Tithing…Is it a command?

[jediwill83]

Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.


If giving to the poor and having pity on the poor is lending to the Lord, what is not having pity on the poor, extorting them and oppressing them?

Aquila when I read it your post, this was the scripture that came to me.

By demanding tithes from the poor that should be going to help them, we have started a self sustaining cycle of curses.

Even though I tithe I do it not because I fear for my salvation but today Im just seeing things in a whole new way.

The small churches with pastors suffering from extreme poverty have been failed by churches around them that have not helped to lighten their burden.

In turn, those suffering pastors burden the congregation by extorting them for support using fear corrupting the reputation of God giving Him a bad name instead of being able to serve the needy in their churches and since the tithes are collected by threat of loss of salvation or curses, rhe tithes are a form of oppression and extortion...protection money which again perpetuates the curse.