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Originally Posted by Originalist
Sorry but it does not work that way. The burden of proof is on YOU to show US where the New Testament, or even the Old Testament for that matter commands anyone to tithe currency income.
As for your "eating for free at MacDonalds" analogy. The bread of life does not belong to some company to be SOLD. It is free manna from above and those who feel called to preach it full time without being bi-vocational simply need to trust God to meet their needs. They cannot charge a fee for something that does not belong to them to begin with.
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When you need to be baptized, married or buried I hope your preacher does not have to excuse himself by saying sorry, but since I have to go work at McDonalds to support my family, I will simply throw a glass of water upon you, I will tweet you the wedding ceremony, or I will text you a few words to your funeral.
Jesus could have turned stones into bread, yet there were plenty of people who gave him and the Apostles of their substance.
Go and enjoy your meal at McDonalds where a poor preacher is probably flipping the burgers you will eat since, he has to supplement his income because the miserly, stingy, God robbing anti-tithe crowd do not want to pay him for all his efforts.
Go ahead and muzzle your ox till he starves.