Tithes........

[Neck]

Originally Posted by IAintMovin

OK Neck even though I realize that this is a public forum, my response was to DQ and NLYP since we have already discussed this over the phone.....well NLYP and I did anyway.....it was TIC to them....dont go and try to make a doctrine out of my reply, ..... guess I should have qualified my response....

Understood. I comments were to your statements and my thoughts.

Nathan Eckstadt

[Neck]

Originally Posted by IAintMovin

This is all silly to me.... everything that I have belongs to HIM.... the wife and I are in the process of making a decision to sell our home to free up money to use to build a new building and purchase the land needed to build it on here......no problem... He gave it to me, it is His........do I want to have to make this change - no - but if it takes it to make the Kingdom Move Forward.....I dont even have to really think about it twice.....EVERYTHING I have belongs to Him anyway......what is the deal??????????

Then what is the principle of 10%? We know God already owns it all...

[Neck]

Originally Posted by The Swordsman

Deuteronomy 14

22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: 25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, 27 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: 29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

All your increase? If you had 10 kids would give one to the pastor? TIC

[Neck]

One note. If you decide to pay a tithe on the sale of your home and the current increase. That is fine if you feel you should.

What I would do is come up with a list of all the known repairs and items you did to the home.

The money you invested in the home to fix it up etc.

Like adding on to the house, fixing up a basement etc.

You already paid tithe on the money you used to fix up the house.

Take that away from the balance of the increase.

Becaue you paid for part of the increase already.

My opinion, at the end of the day what you feel is right.

Will be the right thing.

My thouhts are meant only as my own, and how ministers have shared with me their thoughts over the years...

[Neck]

One more note.

My unlce who is a UPCI minister told me that you should also subtract the amount of interest you paid on the home during the time you lived in the home.

So if you paid $7,000.00 a year in interest for 10 years and paid in close to $70,000.00 in interest over say 10 years and you sell your house.

Then want to buy a new one. If you feel you should tithe the increase. Subtract out the $70,000.00 from the gain.

Then add back 28% of the $70,000.00 if you did not tithe on your income tax return.

Because 28% is the average you get back on your return from the interest you paid.

SO the real rule would be to subtract out of the increase 67% of the interest you paid.

In the idea of the example above you would take

70,000.00 x 67% = $46,900.00

SO subtract the $49,900.00 from the increase in the value of your home.

You already paid a tithe on the money you used to pay the interest.


Nathan Eckstadt

Nehemiah 10:38 - And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by The Swordsman

Nehemiah 10:38 - And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

I haven't met a levite yet.

[NLYP]

Originally Posted by Drama Queen

Me either..... that's why I'm asking. We were told by someone that we should be tithing on it and I don't wanna be wrong..... sooooooo.... just wanted to know what everyone else thought.

Ok Baby....enough...Your Hubby will make a decision and that will be that.
Love you!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by NLYP

Ok Baby....enough...Your Hubby will make a decision and that will be that.
Love you!

Send me 5% and I'll invest it for ya!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Send me 5% and I'll invest it for ya!

Who owes Tithe then- He or Thee?