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Originally Posted by Aquila
You're missing the entire point. First, the initial offerings given to the Apostles was a "startup effort" to provide for the needs of the body. Beyond that, we don't see a total surrender of all goods ever again in Scripture. However, we do see generous giving and communal body life wherein saints shared ALL that they had. All this was done without "tithe or burn" or "tithe or pew" teaching.
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No I see a continual of it. All we have belongs to God. All the church is asking is 10% and offerings. I do not see it unreasonable or unbiblical to ASK, but to require for salvation, no.
However ministry must live by a different standard.