is Tithing a Mandate for a Christian to Pay

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Is it a mandate for a Christian to pay tithes?

There are some Christians and Christian churches that believe

that Christian members must pay tithe while other Christians

and some Christian churches also believe that Christians shouldnot be made to pay tithe.

Addressing this issue of tithing will help to understand whether

Christians should be told or asked to pay tithes. Even in some

churches all new members are made to swear an oath to be

faithful in paying of their tithes.

My understanding and believe about this subject, based on the

Bible is that, Christians should be encouraged to give butwhether a Christian will be willing to give a tenth or whatever

percentage should be to them to decide in their hearts, but not

to be told to give a tenth of their income as a requirement of a

Christian.

WHAT IS TITHE?

Tithe is said to be in many churches, the giving of a tenth of

ones income to the church as an offering to God, which is a

command.

Now many Christians and Christian churches who are in support

of the idea that every Christian must pay tithe and that it is an

obligation or a mandate by God for every Christian to pay, will

normally quote Malachi 3 to support their view and that those

who do not pay tithes are cheating or robbing God.

Malachi 3:8-9; Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated

me! But you ask, what do you mean? When did we even cheat

you? You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to

me. 9~ You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been

cheating me.

Now to help understand tithing and its application to Christians,

there are many points I will like to point out.

Is it a mandate for a Christian to pay tithes? : B. Kofi Amoabeng([email protected]) Page 1


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To begin, I will like to establish if tithing was a command and

therefore part of the law given to the Israelites by God through

Moses.

Leviticus 27:30-32 and 34; 30 One tenth of the produce of theland, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees,

belongs to the LORD and must be set apart to him as holy. 31

If you want to buy back the LORDs tenth of the grain or fruit,

you must pay its value, plus 20 percent. 32 Count off every

tenth animal from your herds and flocks and set them apart for

the LORD as holy.

34 These are the commands that the LORD gave through

Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 12:11; you must bring everything I command

you-your burnt offerings, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and

your offerings to fulfil a vow-to the designated place of worship,

the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be

honoured.

Malachi 3:7-8; 7 Ever since the days of your ancestors, youhave scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return

to me and I will return to you, says the LORD of Heavens

Armies. But you ask, How can we return when we have never

gone away?

8 ..........You have cheated me of tithes and offerings due to

me.

Now from the above verses given, it is very clearly that tithingwas part of the Law God gave to the Israelites through Moses.

So therefore, tithing was or is part of the Law.

It should also be noted that, offering as stated in Malachi 3:8

was mainly about the offerings God commanded the Israelites

through Moses to offer to Him God, and some of these offerings

were, Grain offerings in Leviticus 2, Peace offering in Leviticus

3, Sin offerings in Leviticus 4, Guilt offerings in Leviticus 5 and



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many others. These offerings were all part of the instructions

God gave to the Israelites through Moses.

Now, most of those fellow Christians in support of tithing as a

mandate or a command for a Christian, normally do say thatAbraham was the first to tithe. Well, I will come to this later on

but before that, what does the New Testament says about the

law.

Galatians 3:24-26; 24 Let me put it another way. The law was

our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could

be made right with God through faith. 25 And now that the

way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our

guardian. 26 For you are all children of God through faith in

Christ Jesus.

Galatians 5: 1 and 13; 1 So Christ has truly set us free. Now

make sure that you stay free, and dont get tied up again in

slavery to the law.

13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers

and sisters. But dont use your freedom to satisfy your sinfulnature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Galatians 3: 2 and 10; 2 Let me ask you this one question: Did

you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of

course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the

message you heard about Christ.

10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with

God are under his curse, for the scriptures say, Cursed iseveryone who does not obey all the commands that are written

in Gods Book of the Law.

From the above verses, it is clear that as Christians, thus,

followers of Christ, we no longer need the law (including tithing)

as our guardian but our Christian life is based on faith. Thus

faith will guide us to give and how much we even decides to

give.



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Now Galatians 3:10 do talk about those who depend on the law

to make them right with God are under a curse, for the

Scriptures say, Cursed is everyone who does not obey all the

commands that are written in Gods Book of the Law.

Now about those fellow Christians who believe that every

Christian must pay tithe as a mandate or as a command by God

through Moses, the question is, do these fellow Christians obey

the other commands of the law?, like the command of the

Sabbath day, the Passover and the others in the Gods Book of

the Law given to the Israelites through Moses. If not, then they

should read Galatians 3:10 again.

Again, some who believe that every Christian must tithe, will

say, concerning the above that, But Christ has rescued us

from the curse pronounced by the law. As in Galatians 3:13;

But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the

law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the

curse for our wrong doing. For it is written in the Scriptures,

Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.

Yes, Christ has rescued us from the curse of the law, thus ifonly one believes he/she is set free from the law and does not

practise the law or any of the commands under the law. But if

you practise any of the commands of the law, then you are bind

by the curses that comes with the law. Reading Galatians

3.10,24-26 and Galatians 5:1 again may help you to understand

it better. Also as I go on things may become clearer.

I will like to point out that, every command and instructions inthe Gods Book of the Law given to the Israelites through

Moses, did come with a curse, as can be seen in Deuteronomy

29:12, 14-15, 24-25; 12You are standing here today to enter

into the covenant of the LORD your God. The LORD is making

this covenant, including the curses.

14 But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this

covenant with its curses.15 I am making this covenant with

you who stand here today in the presence of the LORD our



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God, and also with the future generations who are not standing

here today.

