> Foolish Statement...
"I tithe because it works for me!"
> Answer...
To begin with, we could easily say with just as much authority "I don't tithe, and that works for me!" Whether or not it "works for you" is irrelevant. Such a statement has no meaning at all when examined closely in the light God's word. NOWHERE in God's word are we instructed to "do what works for you." In fact, that concept "doing what works for you" is condemned in the Bible and is a FOOLISH attitude and a deceptive belief...
"In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." - Judges 21:25
"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." - Proverbs 14:12
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” - James 3:15
We are NOT called by God to "tithe because it works for me," satan can make things "work for you" as a powerful deception leading you away from God's word. And, in fact, he often does. We are to order our lives SOLIDLY ON GOD'S WORD, NOT ON WHAT WORKS FOR US.
Without God's word we walk in darkness and are deceived into following our own destructive path. That is why the Psalmist wrote...
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." - Psalm 119:105
Notice the Psalmist DID NOT WRITE "What works for me is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
If you are tithing, and are doing so because you believe "it works for me," YOU ARE DECEIVED AND IN DARKNESS. We are to live as Jesus said; "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." - Matthew 4:4
Note: "BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD"...not by what you claim "works for you."
The following are scriptures that instruct us to look to God's word for what we are to do, and to God's word for what REALLY WORKS!
> Scripture (be wise; carefully consider and study them)...
"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
"Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess." - Deuteronomy 5:33
"Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me." - Psalm 119:133
"Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him." - Deuteronomy 13:4
"Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways." - Psalm 128:1
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way." - Psalm 37:23
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10
"I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments." -Psalm 119:60
> Note: Do a study on following God's word as opposed to what you think works, it will be a great blessing to you and will set you free from "Christian tithing" and other deceptions.
> Conclusion; So as you can see, people who claim that they "tithe because it works for me" are being foolish and are deceived. We must make a strong quality decision to study, look carefully into God's word, and make it first place in our lives, doing as God commands us, not relying on "what works for me."
As God's word says; "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22 ...DOERS OF THE WORD, not doers of what we think works for us.
(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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