NOT FOUND IN THE BIBLE

 

NOT FOUND IN THE BIBLE...

1. A requirement to tithe from one's income.

2. The tithing of money, monetary tithing, instructed or recorded as a New Testament practice.

3. Instructions in the New Covenant to tithe.

4. A pastor or church, or any other New Testament minister or ministry authorized by God to collect a tithe.

5. Instructions to tithe because Abraham did, or because Jacob said he would tithe.

6. A "cursed Christian" because they're not tithing.

7. A Christian losing a blessing because they're not tithing. 

8. A statement in the New Testament making the argument to tithe because "tithing is not forbidden, is not a sin, or prohibited in the New Testament."

9. Instructions to "continue tithing" from the Old Testament.

10. A command from any New Testament Apostle to tithe, or a rebuke to anyone for not tithing.

11. A New Testament church or other ministry supported by tithes.

12. Details in the New Testament as to who must tithe, what the tithe will consist of, when to tithe, or who should receive the tithe.

13. A universal "tithing principle" instructed and continued into the New Testament.

14. Jesus or His disciples tithing anything to any one, or any Apostle referring to Matthew 23:23 as a command for Christians to tithe.

15. Any individual referred to as a "tither."

16. Any church that has a right to enact a rule, policy, program or law requiring tithing.

...NOT FOUND IN THE BIBLE.

BELIEVE I'M WRONG? PROVE IT WITH SCRIPTURE, OTHERWISE YOU HAVE NO PROOF.

"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

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

"Test all things; hold fast what is good." - 1 Thessalonians 5:21

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." - Psalm 119:105

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"NO VERSE IN THE BIBLE FORBIDS TITHES EVER" SOMEONE CLAIMS

"NO VERSE IN THE BIBLE FORBIDS TITHES EVER" SOMEONE CLAIMS

His exact statement is as follows...

"The Bible is very clear that tithes belong to the Lord, right on the Old Testament. After that there is no verse in the Bible that forbids tithes ever, Old and New Testament."

ANSWER...

He is correct; nothing actually "forbids tithing" in the New Testament because nothing commands tithing in the New Testament in the first place. Those EXACT WORDS; "I, GOD, FORBID TITHING" won't be found in the New Testament, they don't have to be.

God has no need to "forbid tithing" in the New Testament because...

1. God never commanded Gentiles (non Jews) to tithe in the first place. Only the Nation of Israel were commanded to pay tithes, and it was a NATIONAL REQUIREMENT, not an individual requirement. The tithe came from farms and ranches of the promise land of Israel, from agricultural increase only, not from anyone's personal income.

2. God does not have to "forbid tithing," but God did clearly put an end to tithing. Since He put an end to tithing, that is the same as "forbidding tithing" simply because why would you want to be involved in something God has put an end to? If you are wise, you don't want to be involved.

3. Neither does the Old Testament command tithing except to the Nation of Israel, NOT TO THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH. Nothing forbids you from giving every dime you have to a church either; but would it be wise to do so? No, it would not. You can't out give God, we are often told. True, but you can give foolishly;

Proverbs 22:16 - "Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty."

4. Would it be wise to continue something, tithing, God has ended in the New Covenant? No, in fact it wouldn't be, not at all. God ended tithing; why continue it? Only a fool would continue doing something God has ended. ONLY A FOOL WOULD NEED GOD TO FORBID HIM TO DO SOMETHING GOD HAS CERTAINLY PUT AN END TO. We must be wiser than that!

Also, you won't find anything in the New Testament that actually FORBIDS the sacrificing of animals for sin, but again, the New Testament does not require such an activity to be done because Jesus is our FINAL sacrifice for sin (see; Hebrews chapter 10).

5. He is making a foolish claim and preaching from silence because of his lack of knowledge of the New Covenant. Again; No, God does not actually "forbid tithing" because there is no need to forbid what has clearly been ended. A wise person will simply NOT get involved in something God has ended.

6. TITHING IS NOT LITERATELY "FORBIDDEN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT," BUT IT IS ENDED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT...

The New Testament DOES IN FACT PUT AN END TO TITHING;

HEBREWS CHAPTER SEVEN...

What is DISANNULLED? What is WEAK? What is UNPROFITABLE? These three...

1. The Levitical Priesthood (which could bring perfection [salvation] TO NO ONE, Hebrews 7:11).

2. The Law of Moses relative to New Testament Christians who are NOT UNDER THE LAW (Romans 6:14, Acts 15:24).

3. Tithing, which is of the law of Moses (Hebrews 7:5, Numbers 18:21-24, Matthew 23:23).

In Hebrews Chapter Seven tithing is mentioned 7 times, verses number; 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 9 again, focusing CLEARLY ON TITHING, and while proving the superiority of Christ's priesthood, ALSO places tithing (along with the rest of the law of Moses) in a position of INFERIORITY and declares...

ALL THREE ARE WEAK, ALL THREE ARE UNPROFITABLE, AND ALL THREE ARE DISANNULLED (CANCELED)...INCLUDING TITHING.

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

>>> ALSO; a previous post of mine from another group...

ANSWERING EMPTY QUESTIONS

"Is it a sin to tithe?" "Will a person go to hell if they tithe?" "Where does the Bible tell us to stop tithing."

You people who ask and post such phrases and questions trying to prove that a Christian must tithe; is that the best you can do? Is that the extent of your argument in favor of "Christian tithing?" Can't you do better in your quest to tell us all about how a Christian is required to hand over ten percent of their monetary income, income money, to a pastor, other minister or a church? Obviously you can't or you would be.

