Quoting scripture out of context proves nothing.
Sadly, people deceived into the modern tithing scam do little more than quote Malachi 3:10 ad infinitum and ad nauseam, taking it completely out of context. You can claim just about anything taking scripture out of context as he is doing.
Malachi 3:10 was clearing written by Malachi pursuant to the Law of Moses in which Law tithing was established as a commandment of God to the Children of Israel and no one else (see, Psalm 147:19-20). Tithers love to quote Malachi 3:10, but never look just a few verses further and read 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 entire Book of Malachi was written as a document stemming from the Law of Moses, including the prophecies in Malachi. We are not under the Law of Moses, we have no instructions to tithe.
"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14
Tithing, as Jesus said, was a matter of the Law (Matthew 23:23); that is to say; tithing was established, codified, organized and commanded in the Law for those under the Law; again, we are not under the Law and not under tithing.
I have this posted before...
In the New Covenant there are no examples of anyone paying a tithe to anyone in any way shape or form. Matthew 23:23 takes place at a time under the Old Covenant and does not instruct a Christian to tithe.
In the New Covenant, no Apostle ever taught tithing, asked for a tithe, rebuked any person or church for not tithing, or received a tithe themselves. Not one of them. The early church (i.e. Book of Acts) NEVER tithed. We have NO record of them doing so.
If based on the New Covenant, that Christians should be tithing, tithing instructions would be clearly included in the New Covenant for us to follow. We cannot tithe based on the Old Covenant because all tithing God had commanded in the Old Covenant was based on the Law of Moses, we are not under the Law of Moses. For Christians under the New Covenant, no such tithing instructions, terms, conditions or details are outlined anywhere in the New Covenant for us to follow; they simply do not exist.
Tithing has NOTHING to do with Christians or Biblical Christianity. Anyone claiming that a Christian must or should be tithing, evening claiming that tithing "is not exactly commanded, but you should still be tithing," is teaching a false doctrine and is lying.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Tithe to Where You Are Fed?
Tithing teachers often try to justify collecting monetary tithes [money] from church members, or from followers of their organizations, by claiming that "you should tithe to where you are fed." By making this claim they are attempting to position themselves or their organizations as the "storehouse that fed you, and the place, or person, you must tithe to." False teachers such as Kenneth Copeland often make this deceptive claim to his followers claiming to be the "storehouse that has taught them.""
In God's Word, especially in the New Testament, there is no connection made between being taught anything and tithing to the source that may have taught you. Priests received tithes via the Temple Storehouse because their tribe inherited the tithe and for their (the Priests) service in the Temple. See Numbers 18:21-24...
"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.""
Their service could have included the teaching of the scriptures to the Jewish public, but there is no indication that a Priest who was not directly involved in teaching was denied the tithe due them. One of the reasons they received the tithes is because of their service in the Temple, but that did not have to include teaching. The Priests were involved in many activities besides teaching.
The Levite Priest's principal roles in the Temple included singing Psalms during Temple services, overseeing construction and maintenance for the Temple, serving as guards, and performing other services such as performing sacrifices. Levites also served as teachers and judges, and maintaining cities of refuge in Israel.
A priest was also required to act as a mediator. He is the one who represented God to His people, and in return from them to God. He acted as an "ambassador" so to speak, a sanctified vehicle through whom Yahweh God has chosen to serve the people and represent Him on His behalf.
It is interesting to note that the description of the duties of the Levite Priests in Numbers 18 does not directly mention teaching as a required duty.
There are several reasons why this claim is a false doctrine; that of a New Testament church, minister or ministry being authorized by God to demand tithes from Christians for teaching, or any other reason. I list some here...
1. Most of the public teaching (reading of the scriptures) that occurred in the Old Testament period happened in local Synagogues or in public readings. There are no requirements in the Law of Moses, or any record of, people tithing to Synagogues because they had been taught something. Synagogues never collected tithes from anyone for any reason.
2. The common people (the non-Levites) were not authorized to tithe to the Temple Storehouse; only Levites under the supervision of a Priest descended from Aaron had the authorization and responsibility to facilitate the transportation of any tithes to the Temple Storehouse. Also; the amount they brought to the Temple Storehouse was 1/10 of the tithe, or 1/10th of the 1/10th; aka; a "tithe of the tithe;" not the whole tithe. See 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 [the Temple in Jerusalem], to the chambers, into the treasure house."
3. No New Testament church, or any other New Testament ministry, is called a "Storehouse" that must be tithed to in God's Word. New Testament church fellowships are not Temple Storehouses. A real New Testament church is simply a gathering, or fellowship, of Believers. Paul lists what should happen in a New Testament fellowship, and it does not include the collecting of tithes due someone who has taught you, or due anyone for any reason...
"How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying." - 1 Corinthians 14:26
4. As Christians we are often taught by many people; you can be taught scriptural truth from a singer in church service sharing a scripture or singing a song you have learned something from. You could learn from someone standing up in a service and giving a testimony and sharing a scripture. You could learn something over lunch with a fellow Christian. Are all of these people to be "tithed to" being your "storehouse" where you have learned?
5. As noted before;
In the New Covenant there are no examples of anyone paying a tithe to anyone in any way shape or form. Matthew 23:23 takes place at a time under the Old Covenant and does not instruct a Christian to tithe.
