Bible Question: OR THERE OTHER PLACES THAT SPEAK OF TITING |
Bible Answer: Mal 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Mal 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. Malachi 3:10 explain that man rob God in tithes and offering, but you have to read the verses who is ordered to gives tithes, those are Israelites that given laws to give tithes to levites. Tithes is very important part of jewish religion, under the law of moses they are commanded to give tithes to levites.: u 18:24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. but in the new testament there are no single teaching of Christ that will require everyone to give tithes. There is no apostle that require thier members to give tithes to them. Authority of receiving tithes was given to levi and not for any pastors today that taught works is not a requirements but required thier members to give tithes. As I said authority of receiveing tithes was given to levi: 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: They have the commandments under the law to receive tithes but when change the law we are now not under the law: Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. tithes indeed is very part of the law, and as paul said we are not being justified by the law of moses: 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. why keep requiring members to do things that cannot justify us? Giving is not bad, but it is not a requirement if you can give more than 10 percent of your income it is acceptable to God but not a requirements. Giving that taught by Christ and the apostle goes: 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. according to the purposes of the heart, not 10 percent, 20 or 30 but in the purposes of the heart. God bless, Johnny |