In reality you are NOT asking a legitimate honest question of which you are seeking an honest answer for, you are asking your question THINKING you have asked a question we cannot answer, and by not being able to answer, you have "proven" that a Christian must tithe. Sadly, you are deeply mistaken.

So, here are your answers...

>> "Is it a sin to tithe?"

YES, if you are NOT tithing in obedience to God's word. In God's word there exists NOT ONE VERSE instructing anyone to tithe money to any church, pastor or any minister, not in the Old or New Testament. Such a command from God simply does not exist anywhere in the Bible. If you think it does, feel free to show us. Tithing money is in fact a sin because money from income is NOT how God describes the tithe. God describes the tithe, NOT MEN. God's tithe consists of fruits, vegetables and clean animals from the Promise Land, the tithe was agricultural in composition, never monetary. There is no such thing as tithing money in God's word. Again; if you believe there is, feel free to show us the scripture verse to prove your claim.

Therefore; what is sin? THIS... 1 John 3:4 - "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." So, YES, it is a sin to tithe if you are NOT tithing God's way, and you who are "tithing money" are NOT doing it God's way, you are doing it MAN'S WAY...

Matthew 15:6 - He need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God."

>> "Will a person go to hell if they tithe?"

NO, but you won't go to hell for being robbed, either, or necessarily for being ignorant. Whether or not a person will end up in hell has nothing to do with whether you should tithe or not. You won't end up in hell for building an Ark such as Noah built, even though it's unlikely that God has told you to build one. If you are a genuine Christian who has believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, you won't end up in hell for sacrificing bulls and of goats for your sins, even though doing so is worthless and cannot add to your salvation or forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 10:4 - "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."

>> "Where does the Bible tell us to stop tithing."

Where did the Bible tell us to START tithing? And, who is "us?"  Who must continue to tithe? God called, by divine command, the Nation of Israel to tithe under the Law of Moses, and the Levites to take the tithe; the Church is not the Nation of Israel under the Law of Moses and New Testament Christians have no instructions to "continue tithing" to anyone. Also, God NEVER instructed Gentiles to tithe...

"He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel." Psalm 147:20 - "He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord." - Psalm 147:19-20

As noted many times before; In the New Testament no Apostle ever instructed tithing, asked for a tithe, rebuked any person or church for not tithing, or received a tithe. Not one of them. The early church seen in the Book of Acts NEVER tithed. We have NO record of them doing so. In fact, The Book of Acts records this...

"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 tithing was required and taught in the New Testament for Christians, it would have to be clearly detailed and outlined in the terms and conditions of the New Testament like all promises and commands of the New Testament are. Tithing instructions would be clearly included in the New Testament, there are NO SUCH INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOUND. No such terms, conditions or details are outlined anywhere in the New Testament. Tithing was never, is not now, and will never be part of the New Testament. The New Testament KNOWS NOTHING OF ANY COMMAND FOR A BELIEVER TO TITHE.

CONCLUSION;

Before posting foolish questions thinking you have asked a question that can't be answered, or proves that a Christian should tithe, think again. You might be only making a fool of yourself and accomplishing nothing.

TAKE SOME ADVICE...

>> Proverbs 10:28...

"The wise man is glad to be instructed, but a self-sufficient fool falls flat on his face."

>> Proverbs 15:32...

"Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence."

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THE COMPONENT OF OWNERSHIP

THE COMPONENT OF OWNERSHIP

Every Sunday in churches all over Christendom, from untold thousands of Christians worldwide the offering plate passes by and a "tithe" is dropped in. Sadly, no one ever seems to ask; "who owns this tithe?" What right do you have to take it or have it? 

Why ask such a question? Answer; because unless your church, your pastor or you and your ministry owns the tithe, and can prove you or they own it, you have NO RIGHT TO TAKE IT. It's not yours, not theirs to take. 

Within the scriptures concerning tithing, there is the concept, a component of ownership of the tithe. Someone owns it. Tithing teachers typically refer to scriptures such as Malachi 3:10 when calling for tithes to be paid to them. Yet the tithe was and remains the property of the Levites; it was given to them by God, it was not given to you, your church or your ministry...

God owned the tithe and gave it to the Levites;

Leviticus 27:30 - "And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD."

Given to...

Numbers 18:20-24 - "And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance."

TAKE THE TITHE

Notice in the following scriptures that the Levites were commanded by God to "take the tithe." Why an emphasis on "taking the tithe?" Because the tithe was not a "love gift," not given under grace, not a free will offering, not voluntarily given, it was the property of the Levites and theirs to take by command of God...

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:"

Nehemiah 10:38 - "And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites TAKE tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house."

Numbers 18:26 - "Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye TAKE of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe."

If a church, pastor or any ministry has no command from God to take tithes, of which they in fact do not have, they're taking what is not theirs and that is called THIEVERY. They are THIEVES ROBBING THE PEOPLE. There exists no Biblical record of God taking the tithe from the Levites and giving the tithe to anyone else.

AN ANSWER TO THOSE SEEKING YOUR "TITHE"

Next time your pastor or church asks for a tithe, or tells you that you must tithe; ask them to show you in scripture where they own the tithe. They won't be able to because it's not their property, NEVER GIVEN TO THEM BY GOD, and they have no right to take any tithe from anyone. So, feel free to send them this...

God gave the tithe to the Levites, it was their personal property to take (Hebrews 7:5), THEY OWN IT; God said it was and remains THEIRS to take (Nehemiah 10:38, Numbers 18:21-24).

