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Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968
Tithesmeister,
I understand there are some pastors that make tithing an heaven and hell issue. Yet, I believe a high majority in the church want to give, they're not forced at all. I firmly believe the last thing on their mind when they put that check in the envelope is, "whew, I'm not going to hell!" Saints love to give, not just money, but their time.
I guarantee some of the pastors you have mentioned in threads of the past, if the pastors stood up and denounced everything they said about "tithe or the burning flame." The people will still give, not out of fear, or because they have been "brainwashed", but because they love to give and support the church. Weather that be, the leadership, the building, the programs, etc..
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Members are not forced to tithe, they are coerced to tithe. Tithe is a requirement to participate in ministry. Let's be honest please.
Also, they are threatened, directly, or indirectly, by the quoting of
Mal 3:8-9. They are told, openly, or indirectly by reading that reference, that they are robbing God, and will be cursed with a cursed. Let's be honest, please.
They are not forced, they are coerced in different fronts.
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