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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Nobody: 10:58am On Oct 08, 2017
No you followed your heart.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by dadexcel: 10:58am On Oct 08, 2017
....................... My brother, you may have done what appears right before men, but scriptur ally wrong.... God speaking in the Book of malachi 3vs ten, chapter three specifically said this "

[10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it........ God also speaking in the Book of samuel stated emphatically stated that obedience is better than sacrifice..... While you might have sacrificed your money to the begger, it can only serve as alms giving, but your tithe belongs to the Church......... Gods way is different from mans ways....... God bless you
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by KardinalZik(m): 10:58am On Oct 08, 2017
bedspread:
PROPAGATING GOD'S WORD NEEDS MONEY

How much MONEY did Jesus Christ, Paul, Peter, Barnabas, Silas, Stephen, Matthew et cetera SPEND in propagating the Christianity you're professing and enjoying today?

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by victorazyvictor(m): 11:00am On Oct 08, 2017
erico2k2:

ahah Guy leave them nah, I nor see how God go take punish a person who had been giving to the poor his whole life

There is something you failed to understand. Tithing is different from giving to the poor.

Tithe is a very strict stuff people don't know, is a command.

Giving to the poor is just showing kindness to fellow human and God because he said love one another. Give to the poor you've lend Him.

When you pay Tithe, window of heaven will be opened to you AND when you give to the poor, you will receive from God. both of them are similar but different, they are like twins but different.

When the window of God haven't opened (Tithe) your giving to the poor will yield no fruit AND when the window is open and God didn't poor out (giving) you will get nothing.

plz understand or ask your pastor if your a christian
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Pesuzok(m): 11:00am On Oct 08, 2017
profmiganigal:


Oga u try.......why u pick from 28- 29

Why not start from 19-26......

This is the problem we have......pick few verses and analyse to suit us.....

Stop diluting the word of God

But do you agree that you are to eat your tithe in the house of God. I just read the verse you quoted
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by W3xy1(m): 11:02am On Oct 08, 2017
prettybea:
u r wrong dear, ur tithe is meant to b given in church, giving to the begger is good but cannot b substituted wit ur tithe. they r both different n hav different blessings attached to them
you are wrong. Only 10 percent of the tithe is meant for the church. The remaining 90% of your tithe is meant for the poor. Read nehemiah 10;38
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Pesuzok(m): 11:02am On Oct 08, 2017
stagger:


- He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord... Proverbs 19 verse 17
- In so far as you have done this to one of my brethren, you have done it unto Me...Matthew 25 verse 40-45
- He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse. Prov 28 verse 27

I can quote several scriptures for you here which mandates us to give to the poor. Go and read my original post on page 2 and stop quoting me half-baked. I am fully in support of giving to the poor and I give to the poor very very liberally. I won't blow my trumpet here.

But I do not take the portion which belongs to God (my 10%) to give to the poor. The poor have their portion in my earnings but not from the 10% that belongs to God (tithe).

I think you just summarised it. This is the best response to give to the OP
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by survtony(m): 11:04am On Oct 08, 2017
stagger:


- He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord... Proverbs 19 verse 17
- In so far as you have done this to one of my brethren, you have done it unto Me...Matthew 25 verse 40-45
- He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse. Prov 28 verse 27

I can quote several scriptures for you here which mandates us to give to the poor. Go and read my original post on page 2 and stop quoting me half-baked. I am fully in support of giving to the poor and I give to the poor very very liberally. I won't blow my trumpet here.

But I do not take the portion which belongs to God (my 10%) to give to the poor. The poor have their portion in my earnings but not from the 10% that belongs to God (tithe).
You still contradicting yourself.
Are there 2 Gods? If you agree that giving to The poor is same as giving to God, then why do you say you can't give what is meant for God to the poor? Isn't it same God? Or do you give the tithe directly to God? Don't they all get to him through a medium?
If your boss pays you your salary by cash, cheque, through someone, account, doesn't it still get to you in full?
In fact the New Testament even advises you give all the portions to the poor cause that's the fastest way to get to God

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by erico2k2(m): 11:04am On Oct 08, 2017
victorazyvictor:


Brother your ignorance no get part two (sorry no offence)
1. How many places is church mentioned in Bible?
2. What is storehouse?
3. How do you access it?
4. Who is the stakeholder of storehouse?
#1 6 places , verses Mathew 18:20,corithians 11;23-26,Titus 1:5-9,Ephisians 5:18-21,Mathew 18:17(Practical)1 corithians 14:26
#2 A store house is where you store things
#3 You access teh store house fru its doors, a typical store house is made of mud and thatch roof, to keep heat, it is used to store grains for the off season, the type used by teh king in Josephs dream to store grains
#4 Stake holders are the needy in this context its extended to the linage of the levites http://www.biblegems.com/MAT16V6.HTM

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by miketayo(m): 11:04am On Oct 08, 2017
bedspread:

It's Wonderful to give to the poor... INFACT the Bible specifically talks about dt.