In the New Covenant, no Apostle ever taught tithing, asked for a tithe, rebuked any person or church for not tithing, or received a tithe themselves. Not one of them. The early church (i.e. Book of Acts) NEVER tithed. We have NO record of them doing so.
If based on the New Covenant, that Christians should be tithing, tithing instructions would be clearly included in the New Covenant for us to follow. We cannot tithe based on the Old Covenant because all tithing God had commanded in the Old Covenant was based on the Law of Moses, we are not under the Law of Moses. For Christians under the New Covenant, no such tithing instructions, terms, conditions or details are outlined anywhere in the New Covenant for us to follow; they simply do not exist.
Tithing has NOTHING to do with Christians or Biblical Christianity. Anyone claiming that a Christian must or should be tithing, evening claiming that tithing "is not exactly commanded, but you should still be tithing," is teaching a false doctrine and is lying.
Conclusion;
To claim that a New Testament teacher, or church, is your "storehouse you are fed from" wherein you must tithe to is utter unbiblical nonsense lacking any scripture to back such an erroneous and false claim.
In the New Testament all Believers are Priests; should we all be tithing to each other?
"But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;" - 1 Peter 2:9"
"You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." - 1 Peter 2:5
"Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years." - Revelation 20:6
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Permission can be requested at: tithingstudyonline@gmail.com. Upon permission to do so, it is granted under the strict condition that no content of any article be removed or altered, and that all articles are to remain intact as is when used. You must include a notation that any article distributed originated from Tithing Study Online, and include our blog URL as: https://ExaminingTithingDeceptions.blogspot.com.
In God's Word, especially in the New Testament, there is no connection made between being taught anything and tithing to the source that may have taught you. Priests received tithes via the Temple Storehouse because their tribe inherited the tithe and for their (the Priests) service in the Temple. See Numbers 18:21-24...
"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.""
Their service could have included the teaching of the scriptures to the Jewish public, but there is no indication that a Priest who was not directly involved in teaching was denied the tithe due them. One of the reasons they received the tithes is because of their service in the Temple, but that did not have to include teaching. The Priests were involved in many activities besides teaching.
The Levite Priest's principal roles in the Temple included singing Psalms during Temple services, overseeing construction and maintenance for the Temple, serving as guards, and performing other services such as performing sacrifices. Levites also served as teachers and judges, and maintaining cities of refuge in Israel.
A priest was also required to act as a mediator. He is the one who represented God to His people, and in return from them to God. He acted as an "ambassador" so to speak, a sanctified vehicle through whom Yahweh God has chosen to serve the people and represent Him on His behalf.
It is interesting to note that the description of the duties of the Levite Priests in Numbers 18 does not directly mention teaching as a required duty.
There are several reasons why this claim is a false doctrine; that of a New Testament church, minister or ministry being authorized by God to demand tithes from Christians for teaching, or any other reason. I list some here...
1. Most of the public teaching (reading of the scriptures) that occurred in the Old Testament period happened in local Synagogues or in public readings. There are no requirements in the Law of Moses, or any record of, people tithing to Synagogues because they had been taught something. Synagogues never collected tithes from anyone for any reason.
2. The common people (the non-Levites) were not authorized to tithe to the Temple Storehouse; only Levites under the supervision of a Priest descended from Aaron had the authorization and responsibility to facilitate the transportation of any tithes to the Temple Storehouse. Also; the amount they brought to the Temple Storehouse was 1/10 of the tithe, or 1/10th of the 1/10th; aka; a "tithe of the tithe;" not the whole tithe. See 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 [the Temple in Jerusalem], to the chambers, into the treasure house."
3. No New Testament church, or any other New Testament ministry, is called a "Storehouse" that must be tithed to in God's Word. New Testament church fellowships are not Temple Storehouses. A real New Testament church is simply a gathering, or fellowship, of Believers. Paul lists what should happen in a New Testament fellowship, and it does not include the collecting of tithes due someone who has taught you, or due anyone for any reason...
"How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying." - 1 Corinthians 14:26
4. As Christians we are often taught by many people; you can be taught scriptural truth from a singer in church service sharing a scripture or singing a song you have learned something from. You could learn from someone standing up in a service and giving a testimony and sharing a scripture. You could learn something over lunch with a fellow Christian. Are all of these people to be "tithed to" being your "storehouse" where you have learned?
5. As noted before;
In the New Covenant there are no examples of anyone paying a tithe to anyone in any way shape or form. Matthew 23:23 takes place at a time under the Old Covenant and does not instruct a Christian to tithe.
In the New Covenant, no Apostle ever taught tithing, asked for a tithe, rebuked any person or church for not tithing, or received a tithe themselves. Not one of them. The early church (i.e. Book of Acts) NEVER tithed. We have NO record of them doing so.
If based on the New Covenant, that Christians should be tithing, tithing instructions would be clearly included in the New Covenant for us to follow. We cannot tithe based on the Old Covenant because all tithing God had commanded in the Old Covenant was based on the Law of Moses, we are not under the Law of Moses. For Christians under the New Covenant, no such tithing instructions, terms, conditions or details are outlined anywhere in the New Covenant for us to follow; they simply do not exist.