Please show me IN SCRIPTURE where God has taken the tithe from the Levites and given it to any organization, or church or any ministry; Chapter and verse, requested...

ref.:

Numbers 18:21 - "And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation."

Numbers 18:24 - "But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance."

CAN YOU PRODUCE SCRIPTURE?

Where does the Bible give you, pastor, the right to receive a tithe? God gave the tithe to the Levites. Where did God take the tithe from the Levites and give it to you or your church?

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The Establishment of Tithing; not of Jacob or Abraham

The Establishment of Tithing; not of Jacob or Abraham.

NO WHERE in the Bible does God cite Jacob or Abraham as a reason to tithe, or an example of tithing...

Tithing teachers often try to convince their followers that they are to tithe citing the tithing mentioned by Jacob (a promise he made to God of which we have no evidence that he kept), and the one time tithe Abraham gave to Melchizedek consisting of the spoils of war he made no claim of ownership of.

The fallacy of these two examples, Jacob and Abraham, is that God neither used Jacob's promise to tithe, nor Abraham's tithe, to establish and require anyone else to tithe, neither by commandment or by example. 

Nowhere does the Bible command anyone to tithe because of Abraham or Jacob. The Bible simply makes NO direct reference to either stating that ANYONE should tithe because of them.

I have often asked tithing supporters this question when they claim that Abraham tithed before the Law; "How does Abraham's tithing before the Law IN FACT prove that we should be tithing after the Law?" I am yet to get an answer based on scripture. Actually, I am yet to get any answer at all except "I don't know." They are correct; they don't know, but that is what they were taught, that "we should tithe because Abraham did." 

It is interesting to observe that if God, as an example, had established tithing with Abraham, and expected others to begin tithing based on Abraham's example...

1. We have no record of Abraham tithing after his ONE TIME tithe to Melchizedek. He did not tithe before or after tithing to Melchizedek, there is no record of any such tithing done by Abraham. And, it is a safe assumption that if Abraham did tithe before or after tithing to Melchizedek, given how important to Christians tithing teachers claim that Abraham's tithing was,  the Word of God would have made at least some mention of "Abraham's faithful tithing." Not to mention, some record of God instructing Abraham to teach his children to tithe. There is simply NO record of any such activity by Abraham. 

2. We have no record of Abraham teaching either Isaac, or for that matter, Ishmael to tithe.

3. We have no record of Isaac teaching his sons, Esau and Jacob, to tithe.

4. We have no record of Ishmeal teaching his children, Nebaioth, Basemath, Hadad, Adbeel, Jetur, Dumah, Tema, Kedar, Naphish, Mishma, Massa, Mibsam, Kedemah (Genesis 25, and is later repeated in I Chronicles 1:29-33.), to tithe.

5. We have no record of Esau teaching his children, Eliphaz, Jeush, Jaalam, Korah, Reuel (Genesis 36:4–5), to tithe.

6. We have no record of Jacob teaching his children, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Gad, Asher, Dan, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin, to tithe.

>>> After the Children of Israel were freed from bondage in Egypt, God began the task of establishing a nation, The Nation of Israel, thus fulfilling His promise to Abraham; "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:" And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. - Genesis 12:2

In the process of establishing The Nation of Israel, God handed down through Moses, the Laws that would govern the new nation. In those Laws, 613 of them, God established a system of tithing; three tithes, paid by farmers and herdsmen, consisting of agricultural items of fruits, vegetables and clean animals grown on the Promise Land, paid to the Tribe of the Levites, and in the case of the third tithe, used to help the needy, the poor and strangers in The Land...

1. The Levitical, or sacred tithe (Num. 18: 21, 24). Paid all year, every year.

2. The tithe of the feasts (Deut. 14:22-27). Paid all year, every year.

3. The tithe for the poor (Deut. 14:28, 29). Paid every third year.

>>> The point is simple; God's system and requirements for tithing are found in the Law, and any requirement for anyone to tithe would be in reference to the Law. A reference to tithing, based on the Law, can also be found in scriptures such as Malachi 3:6-11 or Nehamiah 10:38. Both of those passages of scriptures refer to the Law in regards to tithing, NOT to Jacob or Abraham. Jesus affirmed that God's system of tithing was of the Law when talking to the Pharisees, NOT a matter of Jacob or Abraham...

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier MATTERS OF THE LAW, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." - Matthew 23:23;

"and not to leave the other undone" is a clear reference to the rest of the Law, including "judgment, mercy, and faith..." It amazes me that tithing teachers will insist, many using scriptures out of the Law, that Christians must tithe, but NEVER insist that all MATTERS OF THE LAW must be obeyed. James had something to say about that...

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

Jesus did not cite Jacob or Abraham in his comments on tithing to the Pharisees as an issue of tithing, or a reason to tithe. Neither did any of the Apostles. No Apostle ever taught tithing, asked for a tithe, rebuked any person or church for not tithing, or received a tithe. Not one of them. The early church (i.e. Book of Acts) NEVER tithed. We have NO record of them doing so. And, God NEVER authorized a monetary tithe (tithing money).

>>> God's system of tithing is found in The Law (it is NOT found in Jacob or Abraham), and we are not under The Law...

Act 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:"

Galatians 2:16 - "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."

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

Romans 7:6 - "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."

Galatians 5:18 "and if by the Spirit ye are led, ye are NOT under law."

2 Corinthians 3:6 - "Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life."

>> THIS is the Law we are now under...

Galatians 6:2 - "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."

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DISANNULLED, WEAK, UNPROFITABLE

What is DISANNULLED? What is WEAK? What is UNPROFITABLE? These three...

