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The Backlash Against Tithing
The Wall Street Journal ^
| November 23, 2007
| Suzanne Sataline
Posted on 11/23/2007 4:54:21 PM PST by Cecily
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posted on
11/23/2007 4:54:24 PM PST
by
Cecily
To: Cecily
As I fill out my celestial 1040 form, I always ask “Does God want 10% of my gross pay or 10% of my net?”
.....Bob
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posted on
11/23/2007 4:59:13 PM PST
by
Lokibob
(Some people are like slinkys. Useless, but if you throw them down the stairs, you smile.)
To: Lokibob
I’ve been told it is gross but I don’t know for sure.
I do believe in tithing but it doesn’t all have to be to the church and it doesn’t all have to be monetary, it can be time and talant.
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posted on
11/23/2007 5:05:49 PM PST
by
tiki
(True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
To: Cecily
I am proud to say that I know the author of this article, and she does her research well. If you happened to miss it, she also wrote a great article about the ‘purpose driven’ and ‘church growth movements’.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06248/719178-84.stm
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posted on
11/23/2007 5:06:56 PM PST
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: Lokibob
"When you tithe, God makes promises to us, that he ... is not going to let anything bad or destructive come about," says Mr. Sorensen. For those who don't tithe, he says the Lord "is not obligated to do those things for you." Ahh. God is paid protection, sort of a hired bodyguard.
I'd like to see the numbers of tithers who have had no problems and never got sick or died, or had anything bad happen to them.
You know what? God doesn't need our money. Why would he?
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posted on
11/23/2007 5:10:30 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
He doesn’t need anything. Tithing just shows our obedience to Him, that’s all.
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posted on
11/23/2007 5:23:31 PM PST
by
Joann37
To: Cecily
Despite all arguments to the contrary, tithing is the practice of Jesus and the Apostles.
While there is no “law” to this effect, it would be hard to go wrong if one follows Jesus’ example.
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posted on
11/23/2007 6:02:08 PM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain. True Supporters of the Troops will pray for US to Win!)
To: xzins
tithing is the practice of Jesus and the Apostles.Where do we know that? Where do we know that they even attended church?
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posted on
11/23/2007 6:10:44 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Cecily
I always find it interesting that the churches that do not take many verses of the Bible literally, always come down on the side of the Biblical support for tithing.
To: Sans-Culotte
This is after the leftist religious couple with state power to take half or more, by force, from workers.
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posted on
11/23/2007 6:49:24 PM PST
by
Leisler
(RNC, RINO National Committee. Always was, always will be.)
To: TommyDale
Ed Young doesn’t preach in Grapevine. He’s in Houston with 5 locations. Second Baptist Church. Grapevine is near Dallas.
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posted on
11/23/2007 7:02:03 PM PST
by
ichabod1
("Self defense is not only our right, it is our duty." President Ronald Reagan)
To: ichabod1
You might want to tell that to the author.
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posted on
11/23/2007 7:07:21 PM PST
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: ichabod1
That’s Ed Young’s oldest Son, Ed Young Jr., he is in Grapevine, TX
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posted on
11/23/2007 7:15:33 PM PST
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
To: Cecily
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posted on
11/23/2007 7:26:10 PM PST
by
LiteKeeper
(Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
To: Lokibob
Neither, biblically, your tithe is your income tax. The tithe went to the priests, who at the time of implementation, were the God-ordained government of Israel.
Tithing is not a New Testament principle.
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posted on
11/23/2007 7:27:48 PM PST
by
LiteKeeper
(Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
To: Lokibob
As a pastor explained to me decades ago when I was a new believer: “You can’t outgive God. How much do you want to be blessed?”
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posted on
11/23/2007 7:48:10 PM PST
by
Hebrews 11:6
(Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
To: tiki
Or is it that the 10 percent in money given can go to any charity of your own choice (including your own church) in ADDITION to your time and talent given?
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posted on
11/23/2007 9:22:05 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: LiteKeeper
It may not be a New Testament law, but it was practiced by Jesus and the apostles in the New Testament!
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posted on
11/23/2007 9:24:24 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Cecily
“They want you to send your money to the Lord, but they give you their address.” The American Dream - Hank Williams Jr.
To: Salvation
practiced by Jesus and the apostles in the New Testament! Where in the NT does this information come from?
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posted on
11/23/2007 9:48:51 PM PST
by
LiteKeeper
(Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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