Recently I debated the subject of tithing with a tither who claimed, and I quote; "your being legalistic. I don't tithe in some legalistic way. I tithe freely and cause I want to."
Ignoring the grammar, I answered this person like this; "Of course I'm being legalistic, because if you are going to tithe God's way, tithe as God commanded, you must do so how God instructed tithing, and that is only found in the Law or references to the Law (i.e., Malachi). There is no such thing as 'non-legalistic' tithing in God's system of tithing. There is no 'Godly tithing' outside of the Law."
I went on to say; "Also, since you must follow the Law to tithe as God commanded to tithe, you are bound by obeying ALL of the Law or be cursed."
I then quoted the following scriptures...
"For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM." Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH." However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, "HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM." - Galatians 3:10-11
James 2:10 - "For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend on one point, he is guilty of all."
Even though I see it constantly, I am always amazed that tithers fail to understand that by being bound up in tithing that they are bringing a curse on themselves. We are redeemed from the curse of the Law, but that doesn't mean that we can't put ourselves back under a curse by disobedience to God's word otherwise Paul would not have warned the Believers at Galatia to NOT be pulled back under living by the Law or bring a curse on themselves by doing so.
"O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" - Galatians 3:1
The answer to Paul's question is obvious; by faith, NOT by the Law. We also give by faith, not "tithe" under the Law.
God is a gracious God, and of course looks at the heart; many "tithers" are sincere in their desire to give, though misled, when they cut that 10% "tithe check" and hand it over to a church or other organization. God can and will bless anyone for giving sincerely, but it is my personal point of view that at some point God will require the "tither" to grow up in God's word, begin walking in the liberty we have in Christ (i.e., in this case, liberty from tithing) and walk in freedom paid for at the cross, or the blessings for naive "tithing" might come to an end.
"Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him." - Psalm 128:1
We are called to be blessed free will givers, not tithers.
Jesus said; "Freely you have received, freely give." - Matt 10:8b
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
They lock you in!
They lock you in! (The tactics of "prosperity gospel" ministers such as Mike Murdock and friends)...
One of the main (almost undetectable and subliminal) dangerous and deceitful elements of false teachers like Murdock is that they represent themselves as "focus points" or "conduits of prosperity."
That is to say that they try to trick people into believing that a person MUST give to them, must plant their "faith seed" with them (in this case, Murdock) because they have been "appointed by God" to be the the "door to prosperity" for you.
No, they don't usually come right out and say that (though some actually do), but it is strongly implied with deceptive strategies that lock you into giving to them such as...
- Tithing programs you can join. Emphasis on JOIN, deceiving you into believing that you are some kind of "member" with obligations and oaths of commitment to giving to them.
- Flowing tears and emotional appeals for money.
- Partnership programs.
- Regular monthly pledges (in some cases including coupon payment books that appear like car payment coupons giving the feeling of a bill that must be paid).
- Give and we will specially pray for you to prosper (as if you can't get that "special prayer" and the answer from God anywhere else).
- Calling their organization and "ministry" a "work of God" deserving of your "generous sacrificial giving."
- Give and get your "love gift" (a long time favorite con job of TBN; you give, they get your name, address, and pledge, and then send you some kind of useless plastic trinket you can't get anywhere else, and is about as worthless as the plastic toys you get in cereal boxes or at McDonald's). God, in this case, is reduced to a trinket salesman trying to get your money.
- "If you don't give, we're going under," OR, "if you don't give, people will spend eternity in hell and their blood will be on your hands."
- Stern warnings that if you give somewhere else, or to someone else, you might be "planting your faith seed in a ditch" and therefore will not receive your "break through."
- Using claims and deceptive words designed to put a prosperity carrot out in front of you; "give and God will get rid of all your credit debt for you." (an especially useful method to fool desperate people in debt). Or, "give and that thing you have been praying about will come to pass."
- Out right threats such as "tithe or don't come to my church." A favorite of con artist Robert Morris, and long with his "Tithe to walk in a blessed life" nonsense. Or, "your prayers are not being answered because you are not tithing." A favorite satanic lie of Paul Crouch used numerous times during their so-called "Praise-A-Thons."
