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Originally Posted by NotforSale
A thought came to me this weekend.
The Lord is the Bridegroom. The Church (us) are the the Bride.
In marriage (been married myself for 28 years), finances between my wife and I are one and the same. What's mine is hers and what's hers is mine. We are one flesh and care for one another with no barriers. In raising 3 children, I didn't tell my wife, "The Family only gets 10%." When my wife became ill and almost died, my bank account went dry paying her hospital bill. If 10% was my limit, she wouldn't be with me today.
In marriage counseling, when the marriage is at risk of failure, finances become divided, or have been a devisive issue for a long time. In fact, money becomes the fight when the bitter end evolves.
If we are one with the Lord and are truly His Bride, the 10% rule is abolished. The reason is simple; Our relationship with Him holds no bars or lines because we are married to the Lord; We are 100% comitted, just like a good marriage is. If we hold back, we are telling God we are on conditional terms with Him. This will lead us down the path of "Divorce" if we are not careful, and it won't be the Lord who files.
This is just a thought. Hope it provokes good reason.
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Hmmmmm,
I read several of your posts and have agreed with many of them, however this type of logic is what gets the Body in trouble.
While it is true that everything is God's and we are only stewards of what is His, so all of what we have should be his also. The struggle with everyone who posts anti tithing theories is that they don't even give the 10%.
But as to the notion of your thinking, if you are true then marriage would be abolished as the Lord (bridegroom) and those who comprise the Church (bride) are espoused to a groom who states that beside Him there shall be no other.
If what you are saying is true then in addition to the tithe the offering is abolished. I have been married for only 24 years, but I don't give my wife offerings because our money is one.
I can go on and on, but biblically (and logically) it doesn't work