Tithing…Is it a command? - Page 29

Digging4Truth · #**281** 10-02-2009, 02:46 PM

Indeed. Give. Give freely. Give without thought of return. Exceed a tenth if one is so led. Do all of these things and show forth the spirit of our Master & King.

That is what I love to do and love to live.

Personally I find that the joy of giving can be quite addicting. I love to give. It is a wonderful experience to be a tool for God.

As my wife often says... don't take away my blessing by making it a law unto me. When my free giving becomes a law then there is no free giving until I have exceeded the law.

God is good.

Timmy · #**282** 10-02-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pastorrick1959

. . . 10% works i am living proof.

Timmy · #**283** 10-02-2009, 02:57 PM

Question, Pastor Rick, just curious: before you baptize new believers, do you disclose to them all the requirements they must agree to? Do they know they are giving up at least 10% of their income for the rest of their lives?

Timmy · #**284** 10-02-2009, 04:25 PM

Want a big raise? When I stopped tithing, I got the biggest raise of my career. I'm living proof it works!

pastorrick1959 · #**285** 10-02-2009, 05:59 PM

when the man said the fact he gave tithes twice in the week he didnt get fussed at for doing it even tho his motives may not have been what they needed to be. i am all for truth studying has been a passion for yrs as i have ben preaching since 1981.you seem to want to challenge my faith lol , your petty statements cant shake what i am , i have ttraveled all over preaching and helping folks and i always will .. i never ask for a dime as someone referred that i am after money without directly saying it ..i dont even take the tithes from our church ,just a little offering here and there not much at all. not because i dont fel like its not right for me too. but i am succesful in business and our church needs a new church we have filled this one up.
just for my information why do yall feel the old test tithes are done away with in the new where is that scripture found? and i agree as well that tithing should be a joyous thing not a forced issue . if i love the lord and his work i should gladly do all i can to help my church and my people and i do and will . i pray for your souls as i feel they r in danger .. the little pun intended remarks yall give are evidence that there is room for maturity ..lord bless you i am done with this topic. anyother conversation with me can be done atv 931 224 7005

Jason B · #**286** 10-02-2009, 06:37 PM

Pastor Rick, will you not even give us some scripture before you bow out?

Timmy · #**287** 10-02-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

Pastor Rick, will you not even give us some scripture before you bow out?

Doesn't need to. He's living proof!

pastorrush · #**288** 10-03-2009, 08:20 AM

tbpew You give it shall be given you. Someone finally understands the concept. God wants to open up the windows and bless you. (If) you give it shall be given you. Will a man rob god. Remember God is not going to bless a closed fist.

shag · #**289** 10-03-2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pastorrush

tbpew You give it shall be given you. Someone finally understands the concept. God wants to open up the windows and bless you. (If) you give it shall be given you. Will a man rob god. Remember God is not going to bless a closed fist.

What part of nontithers encouraging all to give abundantly from the heart with an open hand in all that they can, including financial, with no set minimal requirements(laws), do you not agree with?

jfrog · #**290** 10-03-2009, 10:04 AM

pastorrush, Give and it shall be given to you... There is soo much wrong with this mentality in relation to offerings. Who here thinks that if he gives a can of soup to the hungry that he will be blessed by God with one or more cans of soup? Who thinks if they give their time to the works of God that he will be blessed with at least that much more time? Who thinks that if they were to give their car to an evangelist that God would bless them with another car? I don't think anyone ever teaches or preaches these things. In other words, no matter what object we give to God (besides money of course) God does not usually bless us with that same type of object in return. How then is money any different? Consider this, that our blessing in all these gifts is the same type. That the blessing of giving is not in material but in conscience, in the knowledge that we may have been able to work some small good by our gift.

Further, Luke 6:38 says "Give and it shall be given unto you..." This does not have anything to do with money. This verse is about forgiveness and judgment. Jesus is here saying that if we forgive, then the same forgiveness (or possibly greater) will be given to us, and if we judge then the same judgment (or possibly greater) will be given to us. If you do not believe me read Luke 6:37.

What more needs said to condemn the concept of "giving to get"? Is it not plainly evident that this whole concept is against the very nature of a true gift? What more needs said to restore to the mind the true notion of giving? That true giving is never to get. That the only return on a gift is the simple fact of knowing that we did some good by our generosity.