- And while on the subject of TBN's "Praise-A-Thons;" another method of deceiving people into giving you large sums of money is; "Lights, Camera, Action," music, loud exciting sermons on giving while promising endless prosperity to the giver, provocative body language (if you can stand it, watch Paula White deliberately use her body and body language to excite people into giving), special effects, a carefully designed TV production set and elaborate church stages designed to stimulate the senses and convince the viewer that by giving they are part of something big and exciting, something overwhelming and awesome, so therefore don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to give, give, give.
- The above, along with just about any lie, tactic, deceptive practices, pressure, and claim you can think of to lock you into giving money on a regular basis.
What does the Bible say? This...
The guideline for our giving to God and His work is found in 2 Corinthians 9:6-7: "Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver."
Giving bountifully does not mean being fooled, pressured, tricked and forced into giving. NEITHER DOES IT ALWAYS MEAN MONEY; how about giving help, friendship, your time, encouragement, other material things such as food to the needy, prayer efforts, run an errand for a person who is sick or in need of help, visit a person in prison to share the Gospel with, etc. Our Father tells us...
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - 2 Timothy 1:7 ...that is to say we are to use our minds and think soberly, not being fooled by greedy liars and devilish con artists.
And don't forget...
2 Peter 2:1-3, "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 (EVIL) ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words (ALL THE ABOVE) make merchandise (A SOURCE OF MONEY) of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not (IT'S RIGHT ON TIME AND WILL NOT BE DELAYED), and their damnation slumbereth not."
By the way; "follow their pernicious ways" can also mean one con artist learning "the fund raising trade" from another con artist. Have you noticed that ALL of the "word of faith" ministers use almost exactly the same methods to raise money? See list above again.
Final thought...
We are told, for among other reasons, to examine ourselves and judge as to whether we be in the faith."
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know you not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except you be reprobates?"
And, one translation reads...
"Examine yourselves to see whether you are still in the Christian faith. Test yourselves! Don't you recognize that you are people in whom Jesus Christ lives? Could it be that you're failing the test?"
What is your motivation and reason for giving; being fooled, greed, fear, ignorance, inexperience in the Word, OR being lead by the Spirit? THINK soberly before you give!
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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.
One of the main (almost undetectable and subliminal) dangerous and deceitful elements of false teachers like Murdock is that they represent themselves as "focus points" or "conduits of prosperity."
That is to say that they try to trick people into believing that a person MUST give to them, must plant their "faith seed" with them (in this case, Murdock) because they have been "appointed by God" to be the the "door to prosperity" for you.
No, they don't usually come right out and say that (though some actually do), but it is strongly implied with deceptive strategies that lock you into giving to them such as...
- Tithing programs you can join. Emphasis on JOIN, deceiving you into believing that you are some kind of "member" with obligations and oaths of commitment to giving to them.
- Flowing tears and emotional appeals for money.
- Partnership programs.
- Regular monthly pledges (in some cases including coupon payment books that appear like car payment coupons giving the feeling of a bill that must be paid).
- Give and we will specially pray for you to prosper (as if you can't get that "special prayer" and the answer from God anywhere else).
- Calling their organization and "ministry" a "work of God" deserving of your "generous sacrificial giving."
- Give and get your "love gift" (a long time favorite con job of TBN; you give, they get your name, address, and pledge, and then send you some kind of useless plastic trinket you can't get anywhere else, and is about as worthless as the plastic toys you get in cereal boxes or at McDonald's). God, in this case, is reduced to a trinket salesman trying to get your money.
- "If you don't give, we're going under," OR, "if you don't give, people will spend eternity in hell and their blood will be on your hands."
- Stern warnings that if you give somewhere else, or to someone else, you might be "planting your faith seed in a ditch" and therefore will not receive your "break through."
- Using claims and deceptive words designed to put a prosperity carrot out in front of you; "give and God will get rid of all your credit debt for you." (an especially useful method to fool desperate people in debt). Or, "give and that thing you have been praying about will come to pass."
- Out right threats such as "tithe or don't come to my church." A favorite of con artist Robert Morris, and long with his "Tithe to walk in a blessed life" nonsense. Or, "your prayers are not being answered because you are not tithing." A favorite satanic lie of Paul Crouch used numerous times during their so-called "Praise-A-Thons."
