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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: Do we tithe on our net or gross? |
Bible Note: I am not mentioned that tithe is wrong in the Old Testament. They required to give, it is a very important part of Jewish religion: TITHE he 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. In the days of Hezekiah one of the first results of the reformation of religion was the eagerness with which the people brought in their tithes (2Ch 31:5-6). The neglect of this duty was sternly rebuked by the prophets (Am 4:4; Mal 3:8-10). Tithe is included in the law of Moses, and the law cannot justify us. 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. Why keep doing the things that cannot justify us? If really want to observe one part of the law you must observed it at all. We have to be consistent, We are ready to exclude the law of moses, why not the tithe. We are not observing the law of circumscision, kiliing of animals for our sins, why we occurse those things except tithe? My challenge to you now is can you show me if Jesus Christ include tithes in His teaching. Show me if Jesus required His desciple to give thier titges to Him. Or He made himself an example of doing so. If the tithe or (ten percent of income) is important, I am sure that Jesus Christ will require Himself to do it. We know that baptism is important, it is include in Christ teaching. Just to show us that it is important He required himself, He asked John to baptize Him. Guidelines of giving that taught for the Christians is goes Love, Grace, and Charity. 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. There is no required amount, it is not mentioned of how much you can give, but of how much you love to give. If you heart allows you to give more 10 or 20 percent to the church it is acceptable to God. God love a cheerful giver. But there is no required amount, it never mentioned that it should be 10 percent of your income or whatsoever. Just to show some example: t 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.3 Scribes are very strick in collecting tithe, but Jesus Christ tell to them? Another example: Mr 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 42. Mr 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: This is a very clear example of love offering. She gave everything porposes of her heart, but there is no required amount. Now, if can show me that Jesus Christ taught to any person and require them to give it to Him, I would agree that tithing is right guidelines of giving for us Christians. God bless, Johnny |