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NASB | Deuteronomy 14:23 "You shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 14:23 "You shall eat the tithe (tenth) of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock before the LORD your God in the place where He chooses to establish His Name (Presence), so that you may learn to fear [and worship] the LORD your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] always. |
Bible Question:
If you use the Tithe on yourself, for your desires, how does the 10 percent fit into this? Are we to use the 10 percent Tithe on ourselves? By the way, I registered as a user yesterday and have been going thru the whole site today. It is a very exciting site. Thank you for those who made this happen and God Bless U. Sometimes it seems that the answers are very sarcastic and not gentle in rebuke. If I was a non-christian looking for some answers, I may have been turned away. Could I ask people to be gentle even when rebuking? The goal after all is to be a better and more faithful servant of Christ and to spread the gospel to others. Geevee |
Bible Answer: Geevee, the verse [Deut. 14:23] sounds almost incongruous at first blush, doesn't it? Read in context -- the verse before it and those following it, we get the sense that what is being taught is that the tithe was to be carried to the central place of worship, the sanctuary, where the worshipers were to eat a portion in fellowship with the Lord. In a sense, perhaps, we have a counterpart in Christian churches today. As an example, the elements of communion, the bread and the cup, are purchased out of "tithe" funds and certainly constitute the means of obedience to His command, as well as fellowship with the Lord...... I note your comment in advocacy of a more liberal use of gentleness on the forum, even when rebuking other members. Thank you kindly and with gusto for taking the time to point this out. You are absolutely right. There is much too much acrimony and much too little gentleness exhibited on this forum, and few there be who can truthfully claim innocence! Tim Moran, among the volume posters, is my nomination for gentleness. We would all do well to read his posts to see what grace and gentleness under fire is all about! --Hank |