- And while on the subject of TBN's "Praise-A-Thons;" another method of deceiving people into giving you large sums of money is; "Lights, Camera, Action," music, loud exciting sermons on giving while promising endless prosperity to the giver, provocative body language (if you can stand it, watch Paula White deliberately use her body and body language to excite people into giving), special effects, a carefully designed TV production set and elaborate church stages designed to stimulate the senses and convince the viewer that by giving they are part of something big and exciting, something overwhelming and awesome, so therefore don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to give, give, give.
- The above, along with just about any lie, tactic, deceptive practices, pressure, and claim you can think of to lock you into giving money on a regular basis.
What does the Bible say? This...
The guideline for our giving to God and His work is found in 2 Corinthians 9:6-7: "Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver."
Giving bountifully does not mean being fooled, pressured, tricked and forced into giving. NEITHER DOES IT ALWAYS MEAN MONEY; how about giving help, friendship, your time, encouragement, other material things such as food to the needy, prayer efforts, run an errand for a person who is sick or in need of help, visit a person in prison to share the Gospel with, etc. Our Father tells us...
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - 2 Timothy 1:7 ...that is to say we are to use our minds and think soberly, not being fooled by greedy liars and devilish con artists.
And don't forget...
2 Peter 2:1-3, "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 (EVIL) ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words (ALL THE ABOVE) make merchandise (A SOURCE OF MONEY) of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not (IT'S RIGHT ON TIME AND WILL NOT BE DELAYED), and their damnation slumbereth not."
By the way; "follow their pernicious ways" can also mean one con artist learning "the fund raising trade" from another con artist. Have you noticed that ALL of the "word of faith" ministers use almost exactly the same methods to raise money? See list above again.
Final thought...
We are told, for among other reasons, to examine ourselves and judge as to whether we be in the faith."
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know you not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except you be reprobates?"
And, one translation reads...
"Examine yourselves to see whether you are still in the Christian faith. Test yourselves! Don't you recognize that you are people in whom Jesus Christ lives? Could it be that you're failing the test?"
What is your motivation and reason for giving; being fooled, greed, fear, ignorance, inexperience in the Word, OR being lead by the Spirit? THINK soberly before you give!
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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.
Here are a few more unBiblical lies taught by tithing teachers, a few more "nowwheres"...
NOWHERE...
- Nowhere is it stated that any Apostle ever taught anyone to tithe.
- Nowhere is it stated that any Apostle ever tithed.
- Nowhere is it stated that any Christian in the early church (such as in the Book of Acts) ever paid tithes, or that any early church taught tithing. Except for early churches that tried to put Christians back under the law, but were proven wrong.
- Nowhere is it stated that God will not answer your prayers if you don't tithe (a lie repeatedly claimed by the late Paul Crouch on TBN).
- Nowhere is it stated that you don't obtain the "Blessing of Abraham" if you don't tithe (a lie repeatedly claimed by Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar, among other "faith ministers"). We have already obtained, and been given the Blessing of Abraham through Jesus Christ and his death on the cross, not by tithing. Kenneth Copeland is a liar. The Bible says...
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." - Galatians 3:14
- Nowhere is it stated that Adam's original sin in the Garden was refusing to tithe (a lie, and utter idiotic nonsense, taught by Kenneth Copeland).
- Nowhere is it stated that for a Christian it is "a privilege to tithe" as claimed by Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar.
- Nowhere is it stated that Jesus ever tithed, there are NO examples of Jesus tithing, NOT ONE, as claimed by several faith ministers such as John Avanzini.
- Nowhere is it stated that a pastor should offer "refunds on tithes" if you don't become wealthy, as done by pastor Robert Morris.
- Nowhere is it stated that the tithe is 10% of gross income.
- Nowhere is it stated that "God will not help you with your taxes if you only tithe on your net income after taxes" (a lie repeatedly claimed by Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar, among other "faith ministers").
- Nowhere is it stated that a Christian's marriage will be destroyed if you don't tithe (a lie taught by pastor Robert Morris).
- Nowhere is it stated that a Christian's business will be destroyed if you don't tithe (a lie taught by pastor Robert Morris).
- Nowhere is it stated that your tires, refrigerator, clothes, shoes, and other household items will wear out faster and will be cursed if you don't tithe (a lie claimed by several faith ministers such as John Avanzini).
- Nowhere is it stated that the total tithe (or total tithing activity) was 10%; there were three tithes which added up to about 23.3% of fruits, vegetables and clean animals. See Leviticus 27:30-34, Malachi 3:10-12 and Matthew 23:23. Abram and Jacob’s tithes were either from Sodom or pagan Syria and were not holy or required by God.
