THE NAKED TRUTH!
WILL, PASTORS, BISHOPS, AND ELDERS, ROB GOD?
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Malachi 3:9-10 is often used to teach the need for Christians to tithe to human-built and established church buildings today. That passage reads, “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole Israel nation of you. ( Not the New Covenant or Testament Churches or Gentiles ) Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. And thereby put Me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.” Does this teaching apply to Christians, God's sons and daughters today in Christ?
First, the context of this passage concerns the Israelite's Levites Priests not bringing God's people's best offerings to Him in the old covenant temple. Because of their disobedience, God judged them with a small harvest. The Lord challenged them to bring the “full tithe” of grain sacrifices ( Leviticus 6:14-23 ) and see that He would bless them with an abundance of future crops. The “storehouse,” mentioned in verse 10, is a place to store grain in the temple, but the Levitical Priests keep the best for themselves and give God what they do not want.
Second, this passage teaches that the Jews were to give a tithe of everything that came into their hands (no paydays or jobs were paying 8-5 ) as part of the temple worship, but it does not teach that Christians, God's sons, and daughters in the Lord are to give to churches. Malachi was written more than 400 years before the start of the first Church in Jerusalem. Applying its command of temple giving to the churches takes these verses out of their original context.
Are New Testament Christians commanded to tithe or not? To be clear, a tithe is a “tenth,” or 10 percent. Abraham gave a tenth of all he had to the Priest of Salem in Genesis 14:20. Later, the Mosaic Law included commands to give a tenth for tabernacle worship. Tithing is mentioned 18 times in the Law, as the people were to share their produce and livestock to support the Levites, the caretakers of the Tabernacle. This same system of tithing would later be applied to the temple ( 2 Chronicles 31:5 ). Today we are God's living walking and breathing temple in Christ Jesus and your Pastors, Bishops, and Elders are robbing you of God's financial blessings and giving it to idle religious buildings, and personal wealth for themselves, their families and their close friends.
Jesus Christ rebuked the under the Law religious Jewish leaders of His day, saying, “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others” ( Luke 11:42 ). These Pharisees obeyed the Law of Moses in that they tithed scrupulously, yet did not truly love God. They were challenged to do both under the Law. But we are Not under the Law, But Under Grace as Christians or Jesus Christ Believers and Followers.
The Law was fulfilled in Jesus Christ ( Matthew 5:17 ). When the Church began to grow beyond the Jewish people and reach Gentiles, leaders struggled with whether or not to command these new believers to follow the Mosaic Law. In the end, only a few instructions were given for the sake of peace, but tithing was not among them ( Acts 15:19-21 ). So, again your wealth, finances, and blessings are being invested into shopping malls, mansions, high-priced autos, real state property, worldly businesses, and supporting this evil world kingdom under the guideline of tax-free 501c3 and you are not receiving any benefits from your giving or investments.
The principle in the New Testament is to give voluntarily to support the needs of God's spiritual people first then all others ( Acts 2:45; ) ( Romans 15:25-27 ), support Christian workers as yourselves and Ministers like myself (1 Corinthians 9:11-12; ) ( 1 Timothy 5:18 ), and expand Christian outreach and those who serve the Church family ( Philippians 4:15-16 ). No specific amount is ever commanded, and no percentage is suggested. While a tithe or tenth of one’s finances is Not a good standard to use for Christian Believers giving, it is clear the early Church did not focus on a specific amount but rather on meeting the needs of God's people First. This sometimes included giving much more than a tenth, as some believers sold homes or land to meet the needs that existed in the Church ( Acts 4:34-37 ). This is The Church that Christ built and established on the Rock. ( So the important question is who's Church are you supporting man or The Lord Jesus Christ ?) Amen.
First, the context of this passage concerns the Israelite's Levites Priests not bringing God's people's best offerings to Him in the old covenant temple. Because of their disobedience, God judged them with a small harvest. The Lord challenged them to bring the “full tithe” of grain sacrifices ( Leviticus 6:14-23 ) and see that He would bless them with an abundance of future crops. The “storehouse,” mentioned in verse 10, is a place to store grain in the temple, but the Levitical Priests keep the best for themselves and give God what they do not want.
Second, this passage teaches that the Jews were to give a tithe of everything that came into their hands (no paydays or jobs were paying 8-5 ) as part of the temple worship, but it does not teach that Christians, God's sons, and daughters in the Lord are to give to churches. Malachi was written more than 400 years before the start of the first Church in Jerusalem. Applying its command of temple giving to the churches takes these verses out of their original context.
Are New Testament Christians commanded to tithe or not? To be clear, a tithe is a “tenth,” or 10 percent. Abraham gave a tenth of all he had to the Priest of Salem in Genesis 14:20. Later, the Mosaic Law included commands to give a tenth for tabernacle worship. Tithing is mentioned 18 times in the Law, as the people were to share their produce and livestock to support the Levites, the caretakers of the Tabernacle. This same system of tithing would later be applied to the temple ( 2 Chronicles 31:5 ). Today we are God's living walking and breathing temple in Christ Jesus and your Pastors, Bishops, and Elders are robbing you of God's financial blessings and giving it to idle religious buildings, and personal wealth for themselves, their families and their close friends.
Jesus Christ rebuked the under the Law religious Jewish leaders of His day, saying, “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others” ( Luke 11:42 ). These Pharisees obeyed the Law of Moses in that they tithed scrupulously, yet did not truly love God. They were challenged to do both under the Law. But we are Not under the Law, But Under Grace as Christians or Jesus Christ Believers and Followers.
The Law was fulfilled in Jesus Christ ( Matthew 5:17 ). When the Church began to grow beyond the Jewish people and reach Gentiles, leaders struggled with whether or not to command these new believers to follow the Mosaic Law. In the end, only a few instructions were given for the sake of peace, but tithing was not among them ( Acts 15:19-21 ). So, again your wealth, finances, and blessings are being invested into shopping malls, mansions, high-priced autos, real state property, worldly businesses, and supporting this evil world kingdom under the guideline of tax-free 501c3 and you are not receiving any benefits from your giving or investments.
The principle in the New Testament is to give voluntarily to support the needs of God's spiritual people first then all others ( Acts 2:45; ) ( Romans 15:25-27 ), support Christian workers as yourselves and Ministers like myself (1 Corinthians 9:11-12; ) ( 1 Timothy 5:18 ), and expand Christian outreach and those who serve the Church family ( Philippians 4:15-16 ). No specific amount is ever commanded, and no percentage is suggested. While a tithe or tenth of one’s finances is Not a good standard to use for Christian Believers giving, it is clear the early Church did not focus on a specific amount but rather on meeting the needs of God's people First. This sometimes included giving much more than a tenth, as some believers sold homes or land to meet the needs that existed in the Church ( Acts 4:34-37 ). This is The Church that Christ built and established on the Rock. ( So the important question is who's Church are you supporting man or The Lord Jesus Christ ?) Amen.
Serving, Teaching, Sharing, And Ministering, Apostle James R Winfree Sr.
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