[Sean]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

Most tithe preachers I know get the passages straight from the Bible. Although I don't think we should teach tithing as a new testament law, I do think it is for us to learn from. I agree with the fact that tithing was a commandment under the law and that we are not under the law so I see were it doesn't apply. On the flip side you will see Jesus raising the bar instead of lowering it the new testament church.

Galations 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

By this scripture would you say it would apply in the opposite? that if you are not led of the Spirit then you are under the law?


Bullseye....Brother what you just said is exactly what I have been advocating.

1Cor.16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

By this scripture would you say that we need to give weekly as the Lord has prospered us?

Yes I do brother!

To me that means that: a person needs to give weekly as he has prospered and he needs to be Spirit led when he gives or he would be under the law.
In other words spiritual led givers don't have to tithe, but Gods' Spirit will in most cases exceed the law.


Amen, as the Spirit of the Lord leads the saint to give.

The people you claim backslid because of a preacher teaching tithing probably wouldn't of stayed anyway.

Brother, the typical saying about the saints that could not tow the line and leave is this..."they were among us, but not of us". You might want to learn that saying they use...


If I felt as strongly as some here do against tithing I would leave that tithe teaching church and find another church, but I would not leave God nor would I try to destroy all those who did believe tithing to be necessary.

I actually left over it 2 years ago. I had taught HBS to about half of the last church I attended. I left because I did not want them to see me rise up against the Pastor.(BTW...I told the pastor twice that he will likely be lost if he keeps the tithing message up), he said I would be lost likewise for not tithing.
I met with numerous pastors of various churches in my general area and they blacklisted me. Then I got on AFF and just joined in on the existing debate on tithing that you see now.

The Holy Ghost has planted me in this situation for the time being. I am just hangin out with you guys until He says move on....