Thursday, March 12, 2020

Questions

QUESTIONS

>> Since the Bible states that tithing mandated under the Law (the Torah) has been called by God...

1. Disannulled (abolished, discontinued, no further reason to tithe, no commandment to tithe),

2. Weak (can do nothing for you),

3. Unprofitable (will bring nothing, return nothing to you, waste of time and effort).

"For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment [the Law of Moses, in particular, in context, tithing] going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof." - Hebrews 7:18

>> Why would any tithing under the New Testament suddenly become...

1. Continued?

2. Strong?

3. Profitable?

>> Where does the New Testament instruct tithing, which tithe and tithing to whom?

Nothing in God's Word states that tithing in the New Testament is Continued, Strong or Profitable. If you are tithing based on God's instructions to tithe (found only in the Old Testament within the Law of Moses or scripture such as in the Book of Malachi referring to the Law of Moses), you are involved in a practice that is Disannulled, Weak and Unprofitable. Also, you are laboring under the Law and fallen from grace...

"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." - Galatians 5:4

And if tithing based on the Law (there are no instructions outside of the Law to tithe), you are cursed...

"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." - Galatians 3:10 

"For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend on one point, he is guilty of all." - James 2:10 

Thankfully, we are not under the Law of Moses that mandates tithing, and we have no mandate to tithe anything to anyone...

"But now we are DELIVERED FROM THE LAW, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter." - Romans 7:6

"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are NOT under the law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14

CONCLUSION;

It would be wise to not be involved in an activity God calls "Disannulled, Weak and Unprofitable." We are to be free will givers as led by the Holy Spirit, not tithers.
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Monday, March 9, 2020

HEBREWS 7, AND THE END OF TITHING

HEBREWS 7, AND THE END OF TITHING

>> Hebrews 7:1-4; primary subject; The tithe given to Melchizedek from Abraham, and was blessed by Melchizedek, i.e.; tithing.

"For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils." - Hebrews 7:1-4

>> Hebrews 7:5; primary subject; The commandment in the Law of Moses to sons of Levi to take tithes from their brethren who are in the loins of Abraham, i.e.; tithing.

"And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:" - Hebrews 7:5

>> Hebrews 7:6; primary subject; Melchizedek, who was not descended from Abraham or the Levites, received tithes from Abraham, i.e.; tithing.

"But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises."

>> Hebrews 7:7-10; primary subject; the paying of tithes by both Abraham, and by being in his loins, Levites also paid tithes to Melchizedek, i.e.; tithing.

"And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. And here men that die receive tithes; but there he, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him." - Hebrews 7:7-10

>> Hebrews 7:11-12; primary subject; the necessity of a new and eternal Priesthood of Melchizedek, and a change (or replacement of) the old Priesthood of the Tribe of Levi who paid tithes in Abraham, i.e.; tithing.

"If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed [or "transferred" or "exchanged one for another"- gk: "metatithemi"], there is made of necessity a change [or "disestablishment of" or "removal of" - gk: "metathesis"] also of the law." - Hebrews 7:11-12

>> Hebrews 7:13-14; primary subject; the person of Melchizedek who received tithes from Abraham and Levi, i.e.; who it was that was tithed to by Abraham, ergo; tithing.

"For he of whom these things are spoken [i.e.; Melchizedek, Psalm 110:4] pertaineth to another tribe [i.e.; the tribe of Judah, not the tribe of Levi], of which no man [from the tribe of Juda] gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood." - Hebrews 7:13-14

Note: Why "pertaineth to another tribe"? ...that other Tribe was Judah, who Melchizedek, by way of being a type of Christ, is said to be of the Tribe of Judah. Jesus was born from the tribe of Judah. As a type of Christ, Melchizedek is declared to be...

"...king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace. Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but MADE LIKE [or "assimilate closely" or a "type of" - gk: "aphomoioo"] the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually." - Hebrews 7:2-3

>> Hebrews 7:15-17; primary subject; the person of Jesus Christ, our High Priest, who is "after the similitude [or "resemblance" or "like" - gk: "homoiotes"] of Melchizedek"...who said person, Melchizedek, a type of Christ, received tithes from Abraham, ergo; tithing, or a description of who it is that is being tithed to by Abraham; a type of Christ.

