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Well since Christians are not told to Tithe but to give as we are blessed... No. Tithing was under the 1st covenant with Abraham... Christians live under the new covenant in Christs blood... AKA the 2nd covenant for salvation... We are told by Jesus to follow his commands... He does not command us to tithe but he tells us to give as we are blessed... we are not called to give a certain percentage.
Any preacher that preaches you have to give a certain percentage is either incredibly uneducated on the bible or are simple a false teacher....
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Tithing...absolutely not. The stewardship I see practiced in many places doesn't meet my standards. Giving and doing the work of the church? absolutely.
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Yes, and something that is often forgotten, is also to give your time. You are correct, I fail that often We all do.
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Ultimately, for the believer, it all belongs to God. Yes, we give time and money to the church but, to be fair, it's kind of easy for us. Our bills are paid and we have more than we need. I like to think that we are good stewards of our portion, but we could probably do better.
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I guess I would if I ever went.
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Yes,It doesn’t always go to the church thou. someone in need, school that my kid attends. Home schooled family’s. I definitely could do better, but I am doing better than I ever have. Some years I make to 10% some I don’t. I try to listen to God on where it should go.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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To my people... in my community? Absolutely Yes.
To my former church... no longer.
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Yep, sure do. Our church disaffiliated with the UMC, so we are good. I tithed even when we were still part of the UMC. I just allocated the funds to areas where the conference couldn’t get a hold of it. Lots of disaffiliating going on and it’s a good thing to see as painful as it may be. Looking like the Presbyterian churches are about to do the same on a national basis.
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Depends on which Presbyterian denomination you are talking about (there are several), one has been loosing members and congregations like mad for quite a while. Others not so much.
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I never did. Now I do since they allow gay pastors in the Methodist church. That’s something to really support.
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Reread the question. The answer is either: 1. I Does, or 2. I Doesn't You have a 50/50 chance. Sheesh.
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A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Nowhere in the New Testament are Jesus’ followers commanded to give one tenth of their annual produce or earnings.
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i tithe at least 10 percent and i also give above that. if my church did not follow the bible, i'd find a church which does. Can you name one which does that and then doesn't support their main organization?
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Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Nowhere in the New Testament are Jesus’ followers commanded to give one tenth of their annual produce or earnings. Christians should take the whole Bible into consideration, not just the New Testament. Jesus said so Himself.
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Nowhere in the New Testament are Jesus’ followers commanded to give one tenth of their annual produce or earnings. Christians should take the whole Bible into consideration, not just the New Testament. Jesus said so Himself. You all in for stoning to death people who dishonor their parents…? You all in for stoning to death adulterers…?
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Well since Christians are not told to Tithe but to give as we are blessed... No. Tithing was under the 1st covenant with Abraham... Christians live under the new covenant in Christs blood... AKA the 2nd covenant for salvation... We are told by Jesus to follow his commands... He does not command us to tithe but he tells us to give as we are blessed... we are not called to give a certain percentage.
Any preacher that preaches you have to give a certain percentage is either incredibly uneducated on the bible or are simple a false teacher.... So, there is no value in reading or paying any attention to the Old Testament? An explanation of why or why not would be in order…
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So, there is no value in reading or paying any attention to the Old Testament? An explanation of why or why not would be in order… Yes, for inspiration and motivation, but not for application. Jesus’ followers are not under the Law of Moses. Period.
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Jesus quoted from the Jewish scriptures to show that He is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and promises, and ‘the Law’ itself.
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