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Originally Posted by Esphes45
It is starting to seem like people are saying tithing and sacrificial giving are the same thing?
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they can be the same, but don't have to be. For some, 10% is a sacrifice for others not so much.
I'm not anti-giving (I don't know how many times I can reiterate that), but giving a mandatory 10% to the local church when you can't even pay your bills is not right. Let me add a caveat that we are to be good stewards of our money and we have to make sure we aren't being foolish with our money. But some people who have fallen on hard times who can't make ends meet and pay tithes need to be able to find mercy from their church. The last thing people need when their struggling financially is a pastor dangling them over hell if they don't give their tithes first.
Some have no problem giving 10%, but you don't see them in prayer meeting, helping out at functions, participating in outreach, etc. Cheerfully giving has more to do with it than money.