come on folks......... Whats 10 percent of your Gross income? Why look for ways not to give?jtartar had written:
Many religious leaders want you to believe that you owe Tithes WHY??? Because they benefit from your Tithes.
If this upset Jesus why did he not stop that widow women from giving her LAST two mites to the most corrupt religious leaders of the time?Jesus commended her and she got eternally recorded in the Word of God for giving everything she had. Also we have a choice where to sow our seed. Are you saying your pastor is not good enough for your faithfulness in tithing to God?Should someone that preaches salvation be less wealthy than someone that runs a Porn magazine? Are you saying the Devils children need to keep all the money and the ones that work for the one that created everything not have nice things? Should not our pastors drive the best cars and wear the most expensive clothes? Who's planet is this? Who owns the Gold? Who created everything? God did, and the thief stole it!!! Time to get it back.... Jesus mentioned it to the pharisees, Abraham gave a tenth of ALL and we are blessed with faithful Abraham. Nothing in the New Covenant said anything about not tithing to God. It was a fulfilled law.
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfill. Ok, so actual money was only mentioned once by Jesus to the pharisees. Jesus said God was due something as well as Caesar. Well if God is due some Coin then what percent would that be? Does the bible give a clue about what that percent might be anywhere? Oh, ya. it's 10 percent of what I make. I can't pay in cattle or herbs, but I do get a check that pays me money.
2Co 9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the
sower both minister bread for your food, and
multiply your seed sown,
and increase the fruits of your righteousness
My question is, why would you not want to tithe to God? I can't answer for anyone here but from my ministering to others it comes down to (NO FAITH!!) I don't know how many times I have heard Christians tell me they can't afford to tithe. That's not a problem, God won't bother you with it. However, for those that want to honor God, be as Faithful Abraham, Be as Jacob and give God back a tenth of all he received from God then you can shout!!!God ministers (Gives seed) to the Sower!! if your not a sower you won't be bothered with it. God also multiple's what you give. If your not a giver then you won't have to worry about anything being multiplied. There is more though.
2Co 9:8 And God is able to make
all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
2Co 9:11 Being enriched in
every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. OK, so you say the bible does not mention money? it does, but for the sake of discussion lets say the Word does not. If your a Sower God said he will make all Grace about toward you!! So that you have a sufficient supply of ALL THINGS and are able to not to be no longer hindered in doing good works. Think Job promotions, the right people coming into your path as happened so many times in the Bible, blessed in all you do. Then you can be in a position to Pay someone's mortgage or just buy their house. Buy someone a new car that needs it, bless your church with new Bibles ect......... God will put you in a place to be a major Blessing, being enriched in everything!!! God is not going to dump loads of grain in your yard for seed to sow or cows are not just going to walk up to your house so that you can give them away. He is going to use the monetary system you are currently under. This is not rocket science. So we are talking about Giving Money unless you live in some village in a remote part of the world.God gives us Power to get WEALTH to establish his Covenant!! (Deut 8:18) There is still word to be preached things to do. This Takes MONEY!!! If God calls your pastor to be on TV do you have a understanding of what that is going to cost? Just think of how many people will get the word then. Giving is not based on amount, it's based on your heart. I get my check and set 10 percent aside right away before any bill gets paid. I thank God for my Job and his Grace, that money belongs to him. Then I consider what else needs to be set aside for the Kingdom. God has asked me to give beyond what my bills were several times and tithe but I know he never fails and the money is coming to cover everything. I have been blessed tremendously. My two vans just given to me, my rent paid for me out of the blue several times, my son was given a brand new computer from some women that called us up and told me that God told her to do it (Out of the blue folks). Bless God he was believing and tithing faithfully over a year for that computer. Abraham was a faithful tither, Jacob was a faithful tither of everything God gave him.
Gen 28:22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and
of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the
tenth unto thee.Notice Jacob ended up pretty wealthy in the end.The first murder occurred over a tithe (Remember Cain?) Ananias and Sapphira both dropped dead concerning lying about what they gave. I don't want to mess with it. God get's His 10 Percent. Bless God everyone and great post...Jesus Is Lord.