1. The Levitical Priesthood (which could bring perfection [salvation] TO NO ONE, Hebrews 7:11).

2. The Law of Moses relative to New Testament Christians who are NOT UNDER THE LAW (Romans 6:14, Acts 15:24).

3. Tithing, which is of the law of Moses (Hebrews 7:5, Numbers 18:21-24, Matthew 23:23).

In Hebrews Chapter Seven, Verses Number;

5, 6, 8, and 9...

Focuses CLEARLY ON TITHING, and while proving the superiority of Christ's priesthood, ALSO places tithing (along with the rest of the law of Moses) in a position of INFERIORITY and declares it all...

ALL THREE ARE WEAK, ALL THREE ARE UNPROFITABLE, AND ALL THREE ARE DISANNULLED...INCLUDING TITHING.

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

God has never called Gentiles to tithe, God has never required anyone to tithe money; God, for EVERYONE, Jew and Gentile, has forever ended all forms of tithing. Read God's word; for any Believer under the New Testament, tithing is WEAK, UNPROFITABLE AND DISANNULLED (See: Hebrews 7:18).

Interesting that people who like to quote Malachi 3:10;

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove (bâchan) me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

...trying to convince you to "tithe" like to completely ignore;

>> Malachi 3:7 (keeping of the law of Moses concerning tithing, of which no Christian is under [ref.; Hebrews 7:18, Romans 6:14])...

"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 3:15 (though given grace to do so after disobeying God, testing God is called WICKEDNESS)...

"And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt (bâchan) God are even delivered."

>> And, Malachi 4:4 (to whom Malachi was addressing in Malachi 3:10 were under the law of Moses of which their command to tithe came from)...

"Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments."

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TITHING MONEY; GOD FORBIDS DOING SO

1. God forbids the tithing of money, if the tithe is in the form of money it MUST NOT be given to anyone, one must BIND IT to their hand. Speaking of the tithe temporarily converted to money for purposes of transportation, God's word tells us...

"Then shalt thou turn it into money, and BIND UP THE MONEY in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose:" - Deuteronomy 14:25. In other words, God did not want anyone paying a tithe in the form of money, NO ONE WAS TO DO SO. Doing so was forbidden.

2. The Word of God also tells us...

"For I testify again to every man that is circumcised [a keeper of the Law], that he is a debtor to do the whole law." - Galatians 5:3 

And...

"For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all." - James 2:10

If you pay a tithe in the form of money, you are in violation of Deuteronomy 14:25 and are in sin, YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE WHOLE LAW.

Also...

"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

3. IF YOU ARE PAYING A TITHE IN THE FORM OF MONEY, YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF GOD'S WORD (Deuteronomy 14:25) AND HAVE BROUGHT A CURSE (PUNISMENT) ON YOURSELF.

GOD SAYS "USE TITHE MONEY TO BUY WINE AND WHATEVER YOUR HEART DESIRES TO BUY WITH IT."

If we are supposed to be tithing money, or tithing at all for that matter, as tithing teachers claim; why are we not supposed to be doing what God says with the tithe money? Like this...

1. Do not pay the tithe in the form of money. Keep the money in your hand (bind it to your hand) until you...

2. Buy wine with it.

3. Buy strong drink (harder liqueur) with it.

4. Buy livestock and other food.

5. Buy whatever you desire, whatever you lust after.

6. Share what you buy with a Levite and your family.

7. Only convert your tithe money back to fruits, vegetables and clean live stock, etc., at the location you will share it with a Levite if it is too far to transport it in the form God says it is to paid in.

8. Eat your tithe with the Levite.

9. Learn to fear and respect the Lord by doing one through eight above.

>> Why don't tithing teachers tell their faithful tithers this?...

> ref.; Deuteronomy 14:22-27

22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.

24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose:

26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

27 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

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REBUKE THE DEVOURER FOR YOUR SAKE?

Tithing teachers will often attempt to deceive people into tithing to them (handing over 10% of their income) by claiming that by doing so God will "rebuke the devourer for your sakes." 

The devourer, of course, being debt, financial problems, the devil, and anything the tither believes is being "devoured" (or taken from them) in their lives that they believe they should posses.

The scriptures tithing teachers refer to are these often used verses...

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts." - Malachi 3:10-11

The sad part of all of this is that for the New Testament Church, that is to say for New Testament Believers, God has already done something for us SO MUCH GREATER than merely rebuking a devourer for us based on Old Testament tithing instructions.

JESUS' TRIUMPH OVER DEATH, THE GRAVE AND HELL

We have no need to tithe in an attempt to motivate God to rebuke the devourer for us, God has done far more than that for us. God has handed satan THE ULTIMATE INFINATELY POWERFUL REBUKE which is eternal, utterly devastating and DID NOT REQUIRE ANYONE TO TITHE ANYTHING! 

Satan, and anything he would attempt to use to devour us, has been rebuked FOREVER by Jesus' perfect sacrifice on the cross and Jesus' triumphant resurrection! There is NO STRONGER REBUKE POSSIBLE.

Concerning satan being rebuked by God, the word of God says this...

"Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it." - Colossians 2:15 ...THAT IS WHAT I CALL A REBUKE!!

Colossians 2:15 states that Christ “disarmed the rulers and authorities.” To whom does this phrase refer? The combination of “rulers and authorities” appears elsewhere in Paul’s writings in reference to human authorities (See; Titus 3:1), but more often it applies to spiritual powers (See; Ephesians 3:10; 6:12). When we compare Colossians with Ephesians (its parallel epistle), we see that “thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities” are obviously spiritual entities, whether angels or demons (See; Ephesians 1:21; 2:2; 3:10; 6:12).

