TITHE AS ABRAHAM?
You tithe as Abraham did? Are you sure? Consider...
>> 1. Abraham tithed with Levi in his Loins. Is the tribe of Levi in your loins? Is Levi descended from you?
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:"
Hebrews 7:10 - "For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."
>> 2. Abraham tithed to Melchisedec...TO MELCHISEDEC...not to a New Testament pastor, church or anyone else. Where does God's Word give authority to any pastor, minister or church in the New Testament to receive tithes on behalf of Melchisedec? Answer; NOWHERE.
Hebrews 7:6 - "But he [Melchisedec] whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises."
>> 3. Abraham's tithe confirmed the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the tribe and priesthood of Levi by having Levi in his loins when his tithe was given. Is your tithe being used by God to confirm the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the Levites? Why would God have to do so, confirm and establish, over and over again with your "tithe" to a church, pastor or some other ministry the superiority of Melchisedec? Was it not firmly confirmed and established once and for all? Or, did God fail to do so? NO, God did not fail!
Hebrews 7:4 - "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."
Hebrews 7:6-7 - "But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."
Hebrews 7:21 - "( For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec: )"
>> 4. Abraham's tithe, the purpose thereof, was to confirm the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the tribe and priesthood of Levi by tithing to Melchisedec in Abraham; how could your tithing to your church confirm Melchisedec as superior over Levi? Answer; it can't. Why would God have to attempt to confirm Melchisedec as superior over Levi over and over again with your tithe? Answer; He doesn't, it has already been established FOREVER. God does not need your tithe to your church to attempt it over and over again.
Hebrews 7:6-7 - "But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."
Hebrews 7:21-22 - "(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament."
CONCLUSION
God has never intended any other tithe other than Abraham's singular tithe to Melchisedec to confirm the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the tribe and priesthood of Levi. If you are "tithing because Abraham did," your tithe effort is worthless, not required and an unbiblical waste of time. You have been deceived by deceptive tithing teachers who are deceitfully using Hebrews chapter seven to fool you into tithing. DON'T BE FOOLED!
To claim that you are "tithing because Abraham did" is foolishness. The New Testament NEVER refers to Abraham and his tithing as an example to be followed today by a Believer under the New Covenant.
In the Bible, there is no record of any patriarch; any prophet or any apostle giving tithes of their monetary income. So when you accuse me of robbing God because I do not give tithes of my monetary income you also accuse the patriarchs, the prophets, and the apostles of robbing God.
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