24 And all the surrounding nations will ask, why has the LORD

done this to this land? Why was he so angry? 25 And theanswer will be, This happened because the people of the land

abandoned the covenant that the LORD, the God of their

ancestors, made with them when he brought them out of the

land of Egypt.

Also, Malachi 3:8-9, which is specifically about tithe.

8...................You have cheated me of tithes and offerings due

to me. 9 You are under a curse, for your whole nation has beencheating me.

So if you believe that it is a command to be paying tithe as

Christian, then if for some reason(s) you fail to pay, note that

you are cursed.

Also, even if you believe Christians must pay tithe and as a

Christian you do pay tithe without missing your payment, but

fail to observe the other commands and instructions of the law,you are cursed as well as stated in Galatians 3:10

Now, about Abraham and Jacob, giving a tithe. About Abraham,

Genesis 14:17-20 (note that at this time Abraham was named

as Abram).

17 After Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer

and all his allies, the King of Shaveh (that is, the Kings valley).

18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and priest of God Most

High, brought Abram some bread and wine. 19 Melchizedek

blessed Abram with this blessing: Blessed be Abram by God

Most High, creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be

God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you. Then

Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all goods he had recovered.

From the above, it should be noted that by this time the Law of

Moses was not in place.



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Now Abram gave a tenth of all goods he had recovered, based

on his faith. Abram decided on his own and purely by faith to

give the tenth of what he had recovered. It should also be

noted that, before this war, Abram was a rich man. Genesis

13:2; (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

Though Abram was very rich and blessed by God, given of a

tenth was not something he did monthly or yearly, but the only

instance he did this (given of a tenth) was after the war and it

is important to note that he did it out of faith, to show

appreciation. No one did ask Abram to give a tenth of what he

recovered but he did it out of his own and his faith in God.

Abraham was someone who was full of faith. Genesis 15:6; And

Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as

righteous because of his faith.

This is the kind of faith God wants us as true descendants of

Abraham and followers of Christ to show.

Galatians 3:5-7; 5 I ask you again, does God give you the Holy

Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law?Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard

about Christ. 6 In the same way, Abraham believed God and

God counted him as righteous because of his faith. 7 The real

children of Abraham, then are those who put their faith in God.

From the above, it is made clear that Abraham was counted as

righteous because of his faith in God and not by obeying any

law. So he gave a tenth on that particular time, not because he

was asked to give, but by his faith, he decided that, that waswhat he wanted to give.

So in the same way, as descendants of Abraham, we should

give based on our faith and by faith it could be any percentage,

either a tenth or more or less, that we decide in our hearts to

give, but it should not be because we are told by our Churches

or other fellow Christians to give a tenth of our income every

month or every year because it is a command.



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will provide me with food and clothing, 21 and if I return

safely to my fathers home, then the LORD will certainly be my

God. 22 And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a

place of worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of

everything he gives me.

Again, the first thing to note is that it was Jacob himself who

decided on his own to make a vow to God to give God a tenth

of everything if God will take him safely back to his fathers

place and also if God will provide for him food and clothing on

his journey. Now the vow Jacob made to God was to give a

tenth of everything and what I mean is that Jacob was specific

about the word everything and this was based on his faith.

It should also be noted that, before Jacob made this vow, God

had already promised him and God did not make this promise

by demanding a tenth of everything Jacobs get on his journey.

Genesis 28:13-14; 13 At the top of the stairway stood the

LORD, and he said, I am the LORD, the God of your

grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The

ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to youand your descendants. 14 Your descendants will be as

numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all

directions- to the west and the east, to the north and the south.

And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you

and your descendants.

Jacob was blessed because of the covenant God had made with

Abraham. (Genesis 28:1-4). You can read this to confirm.It should be noted that it was a vow Jacob made, in the sense

that he expected something from God and in return did vow to

give a tenth of everything God gives him. Also as stated

already, he made this vow on his own and mainly because he

wanted something from God and he decided to choose a tenth,

and it was between him alone and God. Because of Jacobs vow

does not mean I should or a Christian should have the same

vow with God.



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Now different people also do make vows to God and they do

choose for themselves what they will give in return to God if

God should answer their request.

Judges 11:30-31,34-35; 30 And Jephthah made a vow to theLORD. He said, If you give me victory over the Ammonites, 31

I will give to the LORD whatever comes out of my house to

meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt

offering.

34 When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter

came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing

for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or

daughters. 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish.

Oh, my daughter! he cried out. You have completely

destroyed me! Youve brought disaster on me! For I have made

a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back.

Also, 1st Samuel 1:10-11; 10 Hannah was in deep anguish,

crying bitterly as she prayed to the LORD. 11 And she made

this vow: O LORD of Heavens Armies, if you will look upon my

sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I willgive him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime,

and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair

will never be cut.

So as can be seen from the Bible, different people do make

different vows. Just because Jacob made a vow to give a tenth

does not mean Christians should be made to tithe as a

mandate.Now about the purpose of tithing as a command and therefore

part of the law God gave the Israelites through Moses.

God gave the command of tithing to the Israelites to serve a

specific need or needs as with all the commands and

instructions of the law God gave them, for instance the Sabbath

day.



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The purpose of tithing is made clear in Deuteronomy 14:28-29;

28 After the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of

that years harvest and store it in the nearest town. 29 Give it

to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among

you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans,

and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied.

Then the LORD your God will bless you in all your work.

Numbers 18:24; because I have given them the Israelites

tithes, which have been presented as sacred offerings to the

LORD. This will be the Levites share. That is why I said they

would receive no allotment of land among the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 26:12; Every third year you must offer a special

tithe of your crops. In this year of the special tithe you must

give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and

widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns.

