ONLY PART OF THE LAW?
So, you believe in keeping PART of the Law (the Law of Moses) in your tithing based on Malachi 3:10, but not ALL of the Law such as this;
Exodus 31:14 - "Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people."
Numbers 15:32-36 - "And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Question; Do you execute non sabbath keepers? Executing non sabbath keepers is part of the Old Testament Law of Moses also; execute any non sabbath keepers lately?
Well, you say, "I don't do that part of the Law, but I do tithe, and I like to quote Malachi 3:10 when I tithe."
Your problem is obvious and simple; Malachi 3:10 must be practiced according to the Law of Moses, or as Malachi wrote, according to "mine ordinances." That is to say, according to "God's ordinances." Did you overlook that fact written to place the practice of Malachi 3:10 under God's ordinances, under the Law of Moses?...
Malachi 3:7 - "Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"
Malachi emphasizes the point here...
Malachi 4:4 - "Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments."
The New Testament confirms it here...
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:"
The Book of Malachi, including Malachi 3:10, was written and directed to the Nation of Israel under the Law of Moses (See; Malachi 1:1, 1:6, 2:1, 3:7, 4:4), The New Testament Church is NOT the Nation of Israel and the Church is NOT under the law of Moses (See; Acts 15:24, Romans 6:14, Galatians 3:10) and has NO commandment to tithe anything to anyone.
THE RESULTS OF OBEYING ONLY PART OF THE LAW
Unless you obey ALL of the Law of Moses, this is the result...
Deuteronomy 27:26 - "Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen."
And this...
James 2:10 - "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
And this...
Galatians 5:3 - "For I testify again to every man that is circumcised [i.e., keeping the Law of Moses], that he is a debtor to do the whole law."
The Apostles said this concerning the Law of Moses...
Acts 15:24 - "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:"
BEFORE THE LAW
"Tithing was practiced before the law," you tell us. Are you sure? Look closely in God's word, you will find no command to any group or person to tithe anything to anyone. Tell us; how does tithing before the Law establish a command to tithe after the Law when there existed NO COMMAND to tithe before the Law? Clearly it does not.
When there existed NO UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE of tithing before the Law; how did there suddenly become one after the Law? Clearly there is none.t.
Or, as we have stated many times...
NO SCRIPTURE records Abraham being given a commandment or instructions from God to tithe, or that he tithed by faith, or expected anything back for tithing, or that he did so other than one time to Melchisedec, or any other lies and deception taught by false tithing teachers. NO SCRIPTURE cites Abraham as a reason to tithe or an example of tithing to be followed.
NO SCRIPTURE records Jacob tithing anything to anyone. Even if Jacob would have tithed, it would have been based on A VOW HE MADE UP, NOT a commandment or instructions of God. NO SCRIPTURE cites Jacob as tithing, or a reason to tithe, or an example of tithing to be followed.
CONCLUSION
The New Testament contains no command to tithe, no "universal principle of tithing," no record of Christians tithing, no ordinances of tithing, and clearly ends all tithing which has been abolished...
Ephesians 2:15 - "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"
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