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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:
I grew up in a Pentecostal church. I learned to always present God w/ my tithes and offereings. I've sinced learned that the New testament does not speak of tithing.I've met many people who believe tithing is a Pastors "get rich quick" scam. I'm almost 27 yrs. old and I don't know what to believe. I still tithe but I'm begining to question it's validity. Is it God's will to tithe??????? |
Bible Answer: Spoken Power, I read the note of Nolan to you and it was very good. My question to you is: In your church, what is tithe? it is the 10 percent of your income (net/gross)? or a simple love offering? If the tithe in your church is the 10 percent of your income, it is different from the teaching of Jesus Christ. 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. Tithe is a very part of the law of Moses, and cannot Justified us. Ga 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. I am not saying that giving is wrong, if you can give more than 10 percent to God it is acceptable to Him. God love a cheerful giver. Co 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. Giving, we know it is not directly to God, we all know that He doesnt need money. But by giving we help the word of God to teach in every part of the world as fast as possible, and not to help pastors to become rich much quicker. God bless, Johnny |