From the above verses, it is clear what the purpose of tithing

were. Thus to give the Levites and also on the third year during

the special tithing, part of the tithes were to go to foreigners

living among the Israelites, the orphans and to widows.

Again, what most of the fellow Christians who say it is a

mandate for a Christian to pay tithe, do ask is, if Christians do

not pay tithe, how do we or Christians take care of their Pastors

or Priests, the orphans, widows and the less privilege who lives

among us.

As I have already made known, it is not a mandate for a

Christian to pay tithe but by faith we decide within our heartshow much we want to give.

Now concerning the question of, how to take care of the Pastors

or Priests, orphans the widows and the rest.

As Christians our main call is to love one another and therefore

to take care of the needy and the poor.



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Paul in 2nd Corinthians chapters 8 & 9 do encourage us to give.

As Christians we should know that giving to support the needy

and the poor as well as giving for the growth of the church is

very important part of a Christian life. But this giving will have

to be done purely based on faith.

2nd Corinthians 9:7; You must each decide in your heart how

much to give. And dont give reluctantly or in response to

pressure, For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.

Paul do urge Christians to give but not under pressure or

reluctantly. So giving is something important for a Christian to

do, no matter how much more or less one have, but must do

that on ones own by faith but not because of any command.

Paul also makes it clear to us Christians that, though we decide

on our own how much to give, when we actually gives more ,

the more blessings we get from God and when we give less the

less blessings we do get from God as well.

I must state that the more or less here is not in terms of the

amount one gives, but the proportion one gives out of what onehas.

For instance, if a Christian who have $100 should give $50

which is 50% of all that he/she has and another also gives $500

out of his/her $10,000 which happens to be 5%, the one who

gave $50 which was 50% of his/her fortune (thus, based on all

they have) will be blessed more than the one who gave $500

which happens to be 5% of his/her fortune (thus based on all

they have). So it is not just the amount but the proportion yougive out of what you have.

To support the above with the Bible; 2nd Corinthians 8:11; Now

you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you

showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give

in proportion to what you have.



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2nd Corinthians 9:6; Remember this-a farmer who plants only a

few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants

generously will get a generous crop.

Luke 21:1-4: 1 While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched therich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. 2 Then a

poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins.

3 I tell you the truth, Jesus said, This poor widow has given

more than all the rest of them. 4 For they have given a tiny

part of their surplus but she, poor as she is, has given

everything she has.

Christians as can be seen from the above verses, areencouraged to give and give in proportion to what we have and

the more we give the more blessings we will get.

So if Christians can be made to understand this, Christians will

give by faith and their giving will take care of the needs of

Pastors or Priests, orphans, widows, foreigners (refugees,

asylum seekers, etc) and others who are in need as well as the

poor.Tithing should not be a mandatory for Christians or churches

should not ask their members to pay tithe. It should be left with

the members how much they want to give, either above 10% or

below 10% of their fortune (thus, based on all they have).

Reading 2nd Corinthians 9: 7 again can help for a better

understanding.

Again, if Christians are made to understand the true meaning ofgiving through faith and not through the law (tithing), needs

would be met.

Paul again gives or share more emphasis on giving as

Christians to help the needy and the poor but at the same time,

deciding how much to give within ones heart and not by under

any command.



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2nd Corinthians 8:7-8; 7 Since you excel in so many ways-in

your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your

enthusiasm, and your love from us-I want you to excel also in

this gracious act of giving. 8 I am not commanding you to do

this. But I am testing how generous your love is by comparing

it with the eagerness of the other churches.

1st Corinthians 16:2; On the first day of each week, you should

each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Dont

wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.

From 2nd Corinthians 8:7-8, again, Paul makes it clear that it is

not a command or a mandate to give, but with love, one should

give to the needy, thus deciding in your heart by faith, how

much you want to give. Also in 1st Corinthians 16:2; Paul again

makes an interesting statement which is, Put aside a portion

of the money you have earned. You note that Paul used the

word a portion and not the portion. A portion means,

whatever or any amount or any portion each decides to put

aside every week, therefore it does not mean any specific

portion like say 10% or 5%. If Paul had used the words, The

portion, then that would have meant, he was talking about a

specific portion or amount or percentage, but he said a

portion.

For instance, in the Bible it clearly states that, Jesus Christ is

TheWay. This means that Jesus Christ is the only way and

therefore the only specific way through to the Father. If the

Bible has said the LORD Jesus Christ is A Way, this would

have meant, there are many other ways and the LORD JesusChrist is just one of the many ways.

Therefore the use of the word aportion is very important to

note in Pauls letter in 1st Corinthians 16:2;

Another point to note about people being urged to tithe is

about the blessings and the curses in Malachi 3.



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Now about the blessings in Malachi 3, Thus Malachi 3:9-10; 9

You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating

me. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be

enough food in my Temple. If you do, says the LORD of

Heavens Armies, I will open the windows of heaven for you. I

will poor out a blessing so great you wont have enough room

to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

As I said earlier, this verse is normally used to encourage

Christians to tithe. Normally, Christians are told by fellow

Christians who believe that a Christian must tithe, that if they

do not tithe, it means they are cheating God and when they do

tithe, the above blessing in Malachi 3:10; will come to them.

It should be noted that LEVITICUS 26 (you can read that), talks

about the blessings and curses/punishments of Gods

commandments and the blessing and the curse stated in

Malachi 3 was not really an entirely new thing but was referring

to Leviticus 26, thus it was a summary of Leviticus 26.

