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Re: Tithing…Is it a command?
tithing is a good system of giving, but I wouldn't tell anyone they were being displeasing to God if they don't. I hope people strongly consider it when they give each week though. Being a weekly spiritual led giver as God prospers us is a heaven or hell issue, but God is the one deciding not us. I don't want to make people less fortunate feel like that it doesn't matter what they give, because God may be testing their faith in Him.
I don't think this subject is as black and white as many here make it. We must teach giving to our churches and we must show every biblical example of it presented in scripture(including tithing) and then teach people to let God lead them to give with a personal conviction. To the rich and the poor God desires our faith in Him. Those who are ministering for filthy lucre will one day be judged, but we still must be spirit led givers. That means 100% not just 10%.
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