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Originally Posted by Sean
I had a 4 hour breakfast visit with a UPC pastor/presbyter today. It was VERRRRY interesting. He wants our help, but I told him there can be NO situations with our tithing differences. We are praying with him about a "compromise" on his part to help there. He mentioned the "God robber" thing and I told him that he could have a "God robber" working in his congregation.(me). He will have to back off on that rhetoric to have us help him.
I showed him my take on the Law(no partial Law). That we are not under it, so Mal. doesnt apply. He saw exactly where I was coming from. I will keep you guys informed about it. I am hoping for a "breakthrough" for us in the UPC.(this man is an elder and very well known in the area)
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I am glad you are getting to talk this important issue of tithing I am a pro tither and I believe tithing is a good discipline, but I do think that it should be freewill and led by God giving. Many of the points you have made on this thread I think would at least make people rethink their position. I don't think we should drop the teaching of tithing, but I certainly think people's approach to is needs much improvement.
We need to have open dialogue with those we disagree with in order for us to become more doctrinly true. I even think we should be more eager to open our Bibles with trinitarians in a more brotherly way. I am not saying that we agree with false teaching, but if I will not listen to what they have to say why should they listen to what I have say.