Tithing has NOTHING to do with Christians or Biblical Christianity. Anyone claiming that a Christian must or should be tithing, evening claiming that tithing "is not exactly commanded, but you should still be tithing," is teaching a false doctrine and is lying.
Conclusion;
To claim that a New Testament teacher, or church, is your "storehouse you are fed from" wherein you must tithe to is utter unbiblical nonsense lacking any scripture to back such an erroneous and false claim.
In the New Testament all Believers are Priests; should we all be tithing to each other?
"But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;" - 1 Peter 2:9"
"You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." - 1 Peter 2:5
"Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years." - Revelation 20:6
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Copyright 2019, Anthony Todd, All rights reserved. Permission to copy and distribute this article must be obtained in writing from Tithing Study Online.
Permission can be requested at: tithingstudyonline@gmail.com. Upon permission to do so, it is granted under the strict condition that no content of any article be removed or altered, and that all articles are to remain intact as is when used. You must include a notation that any article distributed originated from Tithing Study Online, and include our blog URL as: https://ExaminingTithingDeceptions.blogspot.com.
The Importance of Passing Over the River Jordan
NO tithing was permitted until...
1. They passed over the River Jordan.
2. They (descendants of Abraham and Sarah, Issac, Jacob/Israel...the nation of Israel) live there, NOT crossing back and forth, but LIVING permanently on the Promise Land, the land they inherited...NOT Japan, Brazil, Canada, Greenland, Russia, United States, France, England, Egypt, the Wilderness, etc...THE PROMISE LAND.
3. Are not battling their enemies.
4. Are resting from ALL their enemies around them.
5. Dwelling safely in THE LAND...The Promise Land.
6. After God has chosen a place to put His name.
7. And ONLY after 1 through 6, they had to bring...
A. burnt offerings,
B. sacrifices,
C. tithes,
D. heave offering of their hand,
E. and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD.
ALSO; they, the tither, anyone God instructed to tithe, HAD TO BE AN INHERITOR OF THE PROMISE LAND - "...dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to INHERIT..." - Deuteronomy 12 verse 10.
>> It's very interesting that tithing teachers love number "C," but never tell anyone about A, B, D or E...JUST "C." "C" as in "CASH," as far as they are concerned, even though God's tithes were ALWAYS fruits, vegetables and clean livestock from the Promise Land, never money.
In fact, I have NEVER heard a single tithing teacher refer to Deuteronomy 12:10-11; and why would they?...too much reading of God's word, the ONLY word that counts concerning tithing, and C for CASH COW would be in jeopardy; and we couldn't have that, now could we?!
WHO CROSSED?
Of course one might comment that the Children of Israel hundreds of years after their forefathers crossed the River Jordan were still paying tithes yet did not themselves cross the River Jordan. That statement is obviously correct, but must be viewed in the light of a Biblical principle;
1. As with the sons of Levi paying tithes to Melchizedek while being in the loins of Abram (Hebrews 7:9-10 "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."), in the same manner the later generations of the sons of Israel crossed the River Jordan being in the loins of their forefathers at their forefathers crossing.
2. The Children, the Nation, of Israel, crossed the River Jordan as a NATION; that nation was the same nation generations later that had crossed the River Jordan and were still required to pay tithes under the same conditions noted above; as inheritors of the Promise Land on which they dwell. The paying of tithes was a national requirement, not an individual requirement.
The NATION (Malachi 3:9 "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole NATION.") was to surrender tithes to the tribe of Levi who owned the tithes by inheritance, not necessarily any individual.
Numbers 18:20-21
"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."
THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING OVER THE RIVER JORDAN
NO tithing was permitted until...
1. They passed over the River Jordan.
2. They (descendants of Abraham and Sarah, Issac, Jacob/Israel...the nation of Israel) live there, NOT crossing back and forth, but LIVING permanently on the Promise Land, the land they inherited...NOT Japan, Brazil, Canada, Greenland, Russia, United States, France, England, Egypt, the Wilderness, etc...THE PROMISE LAND.
3. Are not battling their enemies.
4. Are resting from ALL their enemies around them.
5. Dwelling safely in THE LAND...The Promise Land.
6. After God has chosen a place to put His name.
7. And ONLY after 1 through 6, they had to bring...
A. burnt offerings,
B. sacrifices,
C. tithes,
D. heave offering of their hand,
E. and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD.
ALSO; they, the tither, anyone God instructed to tithe, HAD TO BE AN INHERITOR OF THE PROMISE LAND - "...dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to INHERIT..." - Deuteronomy 12 verse 10.
>> It's very interesting that tithing teachers love number "C," but never tell anyone about A, B, D or E...JUST "C." "C" as in "CASH," as far as they are concerned, even though God's tithes were ALWAYS fruits, vegetables and clean livestock from the Promise Land, never money.
In fact, I have NEVER heard a single tithing teacher refer to Deuteronomy 12:10-11; and why would they?...too much reading of God's word, the ONLY word that counts concerning tithing, and C for CASH COW would be in jeopardy; and we couldn't have that, now could we?!
WHO CROSSED?
