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Silly people. don't you know that an eternal, omnipotent, omniscient being needs money?
It's not like he knows the future and can tell his ministers which stocks to buy to achieve all their needs.
Imagine if God had bought stock in MicroSoft in 1980!!!!
Another thread on this made me think about it..... how it's a rip off.
When I used to attend church, there seemed to be two main thoughts. One, is that as stated in Malachi, we should give 10%, because, really, all of it is God's anyway... something along those lines....
Then, there are those that say because Jesus came to fulfill the law, we really don't HAVE to give anything, only if we want to etc.
Another thread on this made me think about it..... how it's a rip off.
When I used to attend church, there seemed to be two main thoughts. One, is that as stated in Malachi, we should give 10%, because, really, all of it is God's anyway... something along those lines....
Then, there are those that say because Jesus came to fulfill the law, we really don't HAVE to give anything, only if we want to etc.
Why would you think it's just a rip off? Organizations need labor, goods, etc., like anybody else would.
Well, it's not really "for him" - mostly it's to provide for "The Church", the bride of Christ. The Gospel spreaders etc.
Charity like forgiving others benefits the one doing the giving as much or maybe even more than it does the one who receives it.Silly people. don't you know that an eternal, omnipotent, omniscient being needs money?
It's not like he knows the future and can tell his ministers which stocks to buy to achieve all their needs.
Imagine if God had bought stock in MicroSoft in 1980!!!!
offering-choiceIs it commanded by God, or is it optional?
If optional, what makes a tithe different from an offering?
Maybe His ways are not our ways.Well, it's not really "for him" - mostly it's to provide for "The Church", the bride of Christ. The Gospel spreaders etc.
again, God could tell his followers to buy Microsoft and give that to the Church. It would seem to me that an omnipotent being would be a better financial planner.
Well, it's not really "for him" - mostly it's to provide for "The Church", the bride of Christ. The Gospel spreaders etc.
again, God could tell his followers to buy Microsoft and give that to the Church. It would seem to me that an omnipotent being would be a better financial planner.
CS Lewis had some thoughts on this.Another thread on this made me think about it..... how it's a rip off.
When I used to attend church, there seemed to be two main thoughts. One, is that as stated in Malachi, we should give 10%, because, really, all of it is God's anyway... something along those lines....
Then, there are those that say because Jesus came to fulfill the law, we really don't HAVE to give anything, only if we want to etc.
CS Lewis had some thoughts on this.Another thread on this made me think about it..... how it's a rip off.
When I used to attend church, there seemed to be two main thoughts. One, is that as stated in Malachi, we should give 10%, because, really, all of it is God's anyway... something along those lines....
Then, there are those that say because Jesus came to fulfill the law, we really don't HAVE to give anything, only if we want to etc.
I don't think they were the same as yours.
It does say in the Bible to give to God 10% off the top......before taxes, before Social Security, before 401K's, etc. Many people do NOT, probably because they have more than enough taken from their pay already and they think God's payment is optional
There are different kinds of offerings......a freewill offering is optional, sin offering is a type of 'payment' for sins, etc.
Nobody can buy their way into Heaven.......our ticket was bought & paid for with the blood of the Lamb.
Back when Moses finally got the Hebrews out of Egypt and on their way to the promised land, Moses, who had a speech impediment, made Aaron(his brother) as the first priest of the new Israelites. For every sacrifice to God, one must give a sacrifice to Aaron in a tithe. At that moment Aaron never had to work at hard labor ever again. The Catholic Church has billions of dollars locked behind the doors of the Vatican, the pope eats lobster and steak, yet he tells the rest of us we should do without. When man made religion, not God, it was mans way to control us and reap from us, while they sit back and enjoy comfortable living...Is it commanded by God, or is it optional?
If optional, what makes a tithe different from an offering?
Silly people. don't you know that an eternal, omnipotent, omniscient being needs money?
It's not like he knows the future and can tell his ministers which stocks to buy to achieve all their needs.
Imagine if God had bought stock in MicroSoft in 1980!!!!
Well, it's not really "for him" - mostly it's to provide for "The Church", the bride of Christ. The Gospel spreaders etc.