[rava61]

The problem is 'your bucket has holes in it'. The system of tithing was established for the Jews, and the commandments of tithing was always directed to the Jews; so, you really do not have a lot to go on in the New Testement. Even the common verse in Malachi that most pastors like to use to guilt people into tithing is directed to the Jews - it's extremely important to look at who is being talked.

If a person chooses to tithe then it becomes a voluntarly 'offering' and is acceptable to God; however, if a person tithes only because they are guilted into it then it is not acceptable to God. Here's another problem that I see: if God does not accept the tithing or offereing due to attitude, then why does the 'Pastor' feel he has the right to accept it anyway?

RV