Tithes and Offerings

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On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:40:36 -0500 annm@juno.com (mark mathis) writes:

>Sister Lynn
>  Once again you have shown me that it is the Abigails 

Abigails?

>of h-f that have the true spiritual insight on tithes and offerings.
Most of the 
>posts lately have been so distorted as to be pitiful. There was also 
>the shekel that each male had to give each year for restoration of the 
>Temple. The Tithe is the Pastors flat fact.I really appreciate your 
>one hundred per cent posts. It really makes me rejoice in the Lord to 
>know that there are still Saints that are grounded in the Word of God. 

Actually, I don't believe there are any NT scriptures that mandate
tithing.  The NT Church did not consist of buildings made of men. 
Gathering places were usually saints' homes.

Before the flames begin, I believe that tithes are necessary to maintain
the Church, but I don't believe they fall into the same category as they
did in the OT, or else we still WOULD be obligated to giving the
aforementioned "shekel that each male had to give each year for
restoration of the Temple".

>Not only that,but rooted also so that all the winds of false teaching 
>can not  move you from the FAith once dilivered. Praise God!!!!!!!!!
>MARK MATHIS

As far as I have read, tithes were not taken in NT Churches.  And please
don't be so quick to label anyone who disagrees with you a "false
teacher".

Jerry Welch
ICQ: 18489712
www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2810/

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