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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]. |
Bible Question: Aren't Christians supposed to tithe? One Christian told me that we werent supposed to tithe. God was talking to a specific set of people |
Bible Answer: If you reffering to the 10 percent of your income, NO! 2Co 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Apostle paul said, "every man give according to the purpose of his heart" meaning no percentages, if put a percentage in giving it is not anymore a purpose, but a law! This topic, has been discussed many times in this forum, but once again let me share with you what Christ said about it: Mt 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. in the passages above Christ stated that those who observe the law must observe everything included in the law otherwise they are called hypocryte!. In that verse also we see that scribes are strict in imposing the law in tithe and not the most important. Now if you observe the tithe, which is part of the law, you must observe other things which is included in the law i.e stone to death our brother in sister if we caught them go out in the day of sabbath! The doctor should not go out and attend to their patient in the day of sabbath! are doing that? NO. Do we really need to pay tithe which is included in the law? NO! Ac 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Are the tithes inluded in the law of moses? YES! TITHE The first Mosaic law on this subject is recorded in Le 27:30-32. Subsequent legislation regulated the destination of the tithes (Nu 18:21-24,26-28; De 12:5-6,11,17; 14:22-23). The paying of the tithes was an important part of the Jewish religious worship. Is the tihe is for Christian? NO! De 5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. It was given specifically to them, not for us. If that covenant are excluded thier fathers how about Christians. I am not saying that giving is wrong, but it should be NO dictated amount or percentage otherwise it will fall under LAW. IF you can give 20 percent or half of your salary it is acceptable to God, but in your own purpose not somebody will impose to collect a percentages! Think about it, read more, God bless, |