Comments on: Do You Tithe?

By: jared

jared — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:28:00 +0000

I always say what you said above. That is my number one statement: if there's a teaching that all denominations, cults, and religions agree on then that's the teaching that i want to run as far away from as possible. For goodness sake we all don't agree about God. how come we don't think there's something fishy about the tithe.

By: preston brignac

preston brignac — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:45:09 +0000

if there is a god, the tithe collectors are in deep trouble for preaching fear to collect money from people who cannot afford it. as in anything and everything, it’s all about money. liars and thieves come in all shapes and sizes.

By: Cutting Edge Ministries

Cutting Edge Ministries — Sat, 06 May 2006 10:39:35 +0000

Tithing has been one of the most mis-understood principles of the modern Church. Dueteronomy 14:22-29 completely explains what tithing was meant for, and it is not even followed today. Take the time and read this scripture, it is eye opening.

According to this scripture the tithe is to support the work of God, but also to support the Orphans and the Widows. Sadly, these are almost completely neglected today by the Church.

Also, according to this scripture, a portion of the tithe was for your family. To take time with your family and have a feast of thanksgiving before the Lord. I can tell you that part of it has completely gone out the window, which is a shame.

As you look into the law of Tithing, it was actually a tax, which was not collected every 7th year.

Giving in the new testament is not under the law. It is a matter of the heart. Even Paul states that people should decide in their own heart what to give.

see Tithing and the Church.

By: brooke

brooke — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:13:28 +0000

i really believe that it is not even the amount that you gibe to God, but it is more about how willing and obedient to God you want to be.God does desire your 1o% tithe as well as a sacrificial offering, but hear me here, God would rather recieve 10 dollars from a willing giver, that 10 thousand from a person who really does not want to give.God examines the heart andf the motives behond tithing, and first derisre the heart to follow with the actions.I fyou love God you are willing to give because God has already Given to yuo in the firs t place and I did not give so that i would reciebve, I give because I have already been given to . If God required that I give him ALL OF my money, I would, because of all that He has given me

By: Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:37:51 +0000

The modern practice of tithing is based on a hodge-podge of half truths and heresy. The command to ‘prove’ God is based on a mis-understanding os Malachi 3:10. Proving God is a sin. Always was and always will be. Psalms 95 says it is, Malachi 3:15 says it is. The Hebrew word for prove was substituted with tempt in verse 3:15. God is merely repeating the pattern of what happened in the wilderness when after they tithed their manna into the pot, they tempted God for water. The windows of heaven is water. Placing money into the storehouse is equal to putting money into the manna pot. Manna is also called the bread of heaven. The exchange of the tithe for money in Deut. 25 is a fore-shadow of the exchange of Christ for thirty pieces of silver. The one-time offering of Christ as a priest after the order of Melchisedek is his blood. Those who receive money on the behalf of Christ are making money equal to the offering of his blood. This is why the prophecy in Zechariah 11 says, “They weighed for salary, thirty pieces of silver.” How about Abraham’s oath to not take ‘to a shoe’. Amos expands on this in Amos 2 and 8. The burden to tithe was placed on the land in the O.T. times. Today they have put the burden on the people. None of the Apostles tithed their fish. The law did not demand it. Only farmers and Levites tithed. None of them were called to the ministry either.

By: Futuralogic

Futuralogic — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 02:36:05 +0000

If you have any time please read this. Most Americans are ignorant of what’s going on in rest of the world => Prosyletization: An Indian Christian’s perspective => http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/column.asp?cid=305819

Thanks

By: Futuralogic

Futuralogic — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 02:28:48 +0000

SG,

what ignorant nonsense? I am Hindu. Just because we don’t go by some Eurocentric terms does not mean there is no concept of such, it’s called daana or seva. Hindus practice Seva. Seva is one level higher than the christian concept of charity. With Charity comes prosletization and such baggage where as Seva is doing service with ABSOLUTELY NO EXPECTATION. Please read http://www.beliefnet.com/features/tithing_chart.html

A note: I hate all kinds of promotion of ones religion and imposition of the same using terms like believers/non-believers/idolators/kaffirs. Unfortunately tithe or whatever that is finally makes way through aggressive evangelical organizations in promoting hatred, violence in far parts of the world ( India included ) decimating local cultures, pluralistic values and such. It’s a sad but true fact.

regards,
Futuralogic

By: SG

SG — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:03:06 +0000

I’m not sure where you got the idea that all religions believe in tithing. Tithing is an alien concept for Hindus. Just fyi.

By: Foobarista

Foobarista — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:44:55 +0000

No. I’m cheap, in a field with wildly varying income – so I have to save every penny when times are good to cover the bad times – and most relevantly am a nominal deist.

By: JLP

JLP — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:40:47 +0000

Barry,

HOLY COW that’s a LONG post!