QUESTIONS INTENDED TO DECEIVE;
Genesis 3:1 - "Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made...Yea, hath God said...?"
Answering deceptive questions from tithing teachers intended to deceive and confuse;
"Will tithing send you to hell?" ... No, and neither will not tithing.
"Is it a sin to tithe?" ... Yes, since God has abolished tithing, it's a sin. Tithing abolished; Ephesians 2:15, Hebrews 7:18-19.
"Did Jesus preach against tithing?" ... No, and Jesus did not preach against animal sacrifices; sacrifice any animals lately?
"Where did Jesus tell us to stop tithing?" ... Nowhere, because Jesus has never issued a command to the Church to begin tithing.
"Tithing doesn't have to be instructed in the New Testament because God already told us to tithe in the Old Testament." ... Says no scripture in God's word. And, who is "us?"
"It's not your money; why do you care if we tithe our money?" ... Moot point; God's Holy Tithe was never money; Lev. 27:30, 32, Num. 18:27, Num. 18:28, Deut 12:17, Deut. 14:22, Deut. 14:23, Deut. 24:21, Deut. 26:12, 2 Chron. 31:5, 2 Chron. 31:6, Neh. 10:37, Neh. 13:5, Mal. 3:10, Matt. 23:23 and Luke 11:42.
Note: 31 times in 17 verses in the Bible, God's Word states the tithe is declared to be fruits, vegetables and clean animals from the Promise Land, and 14 times that we have listed below, God's Word records the use of money over a long period of time
Verses confirming they had money from income, yet no scriptural reference records money being used for tithing...
Genesis 23;12-16, Exodus 38:28, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 27:3, Leviticus 27:4, Leviticus 27:5, Leviticus 27:6, Leviticus 27:7, Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 3:50, Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 12:41-42, Acts 8:20.
"Tithing was before the law, Abraham tithed before the law." ... Animals were sacrificed before the law; sacrifice any animals lately?
"I give my tithe freely!" ... What percent is this? 2 Corinthians 9:7 - "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."
"I tithe because the Bible says so!" ... The New Testament is a Covenant of commands and promises; it contains no component, command or promise regarding Christians being required to tithe. If you believe it does, please provide that scripture.
THE DECEPTION
A deceptive question is most commonly called a "loaded question" or a "trick question." These queries are designed to mislead the listener by embedding a false or unproven assumption within the question, making any direct answer seem like an admission of guilt or agreement.
Key Terms and Types...
Loaded Question: Contains an unjustified assumption (e.g., "Why do you hate freedom?"), forcing the recipient to defend themselves rather than answer.
Complex Question Fallacy: Known as plurium interrogationum, this involves asking multiple questions at once to trap the respondent.
Trick Question: A question that uses misleading language or logic to prompt an incorrect answer.
Leading Question: Frequently used in legal contexts to prompt a specific answer, often deemed inappropriate in examinations.
DECONSTRUCTING QUESTION
The deconstructing question is asked to trap a person into agreeing to do something because they can't respond with an answer, a logical refutation as to why something should not be done or why some behavior should not be engaged in. Tithing teachers will often ask; "Wasn't tithing in practice before law?" inferring that because there is a record of tithing (Genesis 14) before the law, the Law of Moses, it should continue after the law into the New Testament. The simple response is this; How does tithing being in existence before the law prove it should continue after the law? In fact it doesn't.
CONCLUSION
Jude 1:12 - "These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;"
Romans - "16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple."
How to Address Them; The best way to address these questions and comments is by pointing out the false assumption, or by identifying and calling out the false premise.
Ephesians 5:11 - "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."
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