- Nowhere is it stated that "Jesus is the tithe" as taught by TD Jakes.
- Nowhere is it stated that a church is "the storehouse" where tithes are to be paid. (A lie taught by pastor Robert Morris who demands that his church members tithe into his "church/storehouse" or, as he claims, "you are cursed.")
- Nowhere is it stated that “Render to Caesar that which is Caesar’s and render to God that which is God’s.” (Mt 22:21) is referring to tithing. (a lie claimed by several faith ministers such as John Avanzini).
- Nowhere is it stated that you are to "Bring the tithe to the priest; the government of your church." Nowhere is it stated that by being in "church government, such as an Elder or Pastor, that such people are "priests you are to tithe to." A lie taught by TD Jakes.
- Nowhere is it stated that "Tithing is a skeleton for your finances." A lie taught by TD Jakes.
- Nowhere is it stated that "When you tithe you invite God into your business, if you don't tithe, God will not bless your business." A lie taught by TD Jakes, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar and most other faith ministers.
- We are to be free-will givers, not tithers. "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; NOT grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." - 2 Corinthians 9:7
Notice the word NOT, which means NO, DO NOT DO. No to what? No to giving under necessity or compulsion. Tithing was necessary and compulsory, it was LAW, laws are compulsory. We are told NOT to give under compulsion, NOT to tithe..
That, along with many other New Testament scriptures such as Jesus teaching "freely give, because you have freely received," refute tithing.
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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.
- Nowhere is it stated that any Apostle ever taught anyone to tithe.
- Nowhere is it stated that any Apostle ever tithed.
- Nowhere is it stated that any Christian in the early church (such as in the Book of Acts) ever paid tithes, or that any early church taught tithing. Except for early churches that tried to put Christians back under the law, but were proven wrong.
- Nowhere is it stated that God will not answer your prayers if you don't tithe (a lie repeatedly claimed by the late Paul Crouch on TBN).
- Nowhere is it stated that you don't obtain the "Blessing of Abraham" if you don't tithe (a lie repeatedly claimed by Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar, among other "faith ministers"). We have already obtained, and been given the Blessing of Abraham through Jesus Christ and his death on the cross, not by tithing. Kenneth Copeland is a liar. The Bible says...
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." - Galatians 3:14
- Nowhere is it stated that Adam's original sin in the Garden was refusing to tithe (a lie, and utter idiotic nonsense, taught by Kenneth Copeland).
- Nowhere is it stated that for a Christian it is "a privilege to tithe" as claimed by Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar.
- Nowhere is it stated that Jesus ever tithed, there are NO examples of Jesus tithing, NOT ONE, as claimed by several faith ministers such as John Avanzini.
- Nowhere is it stated that a pastor should offer "refunds on tithes" if you don't become wealthy, as done by pastor Robert Morris.
- Nowhere is it stated that the tithe is 10% of gross income.
- Nowhere is it stated that "God will not help you with your taxes if you only tithe on your net income after taxes" (a lie repeatedly claimed by Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar, among other "faith ministers").
- Nowhere is it stated that a Christian's marriage will be destroyed if you don't tithe (a lie taught by pastor Robert Morris).
- Nowhere is it stated that a Christian's business will be destroyed if you don't tithe (a lie taught by pastor Robert Morris).
- Nowhere is it stated that your tires, refrigerator, clothes, shoes, and other household items will wear out faster and will be cursed if you don't tithe (a lie claimed by several faith ministers such as John Avanzini).
- Nowhere is it stated that the total tithe (or total tithing activity) was 10%; there were three tithes which added up to about 23.3% of fruits, vegetables and clean animals. See Leviticus 27:30-34, Malachi 3:10-12 and Matthew 23:23. Abram and Jacob’s tithes were either from Sodom or pagan Syria and were not holy or required by God.
- Nowhere is it stated that "Jesus is the tithe" as taught by TD Jakes.
- Nowhere is it stated that a church is "the storehouse" where tithes are to be paid. (A lie taught by pastor Robert Morris who demands that his church members tithe into his "church/storehouse" or, as he claims, "you are cursed.")