Now concerning this blessing in Malachi 3:10; as you read 2nd

Corinthians 9, you will come across this same blessing asmentioned in Malachi 3:10; using different words but the same

meaning, and this blessing in 2nd Corinthians 9 is for everyone

that gives and gives by faith, by deciding in ones heart how

much to give and giving generously.

Now let see what is in 2nd Corinthians 9:7-8, 11; 7 You must

each decide in your heart how much to give. And dont give

reluctantly or in response to pressure, For God loves a personwho gives cheerfully. 8And God will generously provide all

you need. Then you will always have everything you need and

plenty left over to share with others.

11 Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can

always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who

need then, they will thank God.



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Now before I get to the point I want to establish, lets see the

similarities in the blessing in Malachi 3:10; and the one in 2nd

Corinthians 9:8 & 11.

Malachi talks about, ..........I will pour out a blessing so greatyou wont have enough room to take it in. This means, the

blessing they will receive from God will meet their needs and

over what they need and cant contain, therefore plenty being

left over.

Now if you come to 2nd Corinthians 9:8; the same thing is said

here, .............Then you will always have everything you need

and plenty left over to share with others. Here also the use of

plenty left over could also mean, being blessed by God and

having more than you need and therefore not having enough

room to take it in, as in Malachi 3:10.

Now that it is established that the blessing in Malachi 3:10; is

the same in 2nd Corinthians 9:8; I will move on to my point and

even before that, it should be noted that in Malachi 3, the

blessing comes with a curse. That is if the Israelites do tithe

they will be blessed and if they did not, then they will becursed. But the good thing in 2nd Corinthians 9, and for that

matter, we Christians is that, the blessing here does not come

with any curse, but we are make to be aware that the more we

give the more blessing we get and with this giving, you decide

in your heart how much you want to give.

Now to the main point I want to make concerning the above is

that, the teachings in 2

nd

Corinthians 9, should teach usChristians that, that is what the LORD God expects from us

when it comes to giving for us to receive that special blessing

from the LORD, and not the command of tithing which was part

of the law of Moses. As Christ came to live on earth and died for

us, we are set free from the law therefore we give by faith and

through that we are blessed.



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So now if you want blessing from God that will meet your needs

and plenty left over and therefore you will not have enough

room to take it in, as a Christian, I believe you know what to do.

As said earlier, I will suggest that Christians should be madeaware of the teachings in 2nd Corinthians chapters 8 and 9 as

well as 1st Corinthians 16:1-4; about giving and I believe by the

grace of God, Christians will give to meet the needs of the

Churches.

Another point concerning why it is not a mandate for Christians

to pay tithe.

From the time Christianity began (that is, after Christ had diedand resurrected), with all the teachings in the Bible from this

time, there is no teachings of tithing when it comes to the

teachings of giving. Now if tithing was a major part of

Christianity when it comes to giving, I believe it would definitely

have been thought in the Bible by at least one of the Apostles

or followers of Christ who brought the message of Christ

(therefore Christianity) to the world including the Gentiles.

Every major thing Christians have to know and do, be it Givingas Paul thought us, Faith, Love, Marriage, Divorce and the rest

are thought or written about for us Christians and anyone who

want to follow Christ to know.

When it comes to the New Testament, the LORD Jesus Christ

himself made a few statements about tithing. For example,

Luke 11:42; What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are

careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe,

yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

Some of those who say it is a command or a mandate for

Christians to tithe normally do use this verse to try to support

their case. Saying that, if tithing was not to be practised by

Christians, Jesus Christ would not have told the Pharisees, You

should tithe, yes in Luke 11:42 above.



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But reading Luke 11:42 and the Bible in general, by the grace

of God who gives understanding to His WORD, there is far more

to this statement in Luke 11:42; than we are sometimes made

to understand by these fellow Christians who say a Christian

must tithe.

The first thing to note is that, Jesus Christ was talking to the

Pharisees and these people were practitioners of the law of

Moses and under the law of Moses, tithing was what was used

to take care of the Levites, foreigners, orphans and widows,

that was why Jesus said yes, because the needs of these people

mentioned above needed to be taken care of.

Also, it should be noted that, during the life of Jesus Christ, the

Law of Moses was still being practised, including Tithing, the

Sabbath day, the Passover and the rest. So as Christ did not tell

the Pharisees to stop the Passover ceremonies, observation of

the Sabbath day, which was all part of the law, thus it mean as

Christians, we should practise the Passover ceremonies and the

rest?

Another interesting thing to note about Luke 11:42; is thewords the LORD Jesus Christ did use.

.........You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more

important things. The LORD did not even say, Important

things, but He said, More important things.

We should note the words more important things which Jesus

Christ did use. In other words, the LORD was telling the

Pharisees that, tithing (as part of the law and for that matter allthe law) were not important or better still, were less important

and therefore the more important things were justice and love.

Christ said this because He knew that very soon the Law of

Moses was going to come to an end as the guide for Gods

children and that after His death and resurrection we will be

free from the law. Therefore He was telling the Pharisees that

something (thus, tithing which was part of the law) that were

no longer going to be the guide for Gods children was not that



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important but rather they should hold on to the more important

things which were justice and love and these were going to be

our new commandment from Christ and therefore our new

guide as God children. That is why I believe Jesus Christ used

the words, the more important things.

Just to support what I am saying with the Bible. John 4:19-21;

19 Sir, the woman said, You must be a prophet. 20 So tell

me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only

place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at mount

Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped.

