Comments on: Free Money Finance Post on Tithing http://www.rocketfinance.net/2007/09/02/free-money-finance-post-on-tithing/ Finance is not rocket science, unless it is government finance. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2007/09/02/free-money-finance-post-on-tithing/comment-page-1/#comment-5 rocketc Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:05:23 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2007/09/02/free-money-finance-post-on-tithing/#comment-5 If you read the post, you will find that I agree with you.My statement at the end is editorial not exegetical: the tenth is a great place to start and why not do as much as possible?While the New Testament does not mandate a certain percentage, it clearly endorses regular, planned giving. Furthermore, Scripture does not exempt those in difficult circumstances from giving. (see: Widow's Mite) If you read the post, you will find that I agree with you.

My statement at the end is editorial not exegetical: the tenth is a great place to start and why not do as much as possible?

While the New Testament does not mandate a certain percentage, it clearly endorses regular, planned giving. Furthermore, Scripture does not exempt those in difficult circumstances from giving. (see: Widow’s Mite)

]]> By: Russell Earl Kellyhttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2007/09/02/free-money-finance-post-on-tithing/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Russell Earl Kelly Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:41:47 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2007/09/02/free-money-finance-post-on-tithing/#comment-4 You conclude with the statement "Why would a beleiver settle for anything less?" You draw your conclusion from three false assumptions. (1) That the Bbile required everybody to tithe and (2) that everybody in the Bible began their giving level at 10%. And *3) that the early church taught tithign before the 6th century AD. Fact: 16 of 16 texts which define the CONTENTS of the tithe only mention FOOD from inside Israel. Fact: only landowners and herdsmen were required to tithe. Fact: carpenters, fishermen, tent-makers, etc were never required to tithe. Fact: there is no commandment after Calvary for tithes from anybody.Last year an article appeared in the news about a church which disfellowwhipped a lady who could not tithe because of heart operations and medical bills. I suppose you think that everybody is blessed and can tithe. That is cruel and you probably want to curse them. Gues what! Galatians 3:10 places you under the curse of Malachi 3:9-10 because you ignore the Mosaic Law context of the blessings and curses of Neh 10:29 and Deut 26 to 28.Stop the foolishness. Give sacrificially to the best of your ability according to 2 Cor 9:7 and stop worrying about percentages. There is no glory in that approach per 2 Cor 3:10. You conclude with the statement “Why would a beleiver settle for anything less?” You draw your conclusion from three false assumptions. (1) That the Bbile required everybody to tithe and (2) that everybody in the Bible began their giving level at 10%. And *3) that the early church taught tithign before the 6th century AD. Fact: 16 of 16 texts which define the CONTENTS of the tithe only mention FOOD from inside Israel. Fact: only landowners and herdsmen were required to tithe. Fact: carpenters, fishermen, tent-makers, etc were never required to tithe. Fact: there is no commandment after Calvary for tithes from anybody.

Last year an article appeared in the news about a church which disfellowwhipped a lady who could not tithe because of heart operations and medical bills. I suppose you think that everybody is blessed and can tithe. That is cruel and you probably want to curse them. Gues what! Galatians 3:10 places you under the curse of Malachi 3:9-10 because you ignore the Mosaic Law context of the blessings and curses of Neh 10:29 and Deut 26 to 28.

Stop the foolishness. Give sacrificially to the best of your ability according to 2 Cor 9:7 and stop worrying about percentages. There is no glory in that approach per 2 Cor 3:10.

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