THE LAW OF THE TITHE PLACES YOU UNDER CURSE. tithe is one tenth of the agricultural output of an Israelite under the mosaic law lev27:30-34.He was to give one tenth of his agricultural output to the levites for working in the temple. And because they had no inheritance of the land shared by Joshua Nu18:24-26,2Ch31:5-6,Ne10:37. *Another one tenth is to be consumed once annually by himself in a place approved by God Deu12:11,Deu14:22-27. *after 3years,he is to leave an accumulated one tenth for at his front edge for the less privilege and orphans to eat Deu14:28-29;26:12. *the levites are to take one tenth of their tithe and give it to family of Aaron Ne10:38. *It was three times a year in Deut16:16.at certain feast days is where the tithe would be offered. one tithe even allowed you to stay home and spend it on what you desire Duet14:26. *Other nation around had nothing to do with this method of giving they share nothing in the tribal distribution of Israel land. *Although money was in use then.,but tithe was not money. the formula for calculating one tenth was simple with agricultural product Lev27:30-31. *Christ criticised the pharisees for their undue emphasis on tithe payment and neglecting the most important issues Matt23:23. *When the church started,free will offering took the center stage. *people gave below or far above their belongings .Act4:36-37. *It sounded that levites started having possession as we can see in Barnabas. *they gave of their means 1Cor16:1-2. *They gave according to how they were prospered Cor16:2. *The giving was received according to what they had 2Cor8:12. *The giving was not to be grudgingly or under compulsion 2Cor9:7. *It is at the discretion of the giver to decide what amount he gives 2cor9:6. *The reaping was based on the giving 2Cor9:6. *They first gave themselves 2Cor8:1-5. CRITICAL ISSUES: *We are not under the law of tithing. Tithing was part of the law. we are no longer under it Rom6:14 it was part of the law christ came to redeem us from Gal4:4-5 When u pay tithe,it is not a gift,it was an obligation Gal4:9. *But the man of God does not replace the priests of the old. And churches are not temple of old. We are all priests today 1Pet2:9,Christ now is the only mediator just like the priests were mediating for Israel in the old 1Tim2:5.Our bodies are the temple of God 1cor3:16,Act17:24-25. *God provides all our needs without tithing. Phil4:19 says your needs are supplied according to his riches in glory. *Giving today is not of necessity2Cor9:7.This is an important distinction between generosity and obligation. The law of tithe places you under curse, if u do not continue tithing then you can be cursed Gal 3:10 that is if you miss one time,you spoil it all, if you are in the tithe business christ has redeemed you from the law of tithe. The so call man God refer u to Malachi 13:8-12 which says in summary that u are cursed for not paying tithe taking advantage of ur ignorance about the word of God,2TIM2:15,Gal 3:13 says Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law u are not to practice things of the law any longer Read Rom7:1-6,2Cor3:6-14,Gal 2:16,19,21,Gal 3:23-25,Eph2:14-15 *Tithing today represents ignorance or negligence of Christs cross Gal 3:13,1Cor 1:17,Gal 2:21. *There is no direct command for christians to pay tithe and historical research has shown that early church simply gave of their means to the work of the Lord. *Give generously to the Lord from your heart. freewill giving even greater than the amount of tithe is christian practice. To visit any church of christ withing ur location u can send ur E-mail address The church of christ function entirely on d doctrine of d bible
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