! I don't in any way want to dismiss and/or discourage you in your giving and honoring of God to share what He has blessed you with. I do want to encourage you to be careful of falling into the trap of satan and his workers pushing the unbiblical "seed-faith" teachings you see so much of today. Consider carefully their teachings. They don't even come close to being biblical. Neither does the scriptures you reference come close to validating the "seed-faith" teaching. Steve |