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NASB | 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift]. [Prov 22:9] |
Subject: can i pay my tithes to my mother? |
Bible Note: Paraclete The fact you used this quote to justify your position on tithing tells me you don't understand the present practice at all. Your view is from a an anti position, anti-church, anti-Christianity, anti-anything that doesn't fit in with your gnostic view of life and religion. “Tithing” as practiced as a requirement to meet Levitical law was bondage to the law. It wasn’t being done for the right attitude or in the right manner it was done for one reason and one reason only, perceived justification by keeping the Law. Jesus set us free from the bondage to the law, but He did not set us free to ignore the law. In other words we are not justified by the law but the law is still the standard by which we are to live. Under that law was a support system for the religious system or church. That need still exists today, without faithful giving the church can not survive. People must give, but they give not because it makes or proves them holy. They give to because that is how God said the church would be supported. We give today not out of necessity of justification but out of love to God and Christ that breeds a desire to follow and obey God’s commandments. MacArthur understands this and his intended audience understands this, therefore this quote you used because you thought it supported your position really revealed how very little you understand about a real relationship with Christ. Stop worrying about all your goddesses, gnostic un-realities and start seeking a living relationship with Christ. EdB |