dossy7 wrote:Querry wrote:dossy7 wrote:Wawawa amazing house.But sincerely speaking why do people tithe,when all u do is make somebody bloody rich.
The Bible requires us to Tithe. after all when you give, you giving to God not Man.
The Man who misappropriates what belongs to God then is answerable to God...my take as a Christian.
For me,I would rather take the 10% and help a needy someone than to take it to church.
@dossy i second third and fourth that.
@Querry..... Context Context Context.
Read your bible tonight. You will find
1. The requirement to tithe was given to the Jews and applied to the Jewish state of Israel along with the other practices e.g circumcision, keeping the feasts and sabbaths, and the like.
2. The purpose of the tithe was to supply the Jewish Priestly tribe of Levi with
food all tithes were in form of food (please note currency existed in that day).
3. The tithe served as the inheritance for the tribe of Levi because they were not allotted land as their inheritance along with the other Jewish tribes
4. The tithe was also used to supply the poor so that they too could participate in the various ceremonial feasts..
3. Not tithing was therefore literally robbing God because the Levites would not be provided for.
Dont you wonder why Jesus and the new testament is so silent on matters tithing?
If it was such a key issue as taught in your church.. dont you think Jesus would have talked about it.... but he did talk about it!! when criticizing the hypocrisy of the pharisees.....
Consider this..
Matthew 23:23
New International Version (NIV)
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the
more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Read the whole chapter....