> Foolish Statement...
"If I don't tithe, I'll be cursed."
> Answer...
Christian are redeemed from the curse of the law and cannot be cursed by not tithing. Jesus, on the cross, was made to be a curse for us forever saving us from being cursed. Tithing teachers who claim you are cursed for not tithing are false teachers and liars.
> Scripture...
"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." - Galatians 3:13-14
"So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham." - Galatians 3:9
"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." - Hebrews 9:12
"Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." - Titus 2:14
"And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance." - Hebrews 9:15
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." - Romans 3:24-26
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God." - 1 Peter 1:18-21
"And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;" - Revelation 5:9
> Note: Our redemption (i.e., delivered from, saved from, purchased from) the curse of the law and from sin has been accomplished, it was accomplished on the cross and is received by faith alone.
> Conclusion; no Christian must tithe to be redeemed from the curse, we already have been redeemed by Jesus. You cannot redeem yourself from the curse by tithing, redemption from the curse cannot be lost by not tithing. A Christian cannot add anything to their redemption from the curse, and that includes adding tithing. None of the scriptures listed above include tithing as a requirement, or add a component such as tithing to be redeemed from the curse. We are redeemed from the curse by the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross, not by giving 10% of our income to anyone. You cannot buy your redemption from the curse by tithing. Tithing teachers who teach you must tithe or be cursed are liars.
(The preceding is a series called "FOOLISH STATEMENTS MADE BY TITHERS," and will be ongoing with occasional posts addressing the foolish, false and demonic claims of tithers and tithing teachers.)
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