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Major said, "The principle of tithing is relevant for today."
What principle?
The first tithe (priesthood tithe) - Leviticus 27:30-33/Numbers 18 - what is the principle for that tithe? I see absolutely NO principle. God gave the eleven tribes of Israel the promised land as their inheritance, and commanded them to give the 12th tribe His tithe as their inheritance. The tithe came from GOD'S INCREASE of crops and animals that HE RESERVED FOR HIMSELF when He gave them the land. The farmers were NOT "giving back" to God anything. They merely TRANSPORTED what belonged to God to where God told them to take it. Those receiving the tithe, the Levites, got it AS THEIR INHERITANCE. They only worked at the Temple TWO WEEKS PER YEAR on a rotational basis, not full time. The priests only worked at the Temple TWO WEEKS PER YEAR on a rotational basis, not full time.
Now, what is the principle? Did your pastor just make up some principle in order to scam the congregation out of their money? READ YOUR BIBLE instead of believing everything the pastor says. THERE IS NO TITHING PRINCIPLE other than for the third tithe which was given to the poor. That's the ONLY tithing principle in the scriptures - FEED THE POOR.
Church goers seem to be the most gullible people I know. And some pastors are about the most dishonest people I have ever known. But then, some honest pastors aren't qualified to be preaching if they are teaching that Christians are supposed to be tithing today. VERY SAD. You put your trust in your pastor INSTEAD OF putting your trust IN THE SCRIPTURES.
Gary......I respect your opinion but just as the case with anyone who as an agenda, it seems that we all forget to talk about the Bible issues which do not support our agenda.
You say that there is no principle in Biblicle tithing. and your quote was....." I see absolutely NO principle."
If that is the case.......then why did Abraham give Melchizedek a tithe in Genesis 14:20? No food stuffs or grain were involved. It was the spoils from the war he had just finished.
Abraham gave him the "
tithe of all". That indicates Melchizedek's superior priesthood since Levi was considered to be in the body (seminally) of Abraham when he paid tithes to Melchizedek. This was BEFORE the Law was given. So then.......
How did Abraham know about paying the tithe???? Obviously he had a revelation from God concerning this principe of giving the tithe. If that is not a "priciple" then what was it?????
Now on a more personal note, In reading your comments, you are obviousely having some problems or have had some problems with your church or its leaders at some time in the past. You use very condemning words such as.......
"Guillable. and Scam, along with Dishonest and Un-qualified. You spend a lot of words condemning and telling us to READ OUR BIBLES. But again, everyone with an agenda never makes comments or uses the Bible to support things that are contrary to their opinions.
You advise us to read our Bible and when I do I read this in Colossians 3:14......
"And above all these things put on love which is the bond of perfectness".
Do you think your accusations follow the directions given in Colossians?
Then in Titus 2:8..........
"Show.....sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he is of the contrary part may be ashamed having no evil thing to say of you".
Are you comforable with your words that are so condemning to others that read them????
As you said and I agree........READ YOUR BIBLE instead of listening to others all the time.