Of course one might comment that the Children of Israel hundreds of years after their forefathers crossed the River Jordan were still paying tithes yet did not themselves cross the River Jordan. That statement is obviously correct, but must be viewed in the light of a Biblical principle;
1. As with the sons of Levi paying tithes to Melchizedek while being in the loins of Abram (Hebrews 7:9-10 "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."), in the same manner the later generations of the sons of Israel crossed the River Jordan being in the loins of their forefathers at their forefathers crossing.
2. The Children, the Nation, of Israel, crossed the River Jordan as a NATION; that nation was the same nation generations later that had crossed the River Jordan and were still required to pay tithes under the same conditions noted above; as inheritors of the Promise Land on which they dwell. The paying of tithes was a national requirement, not an individual requirement.
The NATION (Malachi 3:9 "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.") was to surrender tithes to the tribe of Levi who owned the tithes by inheritance, not necessarily any individual.
Numbers 18:20-21
"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."
>> IF YOU DON'T LIVE ON THE PROMISE LAND, AND ARE NOT UNDER THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW, AND NOT SURRENDERING TITHES TO THE TRIBE OF LEVI, YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY OR INSTRUCTIONS TO SURRENDER TITHES TO ANYONE ANYWHERE.
> ref.
Deuteronomy 12:10-11
"But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:"
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Permission can be requested at: tithingstudyonline@gmail.com. Upon permission to do so, it is granted under the strict condition that no content of any article be removed or altered, and that all articles are to remain intact as is when used. You must include a notation that any article distributed originated from Tithing Study Online, and include our blog URL as: https://ExaminingTithingDeceptions.blogspot.com.
1. They passed over the River Jordan.
2. They (descendants of Abraham and Sarah, Issac, Jacob/Israel...the nation of Israel) live there, NOT crossing back and forth, but LIVING permanently on the Promise Land, the land they inherited...NOT Japan, Brazil, Canada, Greenland, Russia, United States, France, England, Egypt, the Wilderness, etc...THE PROMISE LAND.
3. Are not battling their enemies.
4. Are resting from ALL their enemies around them.
5. Dwelling safely in THE LAND...The Promise Land.
6. After God has chosen a place to put His name.
7. And ONLY after 1 through 6, they had to bring...
A. burnt offerings,
B. sacrifices,
C. tithes,
D. heave offering of their hand,
E. and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD.
ALSO; they, the tither, anyone God instructed to tithe, HAD TO BE AN INHERITOR OF THE PROMISE LAND - "...dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to INHERIT..." - Deuteronomy 12 verse 10.
>> It's very interesting that tithing teachers love number "C," but never tell anyone about A, B, D or E...JUST "C." "C" as in "CASH," as far as they are concerned, even though God's tithes were ALWAYS fruits, vegetables and clean livestock from the Promise Land, never money.
In fact, I have NEVER heard a single tithing teacher refer to Deuteronomy 12:10-11; and why would they?...too much reading of God's word, the ONLY word that counts concerning tithing, and C for CASH COW would be in jeopardy; and we couldn't have that, now could we?!
WHO CROSSED?
Of course one might comment that the Children of Israel hundreds of years after their forefathers crossed the River Jordan were still paying tithes yet did not themselves cross the River Jordan. That statement is obviously correct, but must be viewed in the light of a Biblical principle;
1. As with the sons of Levi paying tithes to Melchizedek while being in the loins of Abram (Hebrews 7:9-10 "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."), in the same manner the later generations of the sons of Israel crossed the River Jordan being in the loins of their forefathers at their forefathers crossing.
2. The Children, the Nation, of Israel, crossed the River Jordan as a NATION; that nation was the same nation generations later that had crossed the River Jordan and were still required to pay tithes under the same conditions noted above; as inheritors of the Promise Land on which they dwell. The paying of tithes was a national requirement, not an individual requirement.
The NATION (Malachi 3:9 "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole NATION.") was to surrender tithes to the tribe of Levi who owned the tithes by inheritance, not necessarily any individual.
Numbers 18:20-21
"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."
THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING OVER THE RIVER JORDAN
NO tithing was permitted until...
1. They passed over the River Jordan.
2. They (descendants of Abraham and Sarah, Issac, Jacob/Israel...the nation of Israel) live there, NOT crossing back and forth, but LIVING permanently on the Promise Land, the land they inherited...NOT Japan, Brazil, Canada, Greenland, Russia, United States, France, England, Egypt, the Wilderness, etc...THE PROMISE LAND.
3. Are not battling their enemies.
4. Are resting from ALL their enemies around them.
5. Dwelling safely in THE LAND...The Promise Land.
6. After God has chosen a place to put His name.
7. And ONLY after 1 through 6, they had to bring...
A. burnt offerings,
B. sacrifices,
C. tithes,
D. heave offering of their hand,
E. and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD.
ALSO; they, the tither, anyone God instructed to tithe, HAD TO BE AN INHERITOR OF THE PROMISE LAND - "...dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to INHERIT..." - Deuteronomy 12 verse 10.
>> It's very interesting that tithing teachers love number "C," but never tell anyone about A, B, D or E...JUST "C." "C" as in "CASH," as far as they are concerned, even though God's tithes were ALWAYS fruits, vegetables and clean livestock from the Promise Land, never money.
