-Removed-Oh of course, isn't tithing an OT law? I think the NT says something different
Yes it is, but the NT exhorts us to give cheerfully of our abundance. It is an opportunity to bless God, exercise our faith and invest in the Kingdom. God does not need our money, He is rich, but it is a step of faith and God does bless us back. It is a hard thing for man to do.
I used to be negative with my giving, wondering what they do with it, and some churches do use it unwisely. But I decided that I would give to God and let Him worry about how it is used. I give to my favorite church that is out of state. I listen to the teaching online and communicate with the Pastor via e-mail and phone. I also visit local churches from time to time.
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Originally posted by checkbaiterWow; I suppose we're all vulnerable to deception of dome sort or other, but crikey you must be a scammer's dream come true!
[b]Oh of course, isn't tithing an OT law? I think the NT says something different
Yes it is, but the NT exhorts us to give cheerfully of our abundance. It is an opportunity to bless God, exercise our faith and invest in the Kingdom. God does not need our money, He is rich, but it is a step of faith and God does bless us back. It is a hard thing f ...[text shortened]... ommunicate with the Pastor via e-mail and phone. I also visit local churches from time to time.[/b]
-Removed-The principle of the new covenant is that we are free from the law but still slaves to Christ and therefore everything we own is his.
If everything is Chris's, where is the issue. All church's have rents, power, chairs, toilet paper, paper and pencils, etc. to buy, where is your conflict of taking 10% of what is his and putting towards his cause. Jesus even had a guy in charge of the money bag.
My experience and belief, those that have the issue with money the 10% are either not involved in a church and are therefore contributing nothing to the 'corporate' body of Christ and/or think they should get it all for free from the church, aka entitlement!
My church has three locations, we are building a forth. My church has dug water wells in Africa? My church has worked on buildings in orphanages in Mexico and the Dominica Republic. My church has gone on the air in South Africa with television broadcasting to reach those without Internet connections. My church is doing something instead of doing nothing to further the cause of Christ, I don't know where you are from but here in the US the government is not handing out money for these things. We live in the age where these things cost money, actually things have always cost money, it was a principle even Jesus was familiar with. Because all we have is his, why would you not want to be a part of things and work towards the great commission, don't you think it is worth it?
All creation is groaning dude, be a part of what is to come!