Comments on: The Blessing Of Tithing – Part 3 http://www.sermonalive.com/biblical-economic/the-blessing-of-tithing3 Where The Word Comes Alive Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:34:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Darrell Meeks http://www.sermonalive.com/biblical-economic/the-blessing-of-tithing3/comment-page-1#comment-535 Darrell Meeks Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:55:45 +0000 http://www.sermonalive.com/biblical-economic/the-blessing-of-tithing3#comment-535 God's economy isn't monetary, which is evidenced by the scripture that declares He owns cattle on a thousand hills. As for sowing seed, well, the seed Jesus spoke of was His Gospel and His commands, not money. Seed-planting as a monetary reference is little more than a charismatic mantra that clearly qualifies as yet another of the many false teachings routinely lobbed from the many catapults of false teachings resident in that camp. As with any other teaching, let's see the scriptures IN CONTEXT. Those references in the article are, as is usually the case, taken out of context. A simple word study would suffice in showing the TRUE nature of what those verses are actually talking about. God’s economy isn’t monetary, which is evidenced by the scripture that declares He owns cattle on a thousand hills.

As for sowing seed, well, the seed Jesus spoke of was His Gospel and His commands, not money. Seed-planting as a monetary reference is little more than a charismatic mantra that clearly qualifies as yet another of the many false teachings routinely lobbed from the many catapults of false teachings resident in that camp.

As with any other teaching, let’s see the scriptures IN CONTEXT. Those references in the article are, as is usually the case, taken out of context. A simple word study would suffice in showing the TRUE nature of what those verses are actually talking about.

]]> By: Stephen Davis http://www.sermonalive.com/biblical-economic/the-blessing-of-tithing3/comment-page-1#comment-252 Stephen Davis Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:22:26 +0000 http://www.sermonalive.com/biblical-economic/the-blessing-of-tithing3#comment-252 Giving and tithing are not interchangable. New Testament era teachers use the Old Testament law to gain income. Do they do this by God's will? That is the great question. Many would have you believe so. We worry for these teachers. Are they stumbling at a 'stumbling stone'? It appears God has placed it there for the purpose of testing His children. If you collect monetary tithes or pay them, you are failing the test. "Feed the flock of God among you" says the scriptures. "The workman is worthy of his hire (wages)." "Those who exalt themselves shall be abased." "We abased ourselves in preaching the Gospel without charge". To preach the Gospel by receiving tithes (so called) is to exalt one's self at the expence of those whom God has exalted to priesthood. This is opposite to what happened in the Old Testament when many fell in rebellion, thus only having one tribe as a class of priests. If you want to be great, teach free-will giving. You may suffer at the hands of the tithe obsessed, though. Who sit at the wellspring of cash...the monetary tithe. Giving and tithing are not interchangable. New Testament era teachers use the Old Testament law to gain income. Do they do this by God’s will? That is the great question. Many would have you believe so. We worry for these teachers. Are they stumbling at a ’stumbling stone’? It appears God has placed it there for the purpose of testing His children. If you collect monetary tithes or pay them, you are failing the test.

“Feed the flock of God among you” says the scriptures. “The workman is worthy of his hire (wages).” “Those who exalt themselves shall be abased.” “We abased ourselves in preaching the Gospel without charge”. To preach the Gospel by receiving tithes (so called) is to exalt one’s self at the expence of those whom God has exalted to priesthood. This is opposite to what happened in the Old Testament when many fell in rebellion, thus only having one tribe as a class of priests. If you want to be great, teach free-will giving. You may suffer at the hands of the tithe obsessed, though. Who sit at the wellspring of cash…the monetary tithe.

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