- Nowhere is it stated that “Render to Caesar that which is Caesar’s and render to God that which is God’s.” (Mt 22:21) is referring to tithing. (a lie claimed by several faith ministers such as John Avanzini).
- Nowhere is it stated that you are to "Bring the tithe to the priest; the government of your church." Nowhere is it stated that by being in "church government, such as an Elder or Pastor, that such people are "priests you are to tithe to." A lie taught by TD Jakes.
- Nowhere is it stated that "Tithing is a skeleton for your finances." A lie taught by TD Jakes.
- Nowhere is it stated that "When you tithe you invite God into your business, if you don't tithe, God will not bless your business." A lie taught by TD Jakes, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar and most other faith ministers.
- We are to be free-will givers, not tithers. "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; NOT grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." - 2 Corinthians 9:7
Notice the word NOT, which means NO, DO NOT DO. No to what? No to giving under necessity or compulsion. Tithing was necessary and compulsory, it was LAW, laws are compulsory. We are told NOT to give under compulsion, NOT to tithe..
That, along with many other New Testament scriptures such as Jesus teaching "freely give, because you have freely received," refute tithing.
______________________________
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.
THIS is the Tithe of God...
THIS is the tithe of God...
>>>> Under God's system of tithing (found in the Law), tithing was 23 1/3 percent (three tithes) and by command of God, restricted to fruits, vegetables and clean animals grown on the promise land...
>>> Tithe scriptures designating the tithe limited to agricultural produce from the Promise Land...
> Lev. 27:30, 32 "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 to the LORD.… And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD."
> Num. 18:27 "And this your heave offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fullness of the wine-press."
> Num. 18:28 "Thus you also shall offer a heave offering to the LORD of all your tithes, which you receive of the children of Israel; and you shall give thereof the LORD’s heave offering to Aaron the priest."
> Deut 12:17 "You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your wine, or of your oil."
> Deut. 14:22 "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth year by year."
> Deut. 14:23 "And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name, the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first offspring of your herds and of your flocks, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always."
> Deut. 24:21 "When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."
> Deut. 26:12 "When you have made an end of tithing all the tithes of your increase [produce: RSV] the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled."
> 2 Chron. 31:5 "And as soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the fields; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly."
> 2 Chron. 31:6 "And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps."
> Neh. 10:37 "And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage."
> Neh. 13:5 "And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where previously they laid the grain offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the offerings of the priests."
> Mal. 3:10 "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat [food] in my house."
> Matt. 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin (spices, ie, fruits,vegetables)..."
> Luke 11:42 "But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
>>> Do you think God was just kidding around? I think NOT.
Also...
>>> Who in reality, based on GOD'S WORD, owns the tithe and has the right to it? Answer...
>> THE TITHE WAS GIVEN;
> 1. To the Levite of the Nation of Israel (First Tithe of Three)...
"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 18:24, see also Nehemiah 10:37-38.
> 2. To the Tither of the Nation of Israel (Second Tithe of Three)...
"Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
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:
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:
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," - Deuteronomy 14:22-26.
> 3. To the Tither of the Nation of Israel, the Levite of the Nation of Israel, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow (Third Tithe of Three)...
"And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest." - Deuteronomy 14:27-30, see also Deuteronomy 26:12.
>>> NOWHERE has God ever taken the tithes from the above mentioned people or groups and given it to any pastor, teacher, prophet, apostle, evangelist, churches, religious organizations, tithing teachers OR ANYONE.
THERE IS NOT ONE VERSE anywhere in God's Word that records God taking the tithe from the above list of people and groups and giving it to anyone.
If your pastor is teaching you to tithe, HE IS A THIEF STEALING FROM YOU and his mouth must be STOPPED...
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."
>>> Tithing was a total of 23-1/3%, not 10%, there were three required tithes; two paid every year, one paid every third year...
>> THE FIRST TITHE
Leviticus 27:30-33 defines this tithe as a tenth of crops and animals in herds and flocks.
Numbers 18 and Nehemiah 10:37-38 gives the ordinances, or instructions, for this tithe, and commands this tithe be taken by the Levites.
> Purpose of this tithe: to support the Levitical Priesthood, Temple and Temple workers.
>> SECOND TITHE
Deuteronomy 14:22-27: aka The Festival Tithe - a tenth of crops, plus add to that the firstborn animals, and take to the yearly feasts.
