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NASB | Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as Lord and Savior and follows Him] is justified and declared free of guilt from all things, from which you could not be justified and freed of guilt through the Law of Moses. |
Subject: tithing |
Bible Note: I know that ministry requires money, we have ministry, we have mission, we have evangelistic work on television, all of those needs money, but it is not a reason that we have to teach the teaching that not required by Christ. Paul support his own evangelistic he needs money too, he knows that ministry has requires money, why he did require the members to tithes? because he knows it is not a teaching of Christ. Instead he taught love offering. Do you think paul did not know that minstry requires money that is why he did not require anyone to tithes? if tithes really the very right way of supporting ministry I know paul will do the same thing but he did not do it because he knows that Christ never taught about this, and paul follow the teaching of Christ. If really giving tithes is the way to honor God, are you saying that the desciples did not honor God because they did not give tithes anyway? they never taught to give tithes but love offering, are they not honoring God? Our ministry survives by not requiring tithes but love offering. We have hospitals, home for the aged and for the most unfortunate member of the church, we support that by giving love offering, not ten percent nor 20 but any purposes of the heart. We follow the example of apostles they did not require anyone to give tithes, as they said the authority of receiving it is for the levites because they came from the loins of abraham. We are not levites so we have no authority to receive tithes but love offering. I know the teaching of apostle did have no mistakes when they said that the authority of receiving tithes is for the levites, we just follow that. God bless, Johnny |