The word of God also tells us this...

"Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might DESTROY the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery." - Hebrews 2:14-15

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." - Romans 8:37

CONCLUSION

If you are a New Testament Believer, YOU DO NOT NEED to give ten percent of your income TO ANYONE in order for God to give you victory over the devil, the devourer, or anything!

Anyone telling you that you must tithe to them, or to anyone, for God to give you victory IS A LIAR.

Satan, the devourer, has been eternally REBUKED for your sake, on your behalf, THAT IS ALREADY REALITY.

How do we live in the victory God has given us? By believing God's Word who tells us...

1 John 4:4...

“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

1 John 5:4...

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

1 Corinthians 15:57...

“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

DON'T TITHE TO ANYONE; all they're trying to do is sell you something GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN TO YOU AS A GIFT.

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THE SIMPLE FACTS

THE SIMPLE FACTS...

1. If you are teaching Christians (or anyone) to tithe, YOU ARE A LIAR AND A FALSE TEACHER.

2. If you are receiving tithes, YOU ARE A THIEF STEALING MONEY, YOU ARE A GOD ROBBER.

3. If you are paying tithes, YOU HAVE BEEN DECEIVED AND ARE BEING ROBBED.

Think we're wrong? Prove it with scripture. NO SCRIPTURE; NO PROOF.

"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

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1

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Three Simple Words

Do you people who teach or believe in tithing know what these words mean?...

1. WEAK

2. UNPROFITABLE 

3. DISANNULLED

If not, keep reading...

1. WEAK - lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; lacking physical strength and energy. Inability to perform something or cause something to happen.

2. UNPROFITABLE - not yielding profit or financial gain. Not returning anything to an investor, a venture returning nothing to all involved.

3. DISANNULLED - transitive verb. dis·an·nulled, dis·an·null·ing, dis·an·nuls. To annul or cancel. Related Forms: dis′an·nul′ment. To put an end to something.

>> Here are the words WEAK, UNPROFITABLE, and DISANNULLED from the Greek original language used in Hebrews chapter 7...

1. WEAK - Greek: ἀσθενής

Transliteration: asthenēs

Pronunciation: as-then-ace'

Definition: From G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G4599; strengthless (in various applications literally or figuratively and morally): - more feeble impotent sick without strength weak (-er -ness thing).

KJV Usage: weak (12x), sick (6x), weakness (2x), weaker (1x), weak things (1x), impotent (1x), more feeble (1x), without strength (1x).

Occurs: 25

In verses: 23

> IN SHORT - FEEBLE, IMPOTENT, NO STRENGTH.

2. UNPROFITABLE- Greek: ἀνωφέλες

Transliteration: anōpheles

Pronunciation: an-o-fel'-ace

Definition: From G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G5624; useless or (neuter) inutility: - unprofitable(-ness).

KJV Usage: unprofitable (1x), unprofitableness (1x).

Occurs: 2

In verses: 2

> IN SHORT - USELESS.

3. DIS-ANNULLED - Greek: ἀθέτησις

Transliteration: athetēsis

Pronunciation: ath-et'-ay-sis

Definition: From G114; cancellation (literally or figuratively): - disannulling put away.

KJV Usage: disannulling (1x), to put away (with G1519) (1x).

Occurs: 2

In verses: 2

> IN SHORT - CANCELLED, GONE FOREVER!

Or, as CLEARLY STATED IN HEBREWS 7:18...

"For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof."

What is DISANNULLED? What is WEAK? What is UNPROFITABLE? These three...

1. The Levitical Priesthood (which could bring perfection [salvation] TO NO ONE, Hebrews 7:11).

2. The Law of Moses relative to New Testament Christians who are NOT UNDER THE LAW (Romans 6:14, Acts 15:24).

3. Tithing, which is of the law of Moses (Hebrews 7:5, Numbers 18:21-24, Matthew 23:23).

ALL THREE ARE WEAK, ALL THREE ARE UNPROFITABLE, AND ALL THREE ARE DISANNULLED.

In Hebrews Chapter Seven, Verses Number; 5, 6, 8, and 9 focus CLEARLY ON TITHING, and while proving the superiority of Christ's priesthood, Hebrews 7 ALSO places tithing (along with the rest of the law of Moses) in a position of INFERIORITY relative to the New Covenant, and declares it all WEAK, UNPROFITABLE, DISANNULLED.

>> Tithing that God commanded was established in, and part of the Law of Moses; that is VERY CLEAR 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:"

THERE IS NO COMMAND TO TITHE GIVEN TO ANYONE, JEW OR GENTILE, OUTSIDE OF THE LAW OF MOSES. ADDITIONALLY, GENTILES HAVE NEVER BEEN COMMANDED TO TITHE...

"He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord." - Psalm 147:19-20

ALL COMMANDMENTS TO TITHE ARE IN THE LAW OF MOSES, OR SCRIPTURE REFERRING TO AND PURSUANT TO THE LAW OF MOSES SUCH AS IN MALACHI 3:10...

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." - Malachi 3:10

Malachi states in Malachi 4:4 that who he is talking to, who he is commanding to "bring in the tithe," ARE UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES...

"Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments." - Malachi 4:4

And, the command to bring in the tithe to the Storehouse is to the Priests of Aaron, not ANYONE ELSE...

"And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you." - Malachi 2:1...what commandment? THE COMMANDMENT TO BRING IN THE TITHE TO THE STOREHOUSE...

