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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] |
Subject: Do you pay tithes on whole check or part |
Bible Note: You write"Your right Johnny nowhere in the New Testament does it say to pay tithes, but it also does not prohibit it. If we following Abraham's example and using a tithe to pay honor and tribute nothing in the New Testament prohibits that." you are wrong in this Christ not prohibit the tithes if you do other part of the law. take a look at this verse. 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. Did you observe other part of the law of moses? Did youy kill your brother and sisters if you found them gathering stick in sabbath day? Did you prohibit your self eating food that prohibited by the law of moses? If you said yes then you still bound by the law of moses if said that NO! and Christ called that kind hypocrytes as He told to scribes and pharisees. You have to be consistent EdB when you observe part of the law you must observe evrything in it otherwise Christ will call you hypocrytes. You write:"As for Abraham killing others and bringing back their goods. Abraham was protecting his family and yes I think Jesus would allow that. His disciples carried swords and the main reason for carrying swords is to defend yourself. Notice Jesus never told them to get rid of the swords." Where in the new testament that desciples killed anyone depending themselves? John beheaded is he depended himself or killed anyone depending his own? Paul beheaded after imprisone did he kill someone depending himself? your suggestion is very far from the scriptures: Mt 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Please be careful if you suggesting something to someone. They maybe believed and took your advice, dangerous! I dont believed that Christ will allow this, he never required anyone to give tithes to Him, I dont think that He will happy receving a tithes if I took it to my enemies after killing them. Again, Your suggestion is very far from the teaching of Christ: Mt 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; I dont think I will love my enemies by killing them or blessed them by taking thier goods and give it to the lord part of my tithes. Thanks for your suggestion anyway. You write "I’m not a descendant of Levi, however I am a royal priest, a chosen race, a holy nation and I do declare the excellencies of Him who called me out of darkness into his marvelous light." Then who gave you the Authority of receiving tithes? Can you show me based on the bible that you are now have the Authority receving tithes can you please show me the scriptures backing up your claim. You wrote: We have a moral obligation to support that which we benefit from. The Bible clearly say that a workman (someone that labors in the word or not) is worthy of his hire meaning deserving of pay. The bible also declares you should not muzzle the ox, which means again when someone is doing something that benefits you, you need to see they are feed. Paul clearly declared that since he feed them spiritually shouldn’t he expect them to feed him physically. The bible also declares the elder is worth of double honor (pay) especially those that work hard at teaching and preaching. Did paul collect the tithes? Where in the scriptures that paul being paid for his evangelistic work where is that? You wrote:"Pastors deserve to be paid, the church needs to be supported and missionaries need to be helped. That requires funds. It is not equal giving but equal sacrifice that is expected in that giving. And 10 percent is a good place to start." Can you show any desciples that received thier salaries from the church? Please show me. I know paul support himself by a tentmaker not by collecting tithes. Pastors that receive salaries is not in the bible, because desciples never collect salaries, because they know the teaching of Christ:Now if can show me any desciples that collect thier salaries please do. God bless, Johnny |