In fact, I have NEVER heard a single tithing teacher refer to Deuteronomy 12:10-11; and why would they?...too much reading of God's word, the ONLY word that counts concerning tithing, and C for CASH COW would be in jeopardy; and we couldn't have that, now could we?!
WHO CROSSED?
Of course one might comment that the Children of Israel hundreds of years after their forefathers crossed the River Jordan were still paying tithes yet did not themselves cross the River Jordan. That statement is obviously correct, but must be viewed in the light of a Biblical principle;
1. As with the sons of Levi paying tithes to Melchizedek while being in the loins of Abram (Hebrews 7:9-10 "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."), in the same manner the later generations of the sons of Israel crossed the River Jordan being in the loins of their forefathers at their forefathers crossing.
2. The Children, the Nation, of Israel, crossed the River Jordan as a NATION; that nation was the same nation generations later that had crossed the River Jordan and were still required to pay tithes under the same conditions noted above; as inheritors of the Promise Land on which they dwell. The paying of tithes was a national requirement, not an individual requirement.
The NATION (Malachi 3:9 "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.") was to surrender tithes to the tribe of Levi who owned the tithes by inheritance, not necessarily any individual.
Numbers 18:20-21
"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."
>> IF YOU DON'T LIVE ON THE PROMISE LAND, AND ARE NOT UNDER THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW, AND NOT SURRENDERING TITHES TO THE TRIBE OF LEVI, YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY OR INSTRUCTIONS TO SURRENDER TITHES TO ANYONE ANYWHERE.
> ref.
Deuteronomy 12:10-11
"But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:"
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A close look at Malachi 3:7; The Important Precursor to Malachi 3:8-10
Malachi 3:7...
Undoubtedly you have heard tithing teacher after tithing teacher, tither after tither, quote Malachi 3:8-10, or perhaps only Malachi 3:10, as a reason for "Christian tithing." These verses are almost universally the "flag ship" verses of tithers...
"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 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."
The above verses are used to claim that a Christian has a God ordained, God instructed duty to "tithe" on their income.
As with all scripture taken out of context, scripture twisted to say what false teachers want it to say, it is not being interpreted letting the Word of God interpret the Word of God. That is to say examining scripture in the light of other scripture, finding the whole council of God and not cherry picking a verse here and a verse there as needed to "prove your claim."
MALACHI 3:8-10 INTERPRETED BY MALACHI 3:7
In the case of Malachi 3:8-10, one must apply what is being clearly stated in Malachi 3:7 (and other scripture) to properly interpret Malachi 3:8-10.
Let's look at Malachi 3:7 in detail, statement by statement, and then apply that verse to Malachi 3:8-10;
Malachi 3:7...
"Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them."
1. God is stating that the Nation of Israel, as far back as their forefathers, were a nation that had a documented history of disobedience to God's ordinances, His Word, His Laws (i.e., The Law of Moses). God is addressing the Nation of Israel, the Priests of that nation, not the New Testament Church; "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you." - Malachi 2:1
"Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts."
2. God sends a clear message to the Nation of Israel that He desires to "return to them," if they will "return to Him." God sets a standard of relationship with His Nation that God being "with them" will require them being with Him. That is to say; obey His word.
"But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"
3. Using a rhetorical question, God anticipates what the Children of Israel will ask. They are asking "how do we return to you?"
NOW ON TO MALACHI 3:8-10; GOD'S ANSWER TO THEIR QUESTION
> First, God clarifies the problem, the disobedience, in this case God is calling out robbery; "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me." - Malachi 3:8a
> Next, God goes into detail concerning the robbery; "But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings." - Malachi 3:8b
> Then, God reveals the results of their disobedience and robbery; "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation." - Malachi 3:9
AND NOW THE ANSWER
God does not leave them without an answer. THE ANSWER IS TO OBEY HIS ORDINANCES; that is to say; RETURN BACK TO THE LAW OF MOSES WHICH INSTRUCTS THE NATION OF ISRAEL TO TITHE.
God tells the Children of Israel, the Nation of Israel...
"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.
The solution is obvious; the Nation of Israel was to return to God, WHICH WAS OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW OF MOSES, BY TITHING. In other words; BY TITHING AS INSTRUCTED IN MALACHI 3:8-10, YOU ARE PLACED BACK UNDER THE LAW, which was at that time how to return to God.
Malachi firms up that solution and repeats it in 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." - Malachi 4:4
New Testament Christians, Believers, now inheritors of the NEW TESTAMENT, are not under the Law of Moses and are not required to return to God by tithing...
"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
"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are NOT under the law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14
"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
CONCLUSION
In order for Malachi 3:7-10 to be talking to a New Testament Christian directly, God would have had to have departed from you, and obedience to the Law of Moses would have to be your way of bringing God back. Jesus said to us: "I will never leave you or forsake you."
Malachi is not instructing a New Testament Christian to tithe, and God has NOT departed or forsaken a New Testament Christian if they don't tithe. Tithing is not a New Testament requirement or even a suggestion. Tithing has NOTHING to do with New Testament Christianity.
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Undoubtedly you have heard tithing teacher after tithing teacher, tither after tither, quote Malachi 3:8-10, or perhaps only Malachi 3:10, as a reason for "Christian tithing." These verses are almost universally the "flag ship" verses of tithers...