"And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house." - Nehemiah 10:38

NO ONE WAS TO BRING THE TITHE TO THE STOREHOUSE EXCEPT THE LEVITES AND PRIESTS OF AARON...NO ONE ELSE LEST THEY DIE...

"And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die." - Numbers 18:21-22

CHRISTIANS ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES, AND THEREFORE HAVE NO COMMANDMENT TO TITHE...

"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are NOT UNDER THE LAW but under grace." - Romans 6:14

"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

SORRY TO INFORM YOU TITHING TEACHERS; YOUR TITHING GAME IS OVER, your cash cow has run off, your days of lying to your followers and stealing money from them ARE OVER.

You are described perfectly by the Apostle Peter...

"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness (LUST AFTER MONEY AND MATERIAL THINGS) shall they with feigned words (WORDS OF DECEPTION) make merchandise (A SOURCE OF MONEY) of you: whose judgment (THEIR EVIL EXPOSED AND JUDGED BY GOD) now of a long time lingereth not (WILL BE RIGHT ON TIME), and their damnation (BEING SENT TO HELL) slumbereth not." - 2 Peter 2:1-3 

>> We are warned to stay away from people who Peter is describing; Paul wrote this... 

STAY AWAY FROM TITHING TEACHERS...

"Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain (MONEY) is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." - 1 Timothy 6:5 

HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH TITHING TEACHERS, EXPOSE THEM WITH THE LIGHT OF GOD'S WORD...

"Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them." - Ephesians 5:11

TITHERS...be free from tithing!

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They Lie to Steal Your Money

Some tithing teachers claim that refusing to tithe will send a person to hell.

They often refer to 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 as "proof" of what they claim; in particular citing the phrase "nor thieves"..."will not inherit the kingdom of God"

"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God."

What these tithing teachers don't tell you is that 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 is speaking of the UNRIGHTEOUS, NOT THE RIGHTEOUS..."Do you not know that the UNRIGHTEOUS will not inherit the kingdom of God?"

We, as Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, those who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, have been ETERNALLY DECLARED RIGHTEOUS BY GOD, and our sins are FOREVER FORGIVEN...

"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

If we sin, we have an advocate with the Father...

"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;" - 1 John 2:1

We may sin, and need to be cleansed of our sin, but we can never in the eyes of God ever be called the unrighteous again. Why? This is why...

"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God." - 1 John 3:9

And this is why...

"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;" - Colossians 2:14

The part of you that is BORN OF GOD CANNOT SIN, therefore you CANNOT lose your salvation due to sinning, and because "His seed remaineth in him" ...that is to say Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, will forever REMAIN IN YOU, and NO ONE filled with God's Spirit will spend eternity in hell...NO ONE.

SALVATION

The truth is that Jesus DOES NOT NEED you to add tithing to His finished work on the Cross of Calvary in order to save you from your sins. The Word of God tells us...

"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out." - John 6:37 

"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." - John 5:24

"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life." - 1 John 5:13 

"For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” - Romans 10:13 

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." - Romans 8:1 

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one.” - John 10:27-30 

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God," - Ephesians 2:8 

"For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything." - 1 John 3:20 

>>> WHERE DO YOU SEE A NEED, COMMAND OR REQUIREMENT FOR TITHING IN ANY OF THOSE SCRIPTURES LISTED ABOVE FOR SALVATION? You won't find them there or anywhere else in God's Word!

Tithing teachers that make such a claim, a claim that you must tithe to be saved, ARE EVIL DEMONIC UGLY LIARS, and the truth is NOT in them. They are thieves who are after your money to satisfy their filthy demonic greed. As God's Word also says...

Titus 1:10-11 - "For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: WHO's MOUTHS MUST BE STOPPED, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for FILTHY LUCRE'S SAKE."

And...

"Perverse disputings (or claims) of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain (money) is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." -1 Timothy 6:5

SALVATION IS THROUGH...

Sola scriptura ("by Scripture alone")

Sola fide ("by faith alone")

Sola gratia ("by grace alone")

Solus Christus or Solo Christo ("through Christ alone")

Soli Deo gloria ("glory to God alone")

TITHING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR SALVATION.

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The Improper Use of Hebrews 7:8

Many tithing teachers and tithers often refer to Hebrews 7:8 as a "proof text" that a Christian must tithe, and that tithing is commanded in the Bible, the New Testament, today. 

Their basic claim is that Hebrews 7:8 says that "Jesus is still receiving tithes today so therefore we must tithe," and they usually claim that Melchizedek was, and is, Jesus. 

Prosperity gospel false teacher Kenneth Copeland once claimed "for those of you who don't believe in tithing, the Bible says he who ever lives still receives tithes." 

That false and misleading quote of Hebrews 7:8 is found in Copeland's teaching series called "The laws of Prosperity," and is keeping with the prosperity gospel's false teachings on tithing. 

Let's take a close look at Hebrews 7:8 and what it actually says by taking it apart and by looking at that verse piece by piece in proper context. We will use the King James Version. 

Here is the breakdown of Hebrews 7:8; 

"And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth." 

>> 1. "AND HERE" 

Those two words, "AND HERE," are referring to Hebrews 7:5-7... 

"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: 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." 

The "HERE" refers to a time in the past when Abraham met with Melecheidek and paid him tithes, and Melecheidek blessed Abraham, thus demonstrating that Melecheidek was greater than Abraham by receiving tithes from Abraham and blessing him. This is said to be "without all contradiction " that the lessor is blessed by the greater. 

Also, "HERE" refers to a time when Levi (tribe of) PAID TITHES IN ABRAHAM (not TO Abraham, but rather IN or THROUGH Abraham); "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham." - Hebrews 7:9. This shows that ALSO Levi (the priesthood of) was inferior to Melchizedek. 