"And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. - Hebrews 7:15-17

CONCLUSION

>> In every verse from Hebrews 7:1 to Hebrews 7:17 tithing is directly mentioned, or in content, indirectly referred to and explained within clarifying context. Ours (the verses we are examining), those verses' focus of attention is verse by verse continually that of; Abraham tithing, the Tribe of Levi paying tithes in and through the loins of Abraham, who it was that Abraham tithed to (Melchisedec), tithes taken from their (the Levites) brethren by commandment of the Law of Moses to the Tribe of Levi; and finally, we arrive at Hebrews 7:18...

"For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof." - Hebrews 7:18

...which tells us that the COMMANDMENT CONCERNING THE TAKING OF TITHES spoken of in Hebrews 7:5; "And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:" ...is as Hebrews 7:18 tells us...

1. Disannulled (discontinued, no further reason to do so, no commandment to tithe),

2. Weak (can do nothing for you),

3. Unprofitable (will bring nothing, return nothing to you).

That is to say; TITHING IS OVER WITH, NO LONGER A COMMANDMENT, not a part of the New Testament for Christians to pay, NOT a commandment or requirement for a New Testament Christian.

Are we then to "pay tithes to Melchizedek"? ...where in the New Testament are Christians instructed to pay tithes to Melchizedek? Abraham has already done so establishing the superiority of Melchizedek (order of) over the Aaronic Priesthood of the Tribe of Levi. We have no need to do so again. It has already been forever established...

"The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." Psalms 110:4

Additionally; where in the New Testament are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers or any person or any ministry said to require tithes to establish Melchizedek as superior over Abraham?

There are no such works, they do not exist, of God commanded "New Testament tithing."

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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Abraham as the progenitor of tithing?

I find it very interesting that God has NEVER referenced or cited Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek as an example to follow, as a standard to tithe by, or a reason to tithe. Nowhere in God's word will you find Abraham as the progenitor of tithing.

In the Law, the Torah, where God established tithing for the Nation of Israel, NOT the Church, no mention of Abraham is made as a reason for, or an example of tithing.

The Children of Israel, who were also the Children of Abraham and Sarah, were never told to tithe based on Abraham's tithe. Incidentally; The Children of Israel (Israel/Jacob) were NEVER instructed to tithe because Jacob/Israel bragged to God that he would tithe "if God would be his God."

Also, nowhere in God's word did God ever instruct Gentiles to tithe at all, and certainly not because Abraham's tithe, or Jacob's unfulfilled promise to tithe.

Since God did not instruct the Children of Israel to tithe because Abraham did; why should the New Testament church do so?

As posted before...

The results of the first church counsel did not include instructions to tithe because Abraham did; why didn't the Apostle Peter (James speaking for Peter), after the first Church counsel, include in his instructions to the Gentile Believers to "make sure you tithe as Abraham did?...

"For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well." - Acts 15:28-29

Not one word from the Apostle Peter to tithe as Abraham did. If tithing was so important, and was to be based on "Abrahamic tithing," why did the Apostle Peter leave it out of his instructions?

Also, Abrahamic tithing left out of this verse...

"Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:" - Acts 15:24

If we are supposed to be tithing as Abraham did; why are we not to be circumcising because Abraham did? Why just tithing?

God provided Abraham the covenant confirmed with circumcision, NOT TITHING; to tithing teachers, tithing, not ordained by God, is to be the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham, which to them is held in higher priority than a God ordained covenant; the covenant with Abraham was confirmed with circumcision, not tithing.

Additionally; nowhere has God in the Old or New Testaments instructed Believers, Christians (Jew or Gentiles), to tithe using the examples of either Abraham or Jacob. God has also never instructed Jews or Gentiles to tithe based on the Law; we are not under the Law...

"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:" - Galatians 3:13

"For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." - Romans 8:3-4

"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

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21

"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." - Galatians 4:4-5

> Note in Galatians 4:4-5: "WERE" (past tense) under the law. We are no longer under the law, and have NO requirement to tithe.

>>> The point is this...

Since tithing teachers cannot teach (though many recently tried to do so for years) that we must tithe based on scriptures from the Law, (which if they did would be the same as claiming that we as Christians are still under the Law and to obey the Law), in desperation to keep the tithes coming in, will resort to the claim of "we must tithe because Abraham did."

In some sense, it's a good thing that they are resorting to the "tithe because Abraham did" lie because by doing so are running out of lies to fool people with, and are relying on a claim that is easy to refute. Sadly, as easy as it is to refute, many gullible and biblically uneducated Christians continue to fall for their lies. For these people we need to pray that God opens their eyes because Jesus said...

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32 ...in this case, free from the Christian tithing lie.

>> We are called by God to be free will cheerful givers, NOT tithers in any form. There is no such Biblical doctrine of "tithing because Abraham did."
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