> Purpose of this tithe: that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always
>> THIRD TITHE
Deuteronomy 14:28-29: aka, The Three-Year Tithe, aka The Poor Tithe - a tenth of crops, kept at home, and invite the Levites, widows, orphans, stranger to eat.
> Purpose of this tithe: to feed the poor.
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>>>> Under God's system of tithing (found in the Law), tithing was 23 1/3 percent (three tithes) and by command of God, restricted to fruits, vegetables and clean animals grown on the promise land...
>>> Tithe scriptures designating the tithe limited to agricultural produce from the Promise Land...
> Lev. 27:30, 32 "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 to the LORD.… And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD."
> Num. 18:27 "And this your heave offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fullness of the wine-press."
> Num. 18:28 "Thus you also shall offer a heave offering to the LORD of all your tithes, which you receive of the children of Israel; and you shall give thereof the LORD’s heave offering to Aaron the priest."
> Deut 12:17 "You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your wine, or of your oil."
> Deut. 14:22 "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth year by year."
> Deut. 14:23 "And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name, the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first offspring of your herds and of your flocks, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always."
> Deut. 24:21 "When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."
> Deut. 26:12 "When you have made an end of tithing all the tithes of your increase [produce: RSV] the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled."
> 2 Chron. 31:5 "And as soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the fields; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly."
> 2 Chron. 31:6 "And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps."
> Neh. 10:37 "And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage."
> Neh. 13:5 "And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where previously they laid the grain offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the offerings of the priests."
> Mal. 3:10 "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat [food] in my house."
> Matt. 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin (spices, ie, fruits,vegetables)..."
> Luke 11:42 "But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
>>> Do you think God was just kidding around? I think NOT.
Also...
>>> Who in reality, based on GOD'S WORD, owns the tithe and has the right to it? Answer...
>> THE TITHE WAS GIVEN;
> 1. To the Levite of the Nation of Israel (First Tithe of Three)...
"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 18:24, see also Nehemiah 10:37-38.
> 2. To the Tither of the Nation of Israel (Second Tithe of Three)...
"Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
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:
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:
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," - Deuteronomy 14:22-26.
> 3. To the Tither of the Nation of Israel, the Levite of the Nation of Israel, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow (Third Tithe of Three)...
"And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest." - Deuteronomy 14:27-30, see also Deuteronomy 26:12.
>>> NOWHERE has God ever taken the tithes from the above mentioned people or groups and given it to any pastor, teacher, prophet, apostle, evangelist, churches, religious organizations, tithing teachers OR ANYONE.
THERE IS NOT ONE VERSE anywhere in God's Word that records God taking the tithe from the above list of people and groups and giving it to anyone.
If your pastor is teaching you to tithe, HE IS A THIEF STEALING FROM YOU and his mouth must be STOPPED...
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."
>>> Tithing was a total of 23-1/3%, not 10%, there were three required tithes; two paid every year, one paid every third year...
>> THE FIRST TITHE
Leviticus 27:30-33 defines this tithe as a tenth of crops and animals in herds and flocks.
Numbers 18 and Nehemiah 10:37-38 gives the ordinances, or instructions, for this tithe, and commands this tithe be taken by the Levites.
> Purpose of this tithe: to support the Levitical Priesthood, Temple and Temple workers.
>> SECOND TITHE
Deuteronomy 14:22-27: aka The Festival Tithe - a tenth of crops, plus add to that the firstborn animals, and take to the yearly feasts.
> Purpose of this tithe: that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always
>> THIRD TITHE
Deuteronomy 14:28-29: aka, The Three-Year Tithe, aka The Poor Tithe - a tenth of crops, kept at home, and invite the Levites, widows, orphans, stranger to eat.
> Purpose of this tithe: to feed the poor.
______________________________
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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.
Tithing teachers like to speak of "faith" as being how much money you hand over to them
Hebrews Chapter 11...
Tithing teachers like to speak of "faith" as being how much money you hand over to them, how faithfully you "pay your tithe." If you are truly walking in faith, so tithing teachers claim, you'll "prove it" by how much cash goes in the offering plate. Does the Bible teach this concept?
It's interesting to note that NOT ONE of the persons listed in the Bible's Faith Hall of Fame, as it is sometimes called, was noted for their faith based on giving money, or giving anything, for that matter, to any person on earth. Even Abel's giving was a meat sacrifice directly to God, not anything given to anyone on earth.