>> 2. "MEN THAT DIE RECEIVE TITHES" 

Those men that die is a reference to Levites who had the command to take tithes of their brethren, namely, from descendants of Abraham and Sarah, and had all died. Another point showing the inferiority of the Levitical priesthood; that they die in contrast to Melchizedek who continues to live. It also is a reference to the sons of Levi paying tithes in Abraham. 

Kenneth Copeland, a man who receives tithes, has claimed that "tithing is God's system for living." I it find interesting that God in Hebrews 7:8 calls men that receive tithes as "MEN WHO DIE" ...just a thought, Kenneth. 

>> 3. "BUT THERE HE RECEIVETH THEM" 

The words "RECEIVETH THEM" are two words added by King James translators, and are not words found in the Greek text that we have which was used as source text for the King James Bible. Though added or not, RECEIVETH THEM is still referring to BACK THERE, ("but THERE he receiveth them") and is not stating that Melchizedek is currently receiving tithes today; "but THERE he receiveth them" is a reference to something that happened in the past, that of Melchizedek receiving tithes from Abraham, and the Levites both taking tithes from their brethren and paying tithe in Abraham. This shows that BOTH Levi and Abraham are inferior to Melchizedek, and in the case of Levi, an inferior Priesthood to Melchizedek. 

The Aaronic Priesthood of the Tribe of Levi was a mortal Priesthood comprised of mortal men who die. To sustain the Aaronic Priesthood on earth, God gave them all the tithe of Israel... 

"And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation." - Numbers 18:21 

This is in obvious contrast to the ever living eternal Priesthood of Melchizedek that is not in need of tithes, or to be sustained by tithes. Why would an eternal being, an eternal Priesthood, require a constant taking of tithes to live? To claim that the Priesthood of Melchizedek is still receiving tithes today is to claim that the Priesthood of Melchizedek is mortal rather than perceptual and eternal, and therefore would not be superior to the Aaronic Priesthood as is declared in Hebrews chapter seven... 

"And without all contradiction the less [Abraham and Levi] is blessed of the better [Melchizedek]." - Hebrews 7:7 

The eternal nature and condition of the Priesthood of Melchizedek is declared... 

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

The tithes paid to Melchizedek by Abraham and Levi were symbolic of, and a demonstration of, the superiority the Priesthood of Melchizedek. Abraham's paying of a one time tithe to Melchizedek was not intended to sustain Melchizedek as were the paying of tithes to the Priesthood of Aaron. The writer of the Book of Hebrews reveals Melchizedek as... 

"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." - Hebrews 7:3 

This is not a person or Priesthood in need of anyone's continual paying of tithes to them. 

>> 4. "OF WHOM IT IS WITNESSED THAT HE LIVETH." 

"WITNESSED" in this case means VERIFIED, a truth, has been seen, on record, well known, a clear fact that cannot be denied. And what is the verified fact? ...That Melchizedek is still alive not having died. 

>> As you can see, Hebrews 7:8 says NOTHING of Melchizedek (or Jesus) continuing to receive tithes today (i.e., under the New Testament), or Christians being told to tithe based on Hebrews 7:8. That claim is simply FALSE. 

>> Hebrews 7:8 In proper context (Hebrews 7:5-11)... 

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: 

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

7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 

8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 

9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 

10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 

11 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 Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 

>>> The Interlinear version of the Bible ... 

The Interlinear version (exact word for word from the Greek) of Hebrews 7:8 reads like this... 

"And here indeed tithes dying men receive in that place moreover being testified that he lives on." 

Where do you see anything about "tithes still being received today by anyone"? NOT ONE WORD about Jesus, or Melchizedek, still receiving tithes today. 

>> Melchizedek still receiving tithes today? No proof of that at all. We are to be free will givers, NOT tithers. We have no instructions in Hebrews 7:8, or anywhere, to tithe. 

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Women Tithers? Is There Such a Person in the Bible?

Across the United States, and in other countries around the world, women sit in churches hearing the same old drab tithing lie; "the church is to be paid ten percent of your income, that payment to God comes first!" 

And then, many times, the speaker, whether a pastor, or elder, or someone else, will read scripture taken completely out of proper context; Malachi 3:10, in attempt to validate their false doctrine and demand for everyone's "tithe" money. 

In the congregation of many churches sits the single mother struggling to take care of her children, make ends meet and keep house and home together. 

Every week she goes to church and is presented with her "tithe bill" during the service; the pressure to pay up passes by her in the form of a gold colored felt lined metal tray as if to say "everyone is watching you, you had better pay your tithe or be publicly shamed." 

As it passes by she is robbed in what is often called "the Sunday morning stickup." Eyes from her right and from her left subtly glance over to see if her tithe bill is paid, and perhaps to note how much it was if not hidden in a "tithe envelope." 

It's never mentioned that under God's tithing system, found ONLY in the Law of Moses (and scripture referring to the Law of Moses), the poor were never instructed to tithe, and that the tithe came ONLY from the abundance of the Promise Land in the form of fruits, vegetables and clean livestock, not the pockets of the poor, and not from women. 

The gold tray is often decorated to look like it came right from the very throne room of God, appearing very regal, when in reality it came from a bible bookstore or religious supply house costing no more than a few dollars. It's coated in gold looking metal and lined with red felt to give the impression that it "came from the king" who one must pay tribute to or bare the guilt of not doing your financial duty. 