"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 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."
The above verses are used to claim that a Christian has a God ordained, God instructed duty to "tithe" on their income.
As with all scripture taken out of context, scripture twisted to say what false teachers want it to say, it is not being interpreted letting the Word of God interpret the Word of God. That is to say examining scripture in the light of other scripture, finding the whole council of God and not cherry picking a verse here and a verse there as needed to "prove your claim."
MALACHI 3:8-10 INTERPRETED BY MALACHI 3:7
In the case of Malachi 3:8-10, one must apply what is being clearly stated in Malachi 3:7 (and other scripture) to properly interpret Malachi 3:8-10.
Let's look at Malachi 3:7 in detail, statement by statement, and then apply that verse to Malachi 3:8-10;
Malachi 3:7...
"Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them."
1. God is stating that the Nation of Israel, as far back as their forefathers, were a nation that had a documented history of disobedience to God's ordinances, His Word, His Laws (i.e., The Law of Moses). God is addressing the Nation of Israel, the Priests of that nation, not the New Testament Church; "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you." - Malachi 2:1
"Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts."
2. God sends a clear message to the Nation of Israel that He desires to "return to them," if they will "return to Him." God sets a standard of relationship with His Nation that God being "with them" will require them being with Him. That is to say; obey His word.
"But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"
3. Using a rhetorical question, God anticipates what the Children of Israel will ask. They are asking "how do we return to you?"
NOW ON TO MALACHI 3:8-10; GOD'S ANSWER TO THEIR QUESTION
> First, God clarifies the problem, the disobedience, in this case God is calling out robbery; "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me." - Malachi 3:8a
> Next, God goes into detail concerning the robbery; "But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings." - Malachi 3:8b
> Then, God reveals the results of their disobedience and robbery; "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation." - Malachi 3:9
AND NOW THE ANSWER
God does not leave them without an answer. THE ANSWER IS TO OBEY HIS ORDINANCES; that is to say; RETURN BACK TO THE LAW OF MOSES WHICH INSTRUCTS THE NATION OF ISRAEL TO TITHE.
God tells the Children of Israel, the Nation of Israel...
"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.
The solution is obvious; the Nation of Israel was to return to God, WHICH WAS OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW OF MOSES, BY TITHING. In other words; BY TITHING AS INSTRUCTED IN MALACHI 3:8-10, YOU ARE PLACED BACK UNDER THE LAW, which was at that time how to return to God.
Malachi firms up that solution and repeats it in 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." - Malachi 4:4
New Testament Christians, Believers, now inheritors of the NEW TESTAMENT, are not under the Law of Moses and are not required to return to God by tithing...
"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
"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are NOT under the law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14
"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
CONCLUSION
In order for Malachi 3:7-10 to be talking to a New Testament Christian directly, God would have had to have departed from you, and obedience to the Law of Moses would have to be your way of bringing God back. Jesus said to us: "I will never leave you or forsake you."
Malachi is not instructing a New Testament Christian to tithe, and God has NOT departed or forsaken a New Testament Christian if they don't tithe. Tithing is not a New Testament requirement or even a suggestion. Tithing has NOTHING to do with New Testament Christianity.
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Returning To God
Malachi 3:7, the often ignored verse...
Malachi 3:7-10 makes it clear that God had left (departed) the Children of Israel for, among other things, not tithing. We know God had left them because God offers to return to them if they return to Him by obeying the law of Moses and tithe properly.
For God's invitation to return to make any sense for a New Testament Christian, God would have had to leave the New Testament Christian in the first place. Why would God have to return to anyone He hasn't left?
What's the point? This; among many other reasons, Malachi 3:7-10 is not speaking to New Testament Christians directly telling New Testament Christians to "tithe so God will never leave you or forsake you." God had left the people He was addressing in Malachi 3:7-10, God would NEVER tell a New Testament Christian "I have left you for not tithing" ...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN;
"I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you." - John 14:18
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." - Hebrews 13:5
These people needed God to return to them...
"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 3:7
These people do not, because He will never leave us...
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." - Matthew 28:20
Attempting to directly apply Malachi 3:7-10 to a New Testament Christian as a command to tithe because God has left them for not doing so, or a command for any reason to tithe, is nothing less than taking scripture completely out of proper and obvious context. In short; it's false doctrine.
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Malachi 3:7-10 makes it clear that God had left (departed) the Children of Israel for, among other things, not tithing. We know God had left them because God offers to return to them if they return to Him by obeying the law of Moses and tithe properly.
For God's invitation to return to make any sense for a New Testament Christian, God would have had to leave the New Testament Christian in the first place. Why would God have to return to anyone He hasn't left?
What's the point? This; among many other reasons, Malachi 3:7-10 is not speaking to New Testament Christians directly telling New Testament Christians to "tithe so God will never leave you or forsake you." God had left the people He was addressing in Malachi 3:7-10, God would NEVER tell a New Testament Christian "I have left you for not tithing" ...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN;
"I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you." - John 14:18
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." - Hebrews 13:5
These people needed God to return to them...
"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 3:7
These people do not, because He will never leave us...
