That's a question I have been asked many times, and given the sorry state of affairs in many churches and other ministries, and a sad lack of biblical understanding concerning tithing, being asked such a question doesn't surprise me.
Take time to read the posts in this Tithing Blog; you'll soon come to a Biblical understanding as to why tithing is not a practice any Christian is required to engage in. There is no such thing as "Christian tithing."
Tithers...financial slaves and victims to whom they tithe to!
Jesus Christ did not set us free to become economic slaves to greedy liars. We will not bow our knee to the lies of these deceivers.
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
"So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free." - John 8:36
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised (under the law of Moses), Christ shall profit you nothing." - Galatians 5:1-2
Why do I oppose tithing? (Remember, we are talking about TITHING, not free will cheerful giving as God leads you to do.)
The answer should be obvious; it's unbiblical for a New Testament Believer, but it doesn't seem to be obvious to tithing teachers and their tithing students.
Here is a short list of why I oppose tithing;
1. Tithing is not a New Testament doctrine or command. Christians are not instructed to tithe anything to anyone.
2. All commands for tithing were a matter of the law of Moses (Jesus made that very clear - Matt. 23:23), no Christian is bound by the law of Moses.
3. No church or other organization has a right to ask for or receive tithes. In fact, they have no right to expect any donations at all; people can support a ministry if they want to, but no Christian is biblically obligated to do so. The vast majority of giving in the early church went to the needy and the poor, not churches.
4. Tithing places Christians into spiritual and financial bondage, in permanent debt to a "church" or other so called "ministry," and deceptive slavery to whom they tithe to.
5. Tithing transfers money into the hands of people and organizations who have no right to have it. In many cases, it has made thieves rich by deception.
6. Tithing was never money, there is no such thing biblically as monetary tithing.
7. Christians are instructed to be free will givers, not tithers, giving as they are led by their heart to cheerfully do so.
8. Tithing is not seen in the Bible as a "Genesis to Revelation" ongoing continuing principle to be followed today by all people. God's command to tithe was limited to the Nation of Israel while they were under the law of Moses. There is no 10% universal standard of giving anywhere in God's Word a Christian must follow.
9. Tithing, the teaching thereof, turns churches into oppressive organizations that place people under constant financial pressure to hand over 10% of their income "or face curses and loss of blessings;" a damnable thing to tell a Christian!
10. The teaching of tithing turns "ministers" into wolves in sheep's clothing stealing from God's people.
11. God has never given the biblical tithe to anyone under the New Testament; not to any apostle, pastor, teacher, evangelist, prophet, etc., to no one.
12. Teaching tithing to New Testament Believers is in fact the preaching of another gospel not found in the Bible.
13. Tithing turns a Christian into a fear motivated legalist who is afraid of the wrath and curse of God, and loss of blessings, if he or she does not "pay their tithe" which is deceptively claimed to be 10% of a person's income.
14. And last but not least; modern day tithing is nothing but a ugly deceptive scam, and those that teach it will be facing God's judgment for what they are doing.
There are many other reasons to oppose modern day tithing, I could list a lot more, but you have some of the reasons I oppose the teaching and practice of tithing.
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One of the most consistent falsehoods in churches today is that you are obligated to "pay tithes." There are no such instructions anywhere in God's Word. The purpose of this Blog is to examine false doctrines in today's teachings on tithing. Anyone claiming that a Christian must tithe is teaching a falsehood. "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." - Acts 17:11
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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