Churches instinctively know that "passing the plate" in public will yield a higher intake of money as opposed to perhaps placing a humble offering box for people to place whatever offering they feel they wish to give in relative privacy. When the plate goes by it's more or less a method of lining people up and one by one shaking them down for money. It's very effective, and of course, used in virtually every church. 

When the single mother needs financial help, she'll be told to "ask God for it," or if she's lucky, she'll be told to "come in for financial counseling, fill out these hardship disclosure and financial request forms, and the financial department will decide if she qualifies for help." At times I have thought that when the plate goes by church members in the congregation, they should place an envelope with a letter in the plate instructing the pastor to "call me for financial counseling, fill out these hardship disclosure financial request forms, and I will decide if you qualify for financial help." 

Setting aside the fact that biblical tithing, that is to say tithing as it is clearly described by God in the Bible, has absolutely NOTHING to do with Christianity, the question comes to mind if God has ever instructed women to tithe. In scripture, it does not appear that women had any command from God to tithe on anything. All tithing responsibilities were placed on men of the Nation of Israel, certainly not on women in the New Testament, and it does not appear that women tithed in the Old Testament either. 

If you will notice, these scriptures emphasize tithing that men were responsible for, not women; 

> Malachi 2: 1 - "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you." All Priests in the Old Testament were men. The command to the men were to "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, " - Malachi 3:10. That command was not given to women, or to anyone else except the [male] Priest of Aaron. 

> Malachi 3:8 - "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings." The God robbers were men, not women. 

*Note; The Hebrew word for "man" in Malachi 3:8 is "adam" which refers to a male... 

Hebrew: אדם 
Transliteration: 'âdâm 
Pronunciation: aw-dawm' 
Definition: From H119; {ruddy} that {is} + common {sort} X {low} man 
KJV Usage: man (408x), men (121x), Adam (13x), male person(s) (8x), common {sort} X {low} man ({mean} of low {degree}) male person. 
Occurs: 552 
In verses: 527 

*Note; The Hebrew word for "woman" is "ishshâh" or "nâshîym," and is NOT used in Malachi 3:8... 

Hebrew: נשׁים אשּׁה 
Transliteration: 'ishshâh nâshîym 
Pronunciation: {ish-shaw'} naw-sheem' 
Definition: The first form is the feminine of H376 or H582; the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582).: - {[adulter]ess} {each} {every} {female} X {many} + {none} {one} + {together} {wife} woman. Often unexpressed in English. 
KJV Usage: wife (425x), woman (324x), one (10x), married (5x), female (2x), misc (14x). 
Occurs: 780 
In verses: 686 

> Nehemiah 10:38 -  "And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house." Note; "the priest the SON [males] of Aaron," not women. Nehemiah 10:38 instructs that men were to bring the tithe into the storehouse, not women. 

> 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:" Note: "of their brethren" ...not their sisters. 

The word "brethren" is from the Greek word "adelphos" which refers only to a male... 

Greek: ἀδελφός 
Transliteration: adelphos 
Pronunciation: ad-el-fos' 
Definition: a brother, near or remote (much like [H1]): - brother. 
KJV Usage: brethren (226x), brother (113x), brother's (6x), brother's way (1x). 
Occurs: 346 
In verses: 319 

> The tithes were taken based on the Law of Moses from MEN, not from women. 

> Hebrews 7:8-9 - "And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham." Note; "men that die receive tithes" and "Levi [the men as in verse 8] also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham" 
  
If you will notice; in each one of the above verses, men, not women, are clearly the emphasis on paying tithes, and being held responsible for doing so. 

Of course, when this subject is addressed, someone will bring up the widow and the prophet in 1 Kings 17:9-16 in an attempt to declare a doctrine from these passages of scripture. Elijah's command to the widow was not intended by God to be used to pressure women in need in churches to hand over more and more money. The same pastors who refer to 1 Kings 17:9-16 rarely if ever also refer to these passages of scripture... 

"And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation." - Mark 12:38-40 

>> God's Word instructs us as New Testament Believers, both men and women, to be free will givers, not tithes, giving as we are led by God's Spirit. Women are not instructed to tithe, as is no one under the New Testament. Women in need are to be helped and supported, not seen as a source of more and more money. 

"For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision [the Law]: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake." - Titus 1:10-11 


No man or woman has been instructed to ask for or receive tithes under the New Testament, and no man or woman has been instructed to pay tithes under the New Testament. 
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Have You Noticed?

Have you noticed that nothing will make a tithing teacher, or one of their deceived followers, howl and scream louder then when their teachings on tithing are exposed for the lies, stupidity, and false doctrines that they are? 

They will accuse you of "being cheap," "stealing from God;" the "God robber" accusation...they will claim that "you don't believe in giving," "you are missing out on the blessings of God," "you are cursed," and that you are "a hindrance to the spreading of the gospel," when in reality, they have NO IDEA how much you have given to anyone, AND when confronted with scriptural FACTS they cannot prove what they are claiming. In the face of scriptural FACTS they collapse and their house of cards ends up a pile of ruin. 

They will attack you, lie about you, refuse to answer your questions, post scriptures they claim are about tithing for Christians that have no connection to tithing at all, rant and cry, and do anything to try and keep their "tithe money" coming in, including law suits. 

When in fact, in reality, the truth is they're seeing their cash cow destroyed by the truth, and their followers set free from the bondage of tithing to them. 

I find it interesting that by the time of the end of the Book of Acts the Gospel had been spread to the entire world, and NO ONE tithed ANYTHING to ANYONE ever recorded in the New Testament. 

>> God warns us... 


"For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake." - Titus 1:10-11 


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