21 Jesus replied, Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming

when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father

on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

Now, it was one of the instructions God gave to the Israelites

when He took them from Egypt, that when they get to the

promise land, He will show them where to build His Temple to

worship Him and that happened to be in Jerusalem and

therefore that was the only place they could go to worship Him.

2nd Chronicles 6:6; But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the

place for my name to be honoured, and I have chosen David to

be king over my people Israel.

When the woman asked Jesus Christ about the right place of

worship, though Gods instruction to the Israelites was for them

to worship or honour God at the designated place in Jerusalem,

Jesus said,...... the time is coming when it will no longer

matter, whether you worship the Father on this mountain or inJerusalem.

What did Christ meant when He said the time is coming, or

what was the time He was referring to. Well that time is when

He died and resurrected and that is when our bodies became

the temple of God. It should be noted that it was after Christ

was crucified on the cross that the new covenant came into

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Hebrews 9:16-17; 16 Now when someone leaves a will, it is

necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead. 17

The will goes into effect only after the persons death. While

the person who made it is still alive, the will cannot be put into

effect.

The point I want to make is that, the above verse in John 4 goes

to prove that, Jesus Christ knew that the commands and

instructions of the law was in the short period of time not going

to be what guides the people and that when that time comes,

true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth,

that is why I believe He made or told the Pharisees to rather

concentrate on more important things (justice and love)because the time was coming when the commands and

instructions in the law of Moses including tithing and the place

of worship will no longer matter as it does not really matter

now as we live by faith in Jesus Christ.

You also noticed that when the woman asked Jesus Christ

whether Jerusalem was the only place of worship as the Jews

claim, Jesus did not say to the woman, no, because at that

time, that was the instruction given to the Jews by God. But

Jesus made the woman to know that, a time is coming soon

when the commands of the law and instructions of the prophets

will no longer matter, therefore it was less important where to

worship and as Christ was talking about tithing, it was also less

important as He made it clear because a time was coming

when tithing will no longer matter.

Thank God this time has come and we no longer have only oneplace of worship and that we can worship God at anywhere and

at anytime. In the same way, we no longer have to practise the

command of tithing (which comes with it blessing and curse)

which is part of the law, but we give according to what we

decides in our hearts to give and as we give and give

generously under no pressure or command, we are blessed by

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As you read further I believe it will become clearer to you in

terms of understanding the point am making.

Another thing I will like to talk about is Luke 16:16-17;

16 Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages

of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of

the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get

in. 17 But that doesnt mean that the law has lost its force. It is

easier for heaven and earth to disappear than the smallest

point of Gods law to be overturned.

From Luke 16:16-17 above, Jesus Christ makes something clear

here, that the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets(For instance the one in Malachi 3) were our guides until John

the Baptist came. That is as John the Baptist came, it did signal

the coming of the Messiah, because John the Baptist came

purposely to prepare the way for the Messiah and the Messiah

came purposely to set us free from the law, therefore it meant

as John the Baptist came, it meant the Messiah was coming and

as the Messiah was coming, it meant the end of the law of

Moses and the messages of the prophets being our guides.

Again, some of the fellow Christians who say tithing is a

command or a mandate for every Christian are very quick to

point out the verse 17 of Luke 16 when the verse 16 is read to

them. To quote Luke 16:17; again. But that doesnt mean that

the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to

disappear than for the smallest point of Gods law to be

overturned.Now these fellow Christians point they normally draw from Luke

16:17; above is that, Jesus made it clear that even the smallest

point of Gods law cannot be overturned and that the law and

for that matter, the law of tithing is still in force.

We can go back to what Paul said in Galatians concerning

observing or depending on the law. To quote Galatians 3:10;

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with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, Cursed is

everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands

that are written in Gods Book of the Law.

Now, those who try to use the Luke 16:17; to support theirclaim that Christians must tithe and if they do not, they are

cheating or robbing God, the question is, how many of the

other commands that are written in Gods Book of the Law do

they observe and obey? Because, if you are not able to observe

and obey all the commands written in Gods Book of the Law,

you are cursed, according to the Scriptures.

Now to explain Luke 16:16-17 further. As we read Luke 16:17; I

believe Jesus message or the meaning of it as He was speaking

with them was that the law still do carry the blessings or

benefits and its curses or punishments that comes with every

command in the law, therefore the law has not lost its force. In

other words Jesus was telling them that the law has not lost its

power, thus the blessings or benefits and curses or

punishments that made the law necessary to observe. He was

saying to them, for instance, tithing which is part of the law of

Moses, has still not lost it force of blessing when one obeys it

and a curse when one fail to observe and obey it.

Concerning the issue of every part of the law comes with a

curse, you go back to the notes and re-read Deuteronomy

29:12, 14-15, 24-25.

Still about Luke 16:17, Jesus said, It is easier for heaven and

earth to disappear than for the smallest point to beoverturned.

Again I believe Jesus Christ point or message was that, no part

or point of the law or the messages of the Prophets can be

changed or taken off. For instance, with tithing, it comes with a

blessing and a curse, therefore no point of it can be changed or

taken off or overturned, therefore, with tithing, the cursing part

of it cannot be ignored or taken off or overturned. It stays like

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as well, the person will still be under a curse. Therefore to get

oneself from all these punishments, one does not have to obey

the law which includes tithing.

Therefore why will you like to be under a curse by practisingjust part of the law (tithing) when you can be free from any

curse or punishment by not practising any part of the law at all.

