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NASB | Malachi 3:8 ¶ "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Malachi 3:8 ¶ "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings [you have withheld]. |
Subject: Is Christian school tuition a tithe? |
Bible Note: Dear timurray2000, Greetings in the name of Jesus, I see now where you are coming from. Just one problem...this would assume virtually unlimited responsibility to pay for a lot of other things, and also assume that the church has unlimited resources after recieving a ten percent tithe and freewill offerings. As a shepherd of God's flock, I would love to provide all my sheep with every need. Kid's education, rent-free housing, money for the unemployed, free movies, pool, and an amusement park to keep the kids out of trouble, etc. :-) Back to reality... The Bible speaks clearly that those who shepherd the flock are to be cared for, common sense dictates that a meeting place be found (bought if possible, cheaper in the long run) and maintained, and *basic* Christian education for the nurture and care of the entire flock. To go the next step and ask for a free education (to what grade, pray tell?) goes beyond anything I can imagine, and I can imagine a lot! :-) It just so happens that our church has a school for our kids. (17 children, K-12. Well, K-10 this year) We provide a full, but modest education for our precious ones. There is simply no way that we could provide classrooms, curriculum, science projects, school outings, etc. for free. We have no set tuition, parents who tithe are simply asked to pay what they can, and those that cannot, do not. Even this is nearly impossible, but parents soon see the parallel between their contributions and the allocated resources, and are faithful to give enough that we can continue. I don't know about your church, but here it is imposssible and unreasonable. Good luck on convincing your leadership! :-) Frankly, this radio person sounds like an *idiot.* (forgive my French!) In Christ Jesus, charis |