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." - Matthew 28:20
Attempting to directly apply Malachi 3:7-10 to a New Testament Christian as a command to tithe because God has left them for not doing so, or a command for any reason to tithe, is nothing less than taking scripture completely out of proper and obvious context. In short; it's false doctrine.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Malachi 3:10 broken down and looked at piece by piece...
>>> Malachi 3:10
>> “Bring"...
[translates as deliver, transport, convey, carry to; NOT "pay," the Hebrew word "bo" does not mean to "pay" anything, but rather to move something to a location where God ordained it to be moved to; Malachi 3:10 does not contain a commandment to "pay a tithe;" the tithe had already been paid, but 1/10th of the tithe that had been paid was to be transported to the Temple Storehouse in Jerusalem; Nehemiah 10:38]
>> "the whole tithe into the storehouse"...
[one percent brought only by a Priest descended from Aaron supervising the Levites, Malachi 2:1, Nehemiah 10:38, 10% of the tithe, 10% of the 10%, and only brought to the Storehouse attached to the Temple in Jerusalem, no where else by no one else, not to a New Testament Church, not by a New Testament Believer; Nehemiah 10:38, "whole" meaning the whole amount, 10% of the 10%, that God had instructed was to be brought to the Temple; it does not mean the "whole" of the original tithe that had been collected by the Levites; Nehemiah 10:38, but rather a whole portion of it dedicated to the Temple to feed the singers, porters and on duty Priests; 2 Samuel 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chr. 8:14; 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 26:1-19; 1 Chronicles 15:18, 90% of the Holy Tithe was brought to the Levical cities; Nehemiah 10:37, 10% went to the Temple; Nehemiah 10:38]
>> "that there may be food in my house."...
[fruits, vegetables and clean animals from the Promise Land; never cash, money, gold, silver, shekels, mites, OR EVEN INCOME, the tithe was to be from the increase of the land that God gave them; the Holy Tithe of God was never surrendered in the form of income / money of any kind; 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. 3:10-11, Matt. 23:23, Luke 11:42, (Deut. 14:22 "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth year by year."), also; there is no indication in scripture that the Nation of Israel used agricultural products or livestock as a routine form of currency as some tithing teachers falsely claim]
>> "Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty,"...
[God called testing him "wicked," but permitted only in this case for the Children of Israel to test him; Malachi 3:15, Deuteronomy 6:16, Exodus 17:2, Numbers 14:22, Matthew 4:7, 1 Corinthians 10:9]
>> “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven"...
[water for irrigation to cause their farms and ranches to produce abundance; same Hebrew words used to describe the outpouring of water in the flood of earth during Noah's time; not an outpouring of cash, money, gold, silver, shekels, mites, but water necessary for a healthy crop]
>> "and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”...
[more water than they would ever need to have a healthy crop; when God judged Israel, at times God held back their water supply causing their crops to fail]
>>> Leading to, and resulting in Malachi 3:11-12...
11 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.
[a successful crop, abundant agriculture, no crop failures, the fruits of the ground in Israel would be blessed and protected from destruction]
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[results in Israel being a strong witness of God blessing them under the Law of Moses if the Nation of Israel obeyed Him; Malachi 4:4]
>>> CONCLUSION; Malachi 3:10 is in NO MANNER instructing that tithes be paid by New Testament Christians.
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>> “Bring"...
[translates as deliver, transport, convey, carry to; NOT "pay," the Hebrew word "bo" does not mean to "pay" anything, but rather to move something to a location where God ordained it to be moved to; Malachi 3:10 does not contain a commandment to "pay a tithe;" the tithe had already been paid, but 1/10th of the tithe that had been paid was to be transported to the Temple Storehouse in Jerusalem; Nehemiah 10:38]
>> "the whole tithe into the storehouse"...
[one percent brought only by a Priest descended from Aaron supervising the Levites, Malachi 2:1, Nehemiah 10:38, 10% of the tithe, 10% of the 10%, and only brought to the Storehouse attached to the Temple in Jerusalem, no where else by no one else, not to a New Testament Church, not by a New Testament Believer; Nehemiah 10:38, "whole" meaning the whole amount, 10% of the 10%, that God had instructed was to be brought to the Temple; it does not mean the "whole" of the original tithe that had been collected by the Levites; Nehemiah 10:38, but rather a whole portion of it dedicated to the Temple to feed the singers, porters and on duty Priests; 2 Samuel 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chr. 8:14; 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 26:1-19; 1 Chronicles 15:18, 90% of the Holy Tithe was brought to the Levical cities; Nehemiah 10:37, 10% went to the Temple; Nehemiah 10:38]
>> "that there may be food in my house."...
[fruits, vegetables and clean animals from the Promise Land; never cash, money, gold, silver, shekels, mites, OR EVEN INCOME, the tithe was to be from the increase of the land that God gave them; the Holy Tithe of God was never surrendered in the form of income / money of any kind; 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. 3:10-11, Matt. 23:23, Luke 11:42, (Deut. 14:22 "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth year by year."), also; there is no indication in scripture that the Nation of Israel used agricultural products or livestock as a routine form of currency as some tithing teachers falsely claim]
>> "Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty,"...
[God called testing him "wicked," but permitted only in this case for the Children of Israel to test him; Malachi 3:15, Deuteronomy 6:16, Exodus 17:2, Numbers 14:22, Matthew 4:7, 1 Corinthians 10:9]
>> “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven"...
