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NASB | Acts 15:1 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 15:1 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." [Gen 17:9-14] |
Bible Question:
I have been paying tithes for a long time and I have a question. I would like to know, do you pay tithes on your income, before or after taxes? I have always paid on the take home pay, what I have always taken home. Am I paying tithes on the wrong amount? Thanks Marcyp |
Bible Answer: Tithes is not a requirements for christian today, that law is given to israel not for the Christians, that its why in the whole new testament you cannot found any single teaching of Christ that will require everyone to pay the tithes to Him. Even the desciples and apostle they never require thier member to gives tithes 10 percent of thier income) Tithes is specifically given to the israelites, it was included in the law of moses. The law that given to israel in horeb are very specific to them. De 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 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 mentioned there "who are all of us here alive this day" we are not included in that law. Authority of receiving tithes was given to the levites not for any pastor today: Heb 7:5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. You can ask your pastor if he is from the loins of levi and who pass to him the authority of receving tithes. Tithes indeed is included in the law of moses and according to Paul this will not 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. If you want to observe the law you have to observed it completely not only part by part. Why only tithes? Christian accepted that we are not justified by the law but observe part of the law. We have to be consistent if observe the tithes that very part of the you must observed the other part of the law such as stoned to death your brother and sister when you saw them gathering stick in the day of sabbath. If we are not consistent we are the same with scribes and pharisees: 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. The giving that taught of paul goes this: 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. not ten percent nor 20 but according to the puposes of the heart. God bless, Johnny |