I was taught that tithing is an old testament law only.
>I was taught that tithing is an old testament law only.
As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’[a]”
20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”
21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard[b] to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
Not true. You are expected to tithe even now, but that's not the point. The point is, why would you give and brag about it on your 1040? Your right hand should not know what your left hand is doing. I know many people in my church that don't record their giving. I'm one of them. It's nobody's business what I give to God. Why would anybody even care what I give? I don't need the tax deduction, so why post it? Keeping your giving secret is a Biblical principle as old as the Widow's mite.
What we have here is Trumpsters embarrassed that Trump rarely even goes to church and doesn't study his Bible. Trump hasn't even made his taxes available. I'm sure when they come out, there will be millions given to one charity or another. Does God care if you gave a million to the NYC Center for the arts? Or how about, The Clinton Foundation? That's not the church. All of it will just appear on a line on his 1040 and that's what the news will report.
Another thing,...I could be a total confessing atheist and give 50% of my income to the Temple of Baal and it would be a tax deduction on my 1040. Does that somehow make me a "good person"? I'm sure it will come out that the Clinton's give hefty sums to their charity, The Clinton Foundation, to bolster their retirement. Does that make them good people?
I can assure you Cruz is more "Christian" than Trump has ever been. I live in Texas, he's my Senator, and I have followed his career since his Solicitor General days. He's a good man and he's not a liar.