If it is blessing that comes with tithing we are looking for which

as stated in Malachi 3, then why not practise giving by faith

(decide in your heart, how much to give and give generously)

as in 2nd Corinthians 9:6-7; and get this same blessing in

Malachi 3:10, which is stated in 2nd Corinthians 9:8 & 11 and

which does not comes with any curse.

I will explain this further later on, with Mathew 5:17-18; in the

Bible and this will give more understanding to what I have been

talking about so far.

Before I do that I will like to look at another point that our fellow

Christians who say a Christian must tithe do normally say. They

normally say that tithe was there before the law and therefore

Christians must tithe. When they say tithe was there before thelaw, they normally mean when Abraham gave a tenth of what

he had taken from the battle to Melchizedek, as can be seen in

Genesis 14: 20 and Hebrews 7: 2. Sometimes these fellow

Christians go further to say that tithing has a spiritual

dimension to it and that is why we must tithe.

Now to make some few points to clarify the above statements

often made by these fellow Christians who say a Christian musttithe.

The first point we should know is that tithing is or was part of

the Law of Moses given by God, as I have already provided

verses from the Bible in this paper on pages 1 and 2 and this

cannot be denied.

The second point is that, God is Spirit and therefore all the

commandments in Gods Book of the Law giving through Moses



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has spiritual dimensions to them as they came from God who is

Spirit.John 4:24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him

must worship in spirit and in truth.

The third point is that these fellow Christians, as they saytithing existed before the Law and therefore practising it does

not mean practising the Law giving by God through Moses,

what I have realised is that anytime they want to preach or

teach or explain why Christians must tithe, they will always

quote Malachi 3:6-12, from the Bible which was a message

from the Prophet of God who was specifically and clearly

referring to the Law. Also when they want to quote from the

bible why or the reasons why tithes need to be collected, theyoften do quote Numbers 18:24; Deuteronomy 14:28-29 and

Deuteronomy 26:12, (these verses can be found in pages 8 and

9 of this paper) which happens to be part of the instructions

under the Law.

Also when one defaults in paying tithe for a particular month or

period, they are made to know that, they will have to pay an

interest of 20% on the default tithe. Again when these fellow

Christians make this point they do quote the Bible and the

chapter or verse they quote also happens to be part of the

instructions God gave Moses and therefore part of God Book of

the Law giving by God through Moses. This can be found in

LEVITICUS 27;30-31 and 34; 30 One tenth of the produce of

the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees,

belongs to the LORD and must be set apart to him as holy. 31

If you want to buy back the LORDs tenth of the grain or fruit,

you must pay its value, plus 20 percent.

34 These are the commands that the LORD gave through

Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

So you see, almost everything they will quote from the Bible to

support tithing comes from the Law, thus the commands giving

to Moses by God, but they still want to say that tithing for

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Moses by God), but it did exist before the Law. But as I have

said, it is always the writings or teachings of the Law giving by

God through Moses that they always use to teach or preach or

explain why Christians must tithe.

The fourth point is that, when one reads the Bible, by Gods

grace you come to know and understand that, among the

commands giving to Moses by God, it is not only tithing that

existed before the Law (thus, when Abraham gave Melchizedek

a tenth of all the goods he had recovered, Genesis 14: 17-21).

But some of the commandments also existed before the Law

was established or to say, before the commands that the LORD

gave through Moses for the Israelites.

Genesis 17: 9-14; 9 Then God said to Abraham, Your

responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all

your descendants have this continual responsibility. 10 This is

the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each

male among you must be circumcised. 11 You must cut off the

flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me

and you. 12 From generation to generation, every male child

must be circumcised on the eight day after his birth. This

applies not only to members of your family but also to the

servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants

whom you have purchased. 13 All must be circumcised. Your

bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. 14 Any

male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the

covenant family for breaking the covenant.

Leviticus 12: 1-3; 1 The LORD said to Moses, Give thefollowing instructions to the people of Israel. 2 If a woman

becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be

ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean

during her menstrual period. 3 On the eighth day the boys

foreskin must be circumcised.

From the above verses from the Bible we can see that the

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before the Law or before Gods commands through Moses to the

Israelites (as seen in Leviticus 12:1-3).

Another command which was part of the commands God gave

through Moses to the Israelites, but did exist before thesecommands were given, therefore existed before the Law can be

seen in Genesis 1:31; Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11, Exodus

31:12-18 and Exodus 35:1-3.

Genesis 1:31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he

saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning

came, marking the sixth day.

Genesis 2:1-3 So the creation of the heavens and the earthand everything in them was completed. 2 On the seventh day

God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his

work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy,

because it was the day when he rested from all his work of

creation.

Exodus 20:8-11; 8 Remember to observe the Sabbath day by

keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for yourordinary work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest

dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your

household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and

daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and

any foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the LORD

made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them;

but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD

blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.Exodus 31:12-18; 12 The LORD then gave these instructions to

Moses: 13 Tell the people of Israel: Be careful to keep my

Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between

me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you

may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. 14 You

must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone

who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on

that day will be cut off from the community. 15 You have six



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days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day

must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated

to the LORD. Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to

death. 16 The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by

observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant

obligation for all time. 17 It is a permanent sign of my

covenant with the people of Israel. For in six days the LORD

made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped

working and was refreshed. 18 When the LORD finished

speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two

stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, written

by the finger of God.

Exodus 35:1-3; 1 Then Moses called together the whole

community of Israel and told them, These are the instructions

the LORD has commanded you to follow. 2 You have six days

each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be

a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the

LORD. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death. 3

You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the

Sabbath.

