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Recently I learned that there were three types of tithes in the Old Testament: The Levitical tithe was for the Levite priesthood of Israel because they did not inherit land and were to lead the Israelites in worship and sacrifices. The Festival Tithe was the tithe that the people would use to...

Thankfully, my husband, I and our roommate will be going back on carnivore for a while this weekend.

Speaking of context, More of 1 Cor 9 1 Corinthians 9:12-18 King James Version 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 13 Do ye not know that they which...

I already said it's biblical to support ministers. With food, clothing, and maybe temporary shelter just as Jesus and His disciples received.

Im glad we agree that tithing was for Israel and not for the church of today. I'm also glad we agree that a pastor should not depend on a congregation and not be a hireling but depend on God. Ministers were worthy of receiving food, shelter, and clothing as they ministered. That's what it...

Which I am not against. Ministers could expect food, shelter, and clothing as they traveled but it is wrong to say that that translates to the system we have today. I am against the church as a business model and pastors making a salary from ministry. They can make a salary elsewhere. That's...

Check this out 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12 King James Version 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to...

Honor and pay aren't the same thing.

Is there something wrong with Paul? He made tents for a living.

There's nothing wrong with a rented building for gatherings as long as the focus is on the gathering and not the building. The people are the church, not the building. Buildings can be fine if they are mainly just for function. But building funds just to avoid financial accountability and the...

Thank you. It's good to see you!

I agree. Let's give to the care of those in need  directly as we have opportunity. In no way do we need fancy buildings to do this. Every individual can help those in need directly. Tithing makes people think they've done their duty to those in need even though only about 5 percent of the...

The elders, deacons, and pastors oversee a group edifying one another in a home church in the New Testament.

There are Christians meeting in these types of buildings without AC and bathrooms every week in other countries. In a house church, its no different expense wise than hosting football night at your house. Hospitality is a virtue and for the first three centuries of Christian history, believers...

Each male in the assembly of church could participate and share, not just the pastor. It can easily be done.

We do not want to have that perverse incentive. The money's going back to those with urgent needs where it belongs. So let's do what is right. Freely we have received, freely we give. We shouldn't peddle the gospel or make merchandise of people but serve God in Spirit and in Truth. This can...

That sounds amazing and I would attend a house gathering just like that. Who knows, my husband and I may even start one. They now have churches with entry fees. Even if churches don't mandate tithing, they will often guilt trip members for not tithing with verses like Malachi 3:10. The one...

2 Corinthians 9:7 King James Version 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. We give, not "of necessity" or "under compulsion" but cheerfully. Tithing is usually done under social compulsion. And give...

Good catch, though.

This is what it means to live from the gospel: if you travel you can expect food, shelter, and perhaps clothing. Many of the the women would minister to them and prepare food and beds for the Lord and the disciples. But there is no where in Scripture where ministers get salaries from ten...