Tithe-vs-Paying Your Bills

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Remember... there were three tithes in the OT. One was the Levitical Tithe... given to the priesthood. One was a Temple Tithe... given to sustain the Temple and feastdays. One was a Poor Tithe given every third year.

If the Pastor takes a tithe as did the priesthood... should he not require another 10% for the church facilities and yet another for the poor?

Let's be real here. It was an angrarian land tax and welfare system, wherein the priesthood was funded.

Speaking of taxes, does a king tax strangers or his sons?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Speaking if taxes, dores a king tax strangers or his sons?

Strangers.

Great point!

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Strangers.

Great point!

Are we no more strangers? Now sons of God!! My father wouldn't never tax me. I have a DNA connection

[onefaith2]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Are we no more strangers? Now sons of God!! My father wouldn't never tax me. I have a DNA connection

No your father would say, sell all your possessions and give to the poor and follow me if you were rich.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

No your father would say, sell all your possessions and give to the poor and follow me if you were rich.

Only required when entering the tutelage of a rabbi in ancient Judaism. Christians in Jerusalem did this only once. Beyond that, Christians maintained individual trades and possessions, including ministers. Jewish Christians living in Judea continued to tithe until the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. Of course, this goes against tithing principle as practiced by Christian ministers today. Abraham tithed a tenth and gave the 90% back to the king of Sodom. Levites received tithes and weren't allowed to own land. If a minister of the Gospel functions per tithing principles... they are not to own land and are to live on the church grounds. Of course... this was Catholic tradition... i.e., the rectory.

[onefaith2]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Only required when entering the tutelage of a rabbi in ancient Judaism. Christians in Jerusalem did this only once. Beyond that, Christians maintained individual trades and possessions, including ministers. Jewish Christians living in Judea continued to tithe until the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. Of course, this goes against tithing principle as practiced by Christian ministers today. Abraham tithed a tenth and gave the 90% back to the king of Sodom. Levites received tithes and weren't allowed to own land. If a minister of the Gospel functions per tithing principles... they are not to own land and are to live on the church grounds. Of course... this was Catholic tradition... i.e., the rectory.

I see nothing wrong with a minister not owning land and living on church property but the current tithing system in place in most churches is not the levitical tithing law.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

I see nothing wrong with a minister not owning land and living on church property but the current tithing system in place in most churches is not the levitical tithing law.

It's nothing but a man made system based off of the OT notion of giving a tenth. It's not a mandated NT practice. Tithing wasn't practiced by Christians for between 5 and 7 centuries after Christ. And that was only because the Roman Catholics, and land barons, instituted it to fleece the people. Fines followed if one didn't tithe. It was a way of fleecing the people and it ended under the various revolutions that swept Europe. Then it was picked up again slowly by Fundamentalist churches here in the west.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

No your father would say, sell all your possessions and give to the poor and follow me if you were rich.

Has he? Have you done it?

[onefaith2]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Has he? Have you done it?

No he hasn't to me, I barely own a lot of things. Of course should he I know he would provide if that was the requirement for the needs of my wife and baby.