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Putting a figure on it is man's idea and under the law. As I read scripture the only gift that we should give God is ALL. However much God has blessed me, all of it is available to him. I don't talk in terms of percentages except one. 100%. That means I don't have to worry about what I give as I...

I think that you will find that the word charity here means love. It has nothing at all to do with money.

Sorry mate but Matt 23:23 is not directed to the Christian. It was directed to the Pharisees and he was telling them off for being so parsimonious about tithing and ignoring matters that were more important. And I don't need any money to preach the gospel. And tithing is not mentioned once in...

I was a tither until I found out the truth. Now, whatever God gives me, a 100% is available to him so I give as directed by the Holy Spirit.

I used to until I studied the scripture and discovered nowhere in the NT does it tell you to tithe, so my giving changed and was more a case of what I was directed to give by the Spirit. On some occasions, tithing would have been disobedient to the Lord, as what was needed was far more than a tithe.

In a word NO.

Yes, he creates havoc.

And......

It is my policy not to attack other Christians.

Thankyou. I had not realised this to be the case.

It is a known fact that it can't. The order of things created was very deliberate as one thing is dependent on another. This is where the atheist comes unstuck when they say one thing happens and then the next millions of years later. By the time something happens according to their time line...

Whenever we get to the manifestations of the Holy Spirit, there is always someone who reckons anything that is a physical demonstration of his power or is claimed to be, is not of God or the Holy Spirit. The thing that they fail to see in their focus on the physical and did it happen in...

Surprising as it may seem, too many people do not worship in the 'worship' segment in the meeting. That is because worship is not singing songs. I did a bit of study of this and discovered that worship is first and foremost surrender. Without that it is not worship. The picture that came to me...

I certainly resonant with the coffee bit, especially if it is a cappuccino.

Off topic but relevant. Spoken prayer is not the only sort that God hears. When I did a study of the nature of God I realised that as he knows the thoughts and intent of the heart if I think something then God hears it. And if God can do that and we are told to go into your closet to pray in...

You will note that they went from house to house. Not church to church. Or synagogue to synagogue. This tells us that meetings happened all over the town/city in houses that is why they could accommodate a large number (3000). You might have one street with 10 houses where they met so no need...

I don't read anywhere in the New Testament Jesus saying this is what I want you to do but it is up to you if you do it. As I understand it, if we love him, we keep his commandments. The word commandment does not suggest a take it or leave it concept and love and commandments are synonymous with...

Why shouldn't he?

No.

My study included the architecture of the time. The better off had houses built with an upper room where they could meet for family gatherings or meetings, bearing in mind that the average family was not mum and dad and two kids and bearing in mind that they married young in those days often...