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Originally Posted by Jason
I always have did things according to the word. Truth be told, years ago I was a cashier, I hated doing that. But reading the Word, it said work as unto the Lord.
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You make a good point here that I agree with, although not the topic of this thread. Tithing is not an "end all" to walking in the blessings of the Lord. There are many things...faithfulness, giving God glory for promotions, working as unto the Lord, etc. All of these play into our ability to walk in blessings.
I guess where I differ from you, is that the promises associated with the tithe makes me immune from the conditions of the world. You brought up those losing their homes, cars, etc. There is no failure or lack in God. Therefore, it does not matter what is going on around me if I live according to all that God has commanded.
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Which brings me back to the part of my post you did not answer
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I was talking to a guy one time who didn't believe in the infilling of the Holy Spirit, speaking tongues, and such. His explanation of the scriptures was that when a person accepts the Lord he is "filled" with the Spirit. I would ask, what about (give a scripture), how about (give a scripture), etc. Every scripture that talked about the infilling he had a reason why that didn't apply to the conversation.
Talking to someone who doesn't see the tithe as part of God's system is the same way. You say you are begging for scripture, but if you just scroll through this thread and the multitude of other threads about tithing you will find a lot of scriptural references....you just don't see, won't accept it, or disagree with the scripture.
It's a mute point to post them again.