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Originally Posted by mfblume
I agree totally. The worst error I see is preaching a curse for those who do no tithe, and so people tithe to escape a curse. But JESUS IS OUR ONLY ESCAPE FROM THE CURSE. Gal 3 explicitly states this in relation to LAW-KEEPING and grace. They replace Jesus with paying tithes to escape a curse! |
Ditto: My old Pastor would give reference to example: water going out that cost the exact amount to replace that someone owed in tithes.
I creates a superstition about the things of God.
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Originally Posted by Chan
One may choose to give any amount - even exactly 10 percent (the tithe). The way tithing is so often preached today, one would think that there's some New Testament command to tithe. But in the few sermons I've ever heard on tithing not one pastor has been able to prove that tithing is for the Church. Giving is certainly for the Church but the command to tithe just isn't there. As for the Old Testament law, if you're going to apply the law of the tithe to the Church then you must apply all of the other laws (like those against wearing two different kinds of cloth) - since tithing isn't something that can be compared to things God commanded against like sexual sin, murder, etc.
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I really wish others were as honest about this.
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