03-04-2017, 10:34 AM
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J.esus i.s t.he o.ne God (463)
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 2,806
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Re: Tithing…Is it a command?
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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
Tithing is not a NT concept, but giving was. Giving to fellow brothers and sisters. Giving to help the needs of those in ministry. But not once is a specific amount mentioned, nor a mandatory command given either.
If we love one another, we will give as the Lord has blessed us.
Those who support the tithe doctrine can't back it up in the NT. They must resort to the OT in order to prop it up, and as Rudy has said, where do we have any record that Jesus tithed? Or Paul?
But we do find Paul teaching on giving as the Lord has blessed us. Giving is a NT concept, but tithing is not.
We must support those in ministry, to bless, encourage and support them as they labor in the gospel. We need to support our fellow brothers and sisters in need. We need to give. Whether you find you want to follow the 10% concept as a baseline amount to give, not a problem. Just don't make tithing part of the salvation message.
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Tithing is a form of giving. 
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Originally Posted by Originalist
Sometimes hidden dangers spring on us suddenly. Those are out of our control. But when one can see the danger, and then refuses to arrest , all in the name of "God is in control", they are forfeiting God given, preventive opportunities.
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