#TITHING. SCRIPTURE TELLS US THAT ONE SHOULD NOT GIVE UNDER COMPULSION OR COERCION” Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 surprisingly to some, this is an unchristian principal. And much to the chagrin of the modern Christian pastor, who funds his church and lively hood on this Jewish idea, preaching tithing in a Christian church, is ironically unchristian. It is part of the Mosaic Law and Jewish rather than Christian in nature and origin. Christ by his sacrifice on the Cross-is the New Covenant that abolished the Old Covenant of Judaism. Luke 22: 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. Calvary is the ultimate sacrifice that did away with the Old Covenant from which tithing resides. “God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having cancelled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.” Col 2:13-14 there is no difference in your pastor preaching tithing then there is for burnt offerings. He might as well sacrifice an ox every Sunday for he is preaching the OLD Covenant from which Christ by His Blood on Calvary freed us. Deuteronomy 12:6-7 6There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contribution of your hand, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock. 7There also you and your households shall eat before the LORD your God, and rejoice in all your undertakings in which the LORD your God has blessed you. Giving to the poor and supporting ones parish is very Christian as Our Lord commands us to do. But putting an exact number on giving (10%) or for a modern Christian Pastor to preach tithing is inherently unchristian and it makes a mockery of Calvary and the ultimate sacrifice of Our Savoir. All this to simply maximize financial gain by his church. This is not good news to modern pastors who use 10% of their parishioners income to (among other things) provide for his family, buy his wifes jewellery and clothes and fund his childrens college educations. Christs historic Church, the only Christian Faith of the first millennium does not preach tithing because Christ did not. Christs ultimate sacrifice did away with this relic of the Mosaic Law. It is an unchristian Protestant only tradition of man, (lower case t).
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:39:12 +0000
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