Tithing for Christians and Jews – II

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8 Responses to “Tithing for Christians and Jews – II”

  1. I really feel for the poor that come into the church looking for help, only to leave feeling ashamed, that they don’t have 10% to give and hearing the Pastor say “Your Cursed” if you don’t give the tithe.

    Gregory Couch said this on August 1, 2009 at 4:28 am | Reply

  2. Marianne

    I am Reverend Abel M. Siampale under the Church of God World Missions in Zambia, Southern Africa. I have a gift to teach, preach, counsel and administer organizational businesses at a higher level. I am a University Graduate in the school of natural sciences working for Government. I am considered an evangelist in the church with a stead following. Recently, I have been encouraging church members on giving and tithing. I spend a considerable time to read the scriptures very carefully and spiritually. My lessons are based on the interpretation of the biblical use of tithes and offerings in the church as defined in the Old testament. I have compiled suggestive ways (in reference to the bible) of how best we can adopt the use of such sacrifices in today’s church without having to mislead people from the intentions of these gifts by God to the early church. I have since been accused to be speaking against some pastors and that I shall be cursed. Truelly heavens awaits for our deeds.

    Reading through your lines of thought, I tend to agree with you over your views on tithing. The way we (pastors) teach on tithing to our members today is very discouraging and misleading. The intention in the Old testament for bringing tithes to God was meant to provide a service to God’s mission on earth from the harvests/gains/blessings received out of His favour to mankind. It is very unfortunately, that this well meant desire has since been construed to mean providing a pastor’s pay. While, I do appreciate the workload before a fultime pastor, the church should set aside a pastor’s salary eshrined under a defined salary scale, where he/she will contribute his/her tithes and other government taxes just like anyother member/worker. My independent view should be to use the given tithes for total service in the house of the Lord through support to outreach programmes such as welfare assistance (i.e. for the poor, widows, orphans, and vulnerable), holding of conferences, serminars, workshops meant to help in the extension of God’s Kingdom. Someone may wish to ask where the money to pay these pastors will then come from? Every church should be productive and proactive, our pastors should be inovators and industrious individuals willing to add value to the economies of their respective churches and countries the sky is the limit. The issue of persuading church members to give and tithe to feed a pastor ALONE and choosing to neglect and fail to assist the needy is tantamount to “thefy by trick” from the poor. In my research, the more you talk on giving and tithing without any meangiful returns to members (especially the poor) in your church, the more they get demotivated and begin to neglect to fellowship. They feel guilt day in and out. I consider insunuations on cursing non payees of offerings and tithes every other sunday service as “CARELESS TALK”, by any meaning man of God.

    Let pastors be inovative, creative and stop waiting to be fed, it is making them lazy, unproductive, shortlived, and more dependant on those that give more tithes and offerings. It compromizes their noble authority, they become puppet leaders living on handouts, “GOD FORBID”.

    Rev A. M. Siampale
    10101 Lusaka, Zambia

    Rev Abel M. Siampale said this on August 14, 2009 at 10:33 am | Reply

    • hello Rev Siampale

      Thank your for your contribution.

      Jewish view:
      Tithes is something the Jews consider unnecessary at this time, because the Temple in Jerusalem is absent. But offerings still continue. Tithes, in the form of food, was only for the temple sacrifices.

      Christians today:

      Today, what people give should be considered an offering, not a tithe, if adhering to OT definitions. But also, the “name” of what we call the money (offering, tithe) is not important. What is important is how it is used.

      If it helps God’s work, then it is a blessing to be shared. If it becomes abused, then it profits no one. So the heart of the giver, and the heart of the manager of that money is involved.

      Responsible, not frivolous, handling of money for the greatest use for God should be the goal.

      God bless you in your labors.

      Marianne said this on August 14, 2009 at 12:09 pm | Reply

  3. I just want to let you know that that was awesome, may God continue to bless you with HIS wisdom and clarity of the Word

    God Bless

    Juanita said this on December 27, 2009 at 7:57 pm | Reply

  4. Hello all my name is Ta’Von Davis. From my research I see that tithing was never meant to be about money in the temple system. In the Church giving was to fulfill the needs of the saints in need. I believe that we must get back to distributing to the needs of the saints as well as pay the elders who rule in the Churches. If we put our priorities back in order we will see the true love back in the church community, even as we abandon the idea of the Church industry.

    TaVon Davis said this on January 7, 2010 at 2:03 am | Reply

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