>> Let's take a look...
Hebrews 11;
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE. (in this case, a sacrifice of meat which was acceptable to God; not gold, silver, money, and was not a "tithe," etc.)
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
...THE REWARD COMES BY SEEKING GOD IN YOUR LIFE, NOT BY PAYING MONEY TO ANYONE.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth....FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
>> Amazing how NOT ONE VERSE in Hebrews 11, THE VERY FAITH HALL OF FAME, mentions any requirement to hand over MONEY OR A TITHE OF MONEY to anyone to be walking in TRUE BIBLICAL FAITH.
>> Tithing teachers often claim that you "cannot walk in faith" without giving money to them; which is perpetuating the lie that money must be flowing to them from you or you are "not walking in faith."
OPEN YOUR EYES; YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO. And, as Peter explained it...
"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 shall they with feigned words make MERCHANDISE OF YOU (a source of money): whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their DAMNATION (sent to hell) slumbereth not." - 2 Peter 2:1-3
PS, the remaining part of Hebrews 11, verses 1 to 3 reads...
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
You can give money in faith, that is a biblical principle, you can give anything in faith that God would have you give.
We are to be free will cheerful givers, not tithers.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
______________________________
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.
Tithing teachers like to speak of "faith" as being how much money you hand over to them, how faithfully you "pay your tithe." If you are truly walking in faith, so tithing teachers claim, you'll "prove it" by how much cash goes in the offering plate. Does the Bible teach this concept?
It's interesting to note that NOT ONE of the persons listed in the Bible's Faith Hall of Fame, as it is sometimes called, was noted for their faith based on giving money, or giving anything, for that matter, to any person on earth. Even Abel's giving was a meat sacrifice directly to God, not anything given to anyone on earth.
>> Let's take a look...
Hebrews 11;
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE. (in this case, a sacrifice of meat which was acceptable to God; not gold, silver, money, and was not a "tithe," etc.)
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
...THE REWARD COMES BY SEEKING GOD IN YOUR LIFE, NOT BY PAYING MONEY TO ANYONE.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth....FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
>> Amazing how NOT ONE VERSE in Hebrews 11, THE VERY FAITH HALL OF FAME, mentions any requirement to hand over MONEY OR A TITHE OF MONEY to anyone to be walking in TRUE BIBLICAL FAITH.
>> Tithing teachers often claim that you "cannot walk in faith" without giving money to them; which is perpetuating the lie that money must be flowing to them from you or you are "not walking in faith."
OPEN YOUR EYES; YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO. And, as Peter explained it...
"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 shall they with feigned words make MERCHANDISE OF YOU (a source of money): whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their DAMNATION (sent to hell) slumbereth not." - 2 Peter 2:1-3
PS, the remaining part of Hebrews 11, verses 1 to 3 reads...
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
You can give money in faith, that is a biblical principle, you can give anything in faith that God would have you give.
We are to be free will cheerful givers, not tithers.
...FAITH, BUT NO MONEY GIVEN TO ANYONE.
______________________________
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.
Our New Nature in Christ
Our New Nature in Christ Does Not Need Us to Be Tithers, or Require Any Artificial and Non-scriptural 10% Rule of Giving.
>> God's gift to us; the new person in Christ.
Imposing an artificial "10% rule" of monetary, or any other form of tithing, on Christians is trying to govern Believers by the Law of Moses. One problem that arises by doing so is that the tithing teacher is appealing to the flesh in an attempt to use force by law compelling people to give.
Tithing for the Nation of Israel was law, it was compulsory. When such laws are forced on Christians they violate the freedom Jesus went to the cross to purchase for us.
The result is that people "give" motivated by fear, wrong reasons, greed, ignorance, false doctrine, legalism, and giving under compulsion, which the Apostle Paul warned against in 2nd Corinthians 9:7...
"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; NOT grudgingly, or of necessity [under compulsion]: for God loveth a cheerful giver."
>> At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus Christ declared, “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners." - Luke 4:18. Jesus fulfilled this mission by dying on the cross and setting us free!
"Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." - Romans 8:1-2
>> New Nature in Christ.
