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Originally Posted by Esaias
Tithing isn't a false doctrine. Rather the idea that everyone needs to pay the pastor (or the 501c3 corporation calling itself a "church") 10% of their gross wages from whatever source derived in cash, check, or credit card, usually with a corresponding tax deduction from the government, IS a false doctrine, because it is CONTRARY TO THE LAW OF GOD.
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And here we can see the difference between the antinomian and the theonomist. The antinomian may be against the false doctrine calling itself "tithing", but on what basis? Solely personal preference and feels. Meanwhile, another antinomian loves the modern "tithe" teaching. How to determine which is correct? Both antinomians have nothing to go on except personal opinion and perhaps tradition.
But the theonomist simply points to Thus Saith The Lord, book chapter and verse, and the issue is settled. God is God, He gets to be the decider of the issue. Whereas for the antinomian, Man is God and decides the issue. And thus, for the antinomian, the issue never actually gets decided, with any Divine Authority.