Now from the above (Genesis 1:31 and Genesis 2:1-3) we can

see that observing of the Sabbath day as holy also existed

before the Law (Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 31:12-18 and Exodus

35:1-3) came into effect. It existed even before Abraham was

born. The Almighty God himself was the first to observe the

Sabbath day. So it can even be said that the practice of the

Sabbath day which was or is part of the Law was more

significant than tithing, because as said earlier, God himself

was the first to observe it before it became part of the Law.

So we can see that it was never only tithing that existed before

the law and therefore became part of the commandments the

LORD gave through Moses to the Israelites.

So again the question is why do these fellow Christians want

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practice the other commandments of the Law. Again we can re

read Galatians 3:2 &10 and Galatians 5:1&13 (on page 3 of this

paper) and understand why we need to stay free from the Law

as Christ by His death has given us this freedom. Glory be to

God.

Now about Mathew 5:17-18, but before I come to Mathew 5:17-

18; I will like to talk about Malachi 3: 10 again. Malachi 3:10;

...........!Put me to the test!

Now Malachi 3:10; is also a particular verse that is normally

used to encourage Christians to practise tithing as an obligation

for a Christian. This statement is normally used; Tithing as in

Malachi 3:10 is the only place in the Bible that God says we

should test him with tithing and see if we will not receive the

blessings of tithing.

As I have already made it known earlier on that the blessing in

Malachi 3:10 is the same as in 2nd Corinthians 9:8 & 11.

Now about the word, test. To test someone about something

means, there is doubt about the person you are trying to testconcerning whatever you may be testing the person for.

Therefore you test to find out if that person is capable of

passing whatever you are trying to find out from them. For

example, Driving Test.

Now why do fellow Christians urge other fellow Christians to

test God. Testing God simply means you doubt what God says

He is.

Yes, I know it is in Malachi 3:10; which states clearly that, Put

me to the test!

Now to find out why this words Put me to the test! or Test

me and see was used in Malachi 3:10;

From reading the whole of Malachi 3, it is made very clear that

the Prophet of God was speaking to the Israelites, who were no

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should have. From Malachi 3, you could see that God was very

angry with the people and the people were even referred to as

cheaters. In other Bibles they were referred to as people

robbing God, thus robbers.

These people as I said were no longer following the decrees of

the LORD. Malachi 3:7; Ever since the days of your ancestors,

you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now

return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of

Heavens Armies. But you ask, How can we return when we

have never gone away?

The LORD was speaking to people who were no longer following

His instructions and I must say no longer believed in Him.

So the LORD in other words was saying, you cheats or you

robbers, you who do not know me, you who do not believe in

me, you who doubts me, testme if you want to know that I

Am who I have said I Am.

Now a Christian who prays, sings, worship and says all the time

that, God is great, God is all powerful, God is the covenantkeeping God and all the other great words to glorify God, then

turn around to say, I want to test you God or say am testing

you God with my tithes, just because it is in Malachi 3.

Now we can learn from Jesus Christ, who was with God, came

from God, knew God very well and therefore believed totally in

God, and what He teaches us as His true followers about testing

of God.

Mathew 4:5-7; 5Then the devil took him to the holy city,

Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, 6 and said, If

you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,

He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you

up with their hands so you wont even hurt your foot on a

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7 Jesus responded, The Scriptures also say, You must not test

the LORD your God.

Now Jesus himself who is the Son of God and comes from God

and therefore believes in God, tells us that, You must not testthe LORD your God.

We should therefore as Christians try to stop quoting scriptures

or urging our fellow Christians to quote these scriptures in a

wrong way.

So next time someone should ask you to test God with your

tithes, just know this as a true believer and follower of Jesus

Christ, You must not test the LORD your God.

Now to come to an interesting point and this may be the last,

but not the least!

I will like to quote Luke 16:16-17; Galatians 5:1 again which will

help in understanding the point am about to make.

Luke 16:16-17; 16 Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses

and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But nowthe Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and

everyone is eager to get in. 17 But that doesnt mean that the

law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to

disappear than for the smallest point of Gods law to be

overturned.

Galatians 5:1; So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure

that you stay free, and dont get tied up again in slavery to the

law.

Now the Bible says, The law has not lost it force and also, even

the smallest point of the law cant be overturned, as in Luke

16:17, but at the same time, the same Bible says in Luke 16:16

that, the law is no longer your guides and also in Galatians 5:1,

It says we are set free from the law by Christ. Though I have

tried to explain the above verses already, to get a deeper



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understanding, I will like to quote Mathew 5:17-18; and

explained further.

Mathew 5:17-18; 17 Dont misunderstand why I have come. I

did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of theprophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. 18 I tell you

the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the

smallest detail of Gods law will disappear until its purpose is

achieved.

Others versions of the Bible do use the word Fulfil instead of

accomplish which have the same meanings.

Now what does this mean, and also the question is, did JesusChrist fulfilled or accomplished the law of Moses and the

writings of the Prophets?

The answer to the above question is Yes Christ has

accomplished or fulfilled the law of Moses and the writings of

the Prophets. In fact Christ came purposely to fulfil the law.

Christ did this by obeying God totally and therefore not sinning

and also by the ultimate sacrifice He made on the cross.

Now Christ has accomplished the law of Moses and the writings

of the prophets (of which tithing was part of the law) on our

behalf. That is why the Bible says we are free. In fact Christ

came purposely to fulfil or accomplish the law of Moses and the

writings of the prophets so that you and I could be set free from

the law, thus when we believe in Christ.