Our new nature is to be governed by the Law of Christ ("Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2), not the Law of Moses where God commanded tithing was established. Being governed by the Law of Moses is like living in one country and having the laws of another imposed upon you. That is what a tithing teacher is doing when falsely teaching tithing as a requirement for a New Testament Christian; imposing the Law for the Nation of Israel on New Testament Believers who are free from the Law of Moses...
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." - Romans 10:4
"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
"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." - Galatians 3:24-25
"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
>> We are to learn to give naturally, naturally in a spiritual sense as part of our new nature in Christ, as free will generous givers as Jesus would have us be, no longer in need of "standards" of giving because of laws that compel us to do so; we simply grow into a life style of freely giving that comes naturally to us.
Tithing laws retard the growth of us as free will generous givers, and keep us "giving" for the wrong reasons; that is giving under the law and compulsion, not because of our new nature in Christ.
One of the worst crimes committed by tithing teachers against Christians is revealed in this verse of scripture...
"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
A great crime in the light of this...
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." - Romans 8:2
>> To tithe compelled or deceived by false teachers to do so is to be in chains of bondage. To give freely is to be free in Christ! Our new nature is one of freely giving, not one of needing to be forced to "pay up or be cursed!"
Paul referred to the Law of Moses as a "ministry of death" (2 Corinthians 3:4-11) and warned...
"not of the letter [law] but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."
>> We are new creations in Christ created by God...
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." - 2 Corinthians 5:17
"Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:" - Colossians 3:9-10
Who is "him" who created "him the new man?" Jesus! Who is the new man who was created? You, the Believer!
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>> God's gift to us; the new person in Christ.
Imposing an artificial "10% rule" of monetary, or any other form of tithing, on Christians is trying to govern Believers by the Law of Moses. One problem that arises by doing so is that the tithing teacher is appealing to the flesh in an attempt to use force by law compelling people to give.
Tithing for the Nation of Israel was law, it was compulsory. When such laws are forced on Christians they violate the freedom Jesus went to the cross to purchase for us.
The result is that people "give" motivated by fear, wrong reasons, greed, ignorance, false doctrine, legalism, and giving under compulsion, which the Apostle Paul warned against in 2nd Corinthians 9:7...
"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; NOT grudgingly, or of necessity [under compulsion]: for God loveth a cheerful giver."
>> At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus Christ declared, “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners." - Luke 4:18. Jesus fulfilled this mission by dying on the cross and setting us free!
"Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." - Romans 8:1-2
>> New Nature in Christ.
Our new nature is to be governed by the Law of Christ ("Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2), not the Law of Moses where God commanded tithing was established. Being governed by the Law of Moses is like living in one country and having the laws of another imposed upon you. That is what a tithing teacher is doing when falsely teaching tithing as a requirement for a New Testament Christian; imposing the Law for the Nation of Israel on New Testament Believers who are free from the Law of Moses...
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." - Romans 10:4
"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
"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." - Galatians 3:24-25
"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
>> We are to learn to give naturally, naturally in a spiritual sense as part of our new nature in Christ, as free will generous givers as Jesus would have us be, no longer in need of "standards" of giving because of laws that compel us to do so; we simply grow into a life style of freely giving that comes naturally to us.
Tithing laws retard the growth of us as free will generous givers, and keep us "giving" for the wrong reasons; that is giving under the law and compulsion, not because of our new nature in Christ.
One of the worst crimes committed by tithing teachers against Christians is revealed in this verse of scripture...
"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
A great crime in the light of this...
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." - Romans 8:2
>> To tithe compelled or deceived by false teachers to do so is to be in chains of bondage. To give freely is to be free in Christ! Our new nature is one of freely giving, not one of needing to be forced to "pay up or be cursed!"
Paul referred to the Law of Moses as a "ministry of death" (2 Corinthians 3:4-11) and warned...
"not of the letter [law] but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."
>> We are new creations in Christ created by God...
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." - 2 Corinthians 5:17
"Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:" - Colossians 3:9-10
Who is "him" who created "him the new man?" Jesus! Who is the new man who was created? You, the Believer!
______________________________
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.
Christians can NEVER be cursed by not tithing; it's simply not possible.
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; 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;
"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
"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 OR MATERIAL WEALTH] is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." - 1 Timothy 6:5
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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.
>> 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; 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;
"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
"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 OR MATERIAL WEALTH] is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." - 1 Timothy 6:5
______________________________
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.
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