[water for irrigation to cause their farms and ranches to produce abundance; same Hebrew words used to describe the outpouring of water in the flood of earth during Noah's time; not an outpouring of cash, money, gold, silver, shekels, mites, but water necessary for a healthy crop]
>> "and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”...
[more water than they would ever need to have a healthy crop; when God judged Israel, at times God held back their water supply causing their crops to fail]
>>> Leading to, and resulting in Malachi 3:11-12...
11 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.
[a successful crop, abundant agriculture, no crop failures, the fruits of the ground in Israel would be blessed and protected from destruction]
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[results in Israel being a strong witness of God blessing them under the Law of Moses if the Nation of Israel obeyed Him; Malachi 4:4]
>>> CONCLUSION; Malachi 3:10 is in NO MANNER instructing that tithes be paid by New Testament Christians.
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Sunday, July 21, 2019
Christians can NEVER be cursed by not tithing; it's simply not possible...
Ignorant tithing teachers make claims well beyond any biblical credibility to place blood-washed blood-redeemed New Covenant believers under the curse of the Old Covenant, under the curse of the Law (the law of Moses).
>> FACT ONE; Gentiles...
In fact Gentile Christians were NEVER under that Law; they were instead condemned by the witness of nature all around them and their conscience; see Romans 1:18-20...
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" - Romans 1:18-20
And...
"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
>> FACT TWO; The Hebrews...
Hebrew Christians who were once under the Law of Moses are now dead to it; how can a dead person be cursed? See Romans 7:4-7...
"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
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.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."
>> God’s Word very clearly declares to us who believe that "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us" - Gal. 3:13
Last I looked, this biblical text, Gal. 3:13, is also in the tithing teacher’s Bible also!
>> QUESTION;
The question must be asked; What post-Calvary New Testament principle of interpretation gives tithing teachers the authority to say that Christians who do not "tithe" are "cursed?"
Just what curse is it they speak of and try to place on Christians? Answer; a false deceptive one God has never established in and under the New Covenant. They foolishly and ignorantly quote Malachi 3:9 which is a curse of the Old Covenant, NOT THE NEW COVENANT...
>> Since the whole 10 percent went to the Levites...
"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." - Numbers 18:20-24
>> And, the priests only received a tenth of their tenth...
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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.
And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD's heave offering to Aaron the priest." - Numbers 18:25-28
...it must be asked; are not gospel ministers who teach tithing cursed if they receive more than one per cent? ...ref.; Numbers 18:20-24.
Also, the priests only received a tenth of their tenth ...ref.; Numbers 18:25-28.
Are not gospel ministers who teach tithing cursed if they receive more than one per cent?...cursed because they are completely IGNORING what God's Word IN FACT says about the tithe?
>> THE PROBLEM;
Tithing teachers don't read, neither do they obey what God IN FACT says about tithing preferring rather their own made up garbage concerning tithing and their traditions of men which makes VOID the Word of God.
>> THE ANSWER;
"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." - Titus 1:10-11
And...
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto MYTHS." - 2 Timothy 4:3
And...
"Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain [ACCUMULATING MONEY] is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." - 1 Timothy 6:5
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>> FACT ONE; Gentiles...
In fact Gentile Christians were NEVER under that Law; they were instead condemned by the witness of nature all around them and their conscience; see Romans 1:18-20...
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" - Romans 1:18-20
And...
"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
>> FACT TWO; The Hebrews...
Hebrew Christians who were once under the Law of Moses are now dead to it; how can a dead person be cursed? See Romans 7:4-7...
"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
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.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."
>> God’s Word very clearly declares to us who believe that "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us" - Gal. 3:13
Last I looked, this biblical text, Gal. 3:13, is also in the tithing teacher’s Bible also!
>> QUESTION;
The question must be asked; What post-Calvary New Testament principle of interpretation gives tithing teachers the authority to say that Christians who do not "tithe" are "cursed?"
Just what curse is it they speak of and try to place on Christians? Answer; a false deceptive one God has never established in and under the New Covenant. They foolishly and ignorantly quote Malachi 3:9 which is a curse of the Old Covenant, NOT THE NEW COVENANT...
>> Since the whole 10 percent went to the Levites...
"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." - Numbers 18:20-24
>> And, the priests only received a tenth of their tenth...
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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.
And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD's heave offering to Aaron the priest." - Numbers 18:25-28
...it must be asked; are not gospel ministers who teach tithing cursed if they receive more than one per cent? ...ref.; Numbers 18:20-24.
Also, the priests only received a tenth of their tenth ...ref.; Numbers 18:25-28.
Are not gospel ministers who teach tithing cursed if they receive more than one per cent?...cursed because they are completely IGNORING what God's Word IN FACT says about the tithe?
>> THE PROBLEM;
Tithing teachers don't read, neither do they obey what God IN FACT says about tithing preferring rather their own made up garbage concerning tithing and their traditions of men which makes VOID the Word of God.
>> THE ANSWER;
"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." - Titus 1:10-11
And...
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto MYTHS." - 2 Timothy 4:3
And...
"Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain [ACCUMULATING MONEY] is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." - 1 Timothy 6:5
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