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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
How many apostles or pastors during the 1st centrury were employed in the temple? None of course ... How many received food from the temple or presided over animal sacrifices ... none of course ...
We know that Jewish priests still operated as priests until 70 A.D., when the temple was destroyed ... and although the Jewish Christians still attended synagogue they did not officiate in the temple ...
Most importantly, none of the epistles take the time to teach Gentile babes in the Lord what is tithing or why they should ... it seems counterintuitive that not one epistle addresses it if ... one of the 8 laws of tithing still applied.
Paul is simply stating the obvious that the worker ... no matter who he is is ... is worthy of his salary.
It's a giant leap to make the assumption that this is an instruction ... when it is obviously an observation.
Furthermore ... Peter tells us we are all royal priests ... if we are going to use the priestly argument then we all are entitled to the tithe.
It is clear that Paul is making a parallel here to highlight the importance of the man of God being compensated.
Nothing more, nothing less.
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Stop blasting me with the truth, Daniel....I dont know if I can take it any longer.
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