Tithe-vs-Paying Your Bills

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

God Knows the heart, In my life time I have always stuggled with finances. Because of this I know stewardship is the key. If you are a good steward you will get the bills paid and God will get his share and he will bless you. If you are not a good steward the lights might get turned off and the bills not paid. It all goes to being a good steward. A good steward will not get in a position that his debt overpowers him to the point he can't stay on top of it.
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This is generally true.

But there are occasions when people lose their job, or have their pay drastically cut. Sometimes we can find ourselves in situations that are out of our control.

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

This is generally true.

But there are occasions when people lose their job, or have their pay drastically cut. Sometimes we can find ourselves in situations that are out of our control.

AquietPlace

Did I not say good time and bad good economy and bad. My life experiances included losing jobs pay cuts and situations beyond my control. The fact is if we are good stewards we will never get into debt beyond anything we cannot take care of should we lose job etc.

I take lituraly the passages that speak that we should not owe any man anything. We then become servant to the debt. God never gives us garentees of jobs ect he does promise we will have those things we need. Roof, food and clothing.

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

AquietPlace

Did I not say good time and bad good economy and bad. My life experiances included losing jobs pay cuts and situations beyond my control. The fact is if we are good stewards we will never get into debt beyond anything we cannot take care of should we lose job etc.

I take lituraly the passages that speak that we should not owe any man anything. We then become servant to the debt. God never gives us garentees of jobs ect he does promise we will have those things we need. Roof, food and clothing.

That's true when it comes to debt. The best plan is to have no debt at all. Then, if your income drops drastically, you aren't saddled with debt you can't pay.

I was just referring to the fact that sometimes our income can drop so drastically that we can't even cover the basics adequately.... food and housing.

[SteppingStone]

It seems to me that scripture says if we don't provide for our own we have departed from the faith. So paying tithes (Bondage) would leave you short on your bills how can you provide for your own? Now if you were a farmer and you gave a tenth of your crops you would still have food wouldn't you? Or if you raised sheep, etc.

Paying tithes...

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

That's true when it comes to debt. The best plan is to have no debt at all. Then, if your income drops drastically, you aren't saddled with debt you can't pay.

I was just referring to the fact that sometimes our income can drop so drastically that we can't even cover the basics adequately.... food and housing.

AQP
I know each situation is differant, but speaking from my life experiances and those around me. I have lost many jobs and have had my income cut by more than half many times. Still God so fit that all the basics were covered. But I did not sit around waiting for thing to come out of nothing I did what I had to do to see to it my family had the neccesitys. I would find and min. wage job to keep things going. I would mow lawns or what ever it took. That is the problem I have seen too many times others expect God to just come down and take care of everything without any effort on our part.

God allows us to go through things to build caricture, but this only happens if we let it build caricture.

[corvet786c]

Where in the NT is it required to pay tithes? Are you giving your pastor mint, cummen and anise? Does seem like money to me?