| Author | Message | ||
| Max |
My friends, we've got trouble, Right here in Loma Linda, Berrien Springs, Silver Spring, Walla Walla, Collegedale, St. Helena, La Sierra, you name it. Trouble with a capital T, And that stands for Tax, and that means TITHE. That's right. You don't have to pay it. Not under the new covenant, that is. Tithing was a civil law under the old covenant theocracy done away by the cross. Nowhere in the New Testament will you find a command to pay tithe. The idea is this: Under the old covenant the tithe was paid to the priest. Under the new covenant (New Testament) you, my friend, you are the priest! This is known as the teaching of "the priesthood of all believers." That means our God Jesus Christ has entrusted his money -- the money you earned working for Jesus at PG&E or Kroger or Microsoft -- is entrusted by him to you to use as he directs. And that means you'll give some of it to help the poor, some to help further the gospel, and so forth. But the key difference is that you are God's priest. You are no longer under a civil theocratic government, as was Israel under the old covenant. At that time the tithe was a tax. Pure and simple. But when God Jesus Christ came to earth he ended that old covenant government with all its taxes, meaning its tithing system. Your church has no right to collect it from you. Instead, the Holy Spirit has the right to impress you to use it as God sees fit. Blessings on you as you gain your freedom from the prison of Seventh-day Adventism. Max of the Cross | ||
| Maryann |
Hi Max, Thank you for that post. I have been criticized for taking it upon myself to use a "tithe" in what I think is proper place. A Christian Radio station, books, tapes and so on. In fact, I used a "tithe" money to get material like Swindoll tapes to educate myself! I can't tell you what a blessing they have been to me!!! Tithe can also be "time" given. Take a mother of three who has only enough money from her husbands pay check to support the family. She can be a help in the community or Church as a volunteer. To think that there are people that loose their jobs because they don't tithe really fries me. To think that it is actually with-held from a pay check against one's will is criminal!!! | ||
| Max |
Agreed, Maryann. Hey, all you Adventist defenders out there, care to answer this question: Is your tithe really only a theocratic civil tax? |