Now you and I has also fulfilled the law of Moses (of which

tithing is part) and the writings of the Prophets, by our faith in

Christ. Thus as Christ lives in us and we live in Him, as He has

fulfilled or accomplished the law of Moses and the writings of

the Prophets, we also have.

The verse 18 of Matthew 5, thus Matthew 5:18; ............,not

even the smallest detail of Gods law will disappear until it is

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From the above Christ was saying not even the smallest detail

of Gods law will disappear UNTIL IT IS ACHIEVED (meaning until

it is fulfilled or accomplished). Thank God Christ has achieved

all that or fulfilled all that on our behalf and therefore we are

free indeed from the law (of which tithing is part) and the

writings of the Prophets.

So how can you say you have accomplished or fulfilled the law

of Moses and the writings of the prophets (because Christ is in

you and you in Him,) and still try to be right with God in trying

to practice or obey the command of tithing which was part of

the law. Again reading Galatians 3:10 may help.

There is this song we do sing most times as Christians, and the

song goes like; He Paid the debt He did not owe, I owe the

debt I could not pay.

The Good News is that He has paid our debt, be it, Tithing,

Offerings of first fruits of everything we have, Sin offerings,

Peace offerings, the Passover ceremonies, etc.

Now as Christ came to fulfil or accomplish the law, afteraccomplishing it (meaning those who have faith in Him are free

because they too have accomplish the law), Christ gave us a

new commandment.

John 13:31,34-35; 31 As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus

said, The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his

glory, and God will be glorified because of him.

34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love eachother. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35

Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are

my disciples.

So now we know we are free from the Law of God giving

through Moses (of which tithing is part) and the writings of the

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To explain a bit further especially when it comes to tithing,

what the death of Christ really means for all who believes in

Him (Jesus Christ).

Hebrews 7:8-10 &12; 8 The priests who collect tithes are menwho die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we

are told that he lives on. 9 In addition, we might even say that

these Levites-the ones who collect tithe-paid a tithe to

Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him.

10 For although Levi wasnt born yet, the seed from which he

came was in Abrahams body when Melchizedek collected the

tithe from him.

12 And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be

changed to permit it.

Now from the above verses, though Levi was not born and

therefore all the Levites were not born by then, the verse 9

considers the Levites to also have paid a tithe to Melchizedek

when Abraham paid a tithe to Melchizedek, mainly because

Levi as in the verse 10, was a descendant of Abraham and all

the Levites were also descendants of Levi, therefore whenAbraham paid the tithe it is considered that the Levites also

paid a tithe to Melchizedek. Now during the Old Testament time

(thus from Moses time), priests could only come from the tribe

of Levi, thus only the Levites could become priests.

Now by the grace of God as Jesus Christ came to die for us, all

who believe in Him are referred to as His holy priests as Christ

is the High Priest. 1 Peter 2:5 And you are a living stones thatGod is building into his spiritual temple. Whats more, you are

his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you

offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.

Again by the grace of Jesus Christ all who believe in Him are

referred to as true children of Abraham. Galatians 3:29 And

now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of

Abraham. You are his heirs, and Gods promise to Abraham

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Now from the above verses, we can see that like the Levites, all

who belongs to Christ and believe in Him are holy priests and

true children of Abraham, therefore as the Levites were

credited for paying a tithe to Melchizedek mainly because their

father Abraham paid a tithe to Melchizedek, in the same way it

can be said that all those who belong to Jesus Christ also paid a

tithe to Melchizedek when Abraham paid the tithe to

Melchizedek because we are priests like the Levites and also

children of Abraham like them.

So in Christ we are free from the Law.

It is Important to note, as I have already explained, that as

Christians, giving is part of the act of love and we are

encouraged to give and be blessed as Paul teaches in 2nd

Corinthians 8 and 9 and also our giving to show love is by faith

and as said, by giving what you decides in your heart to give

and give generously as the more you give the more blessing

you get.

I know there are a lot of really good Christian churches that

teaches that their members should pay tithes as its arequirement from God.

Now we should be careful as members to know that just

because our churches may be good does not mean everything

done or not done are all good, because there may be

somethings that may need change or improved. The Book of

Revelation should prompt us to know that the letters written

were all addressed to churches, most of whom Jesus Christ (in arevelation) said were doing well but still were lacking in some

places that they needed to change or improve and therefore

Christ had a complaint or complaints against most of them.

Now, before I end, I will like to make this last but not the least

point. It should be noted that Jesus Christ represents the very

first fruits of everything. When you read John 1: 1-3 & 14 and

John 3:16, you get to know and understand that before the

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the first and only son of God and therefore the first fruit of God.

Jesus Christ was crucified and therefore was sacrificed for all

mankind. Therefore as the Sacrificial Lamp, when Jesus Christ

was crucified, all who believe in Him were set free from the

Law. Christ was crucified once and for all. Hebrews 9:12 With

his own blood-not the blood of goats and calves-he entered the

Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption

forever.

Now just to quote from the Bible, John 1:1-3 & 14 and John 3:16

in reference to the point made above.

John 1:1-3 & 14; 1 In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed

in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through

him, and nothing was created except through him.

14 So the Word became human and made his home among us.

He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen

his glory, the glory of the Fathers one and only Son.

John 3:16 For God loved the world so much that he gave hisone and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not

perish but have eternal life.

I will therefore ask that every Christian should try reading their

Bible as often as possible, but most importantly do ask for the

Holy Spirit to grant you understanding as you seek His Word

which is Life.

References: New Living Translation (HOLY BIBLE)

Note: All the Bible quotes was from the, New Living Translation

(Holy Bible)



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