But Your Tithe is not a gift. Neither is it your money. Your Tithe is GOD's SHARE of your Money. And He Directs where it should be taken to. See Malachi 3:10

That passage again err.. first it was referring to d Israelites at dat time 2nd show me a passage where Jesus told us to pay tithes.
Also God does not need ur money that is actually an insult to God.

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Reference(m): 11:05am On Oct 08, 2017
erico2k2:

Dont you know tithe was meant to be paid only every three years??

Because that was their cycle of commerce. Most churches ask on a monthly basis because today the month is our generally acceptable cycle of commerce. I close my accounts in December so my cycle of tithes is yearly. There is no specific time frame. There is a specific value and direction. That is the subject under debate.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by CocoaOla: 11:05am On Oct 08, 2017
mdokaba1:
It was a very stressful week for me as it involved lots of travels and all. So its a Saturday and I was paid for a project I did for the month past.

Going by my tired nature, I knew deep down me that there was no way I could have made it to church the next day and I was hell bent on paying my tithe because of the inherent blessings therein and the last thing on my mind would be to give it to my nebor to pay it for me. (The guy broke and besides I didn't want him to start calculating my take-home (Na sharp man). And I knew deep down that if I keep the money till the next time I would be in church, I was sure I would spend it. (God have mercy on me sha)

So I decided even before getting home to package my tithe and while in the market on a shopping spree I package my tithe and dropped it in the plate of an old beggar. (A mulsim beggar precisely)

Instantly, I saw 50 shades of shocks on her face as she looked at me for a few seconds and I could read her facials more like "For this Buharia?" Lols. And before I disappeared into the crowd, I could see/read her lips mutter prayers pointing towards me. And deep down, I felt blessed and fulfilled.

But was I wrong to have given my 10percent to a beggar instead of to the alter?

Opinions please.


just start a poverty alleviation program you are talented we need more people like you in our society especially in the position of leadership
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by JuicyStar: 11:05am On Oct 08, 2017
mdokaba1:
It was a very stressful week for me as it involved lots of travels and all. So its a Saturday and I was paid for a project I did for the month past.

Going by my tired nature, I knew deep down me that there was no way I could have made it to church the next day and I was hell bent on paying my tithe because of the inherent blessings therein and the last thing on my mind would be to give it to my nebor to pay it for me. (The guy broke and besides I didn't want him to start calculating my take-home (Na sharp man). And I knew deep down that if I keep the money till the next time I would be in church, I was sure I would spend it. (God have mercy on me sha)

So I decided even before getting home to package my tithe and while in the market on a shopping spree I package my tithe and dropped it in the plate of an old beggar. (A mulsim beggar precisely)

Instantly, I saw 50 shades of shocks on her face as she looked at me for a few seconds and I could read her facials more like "For this Buharia?" Lols. And before I disappeared into the crowd, I could see/read her lips mutter prayers pointing towards me. And deep down, I felt blessed and fulfilled.

But was I wrong to have given my 10percent to a beggar instead of to the alter?

Opinions please.


I appreciate ur good heart by giving to the poor BUT in this case u are wrong. Don't call this Giving of Tithe better still call it Giving of Alms.

Whichever way u choose to give ur money, there's certainly a reward attached.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by kingsmaila(m): 11:05am On Oct 08, 2017
mdokaba1:
It was a very stressful week for me as it involved lots of travels and all. So its a Saturday and I was paid for a project I did for the month past.

Going by my tired nature, I knew deep down me that there was no way I could have made it to church the next day and I was hell bent on paying my tithe because of the inherent blessings therein and the last thing on my mind would be to give it to my nebor to pay it for me. (The guy broke and besides I didn't want him to start calculating my take-home (Na sharp man). And I knew deep down that if I keep the money till the next time I would be in church, I was sure I would spend it. (God have mercy on me sha)

So I decided even before getting home to package my tithe and while in the market on a shopping spree I package my tithe and dropped it in the plate of an old beggar. (A mulsim beggar precisely)

Instantly, I saw 50 shades of shocks on her face as she looked at me for a few seconds and I could read her facials more like "For this Buharia?" Lols. And before I disappeared into the crowd, I could see/read her lips mutter prayers pointing towards me. And deep down, I felt blessed and fulfilled.

But was I wrong to have given my 10percent to a beggar instead of to the alter?

Opinions please.
You are right. Such money should be given to the needies.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Pesuzok(m): 11:05am On Oct 08, 2017
victorazyvictor:


There is something you failed to understand. Tithing is different from giving to the poor.

Tithe is a very strict stuff people don't know, is a command.

Giving to the poor is just showing kindness to fellow human and God because he said love one another. Give to the poor you've lend Him.

When you pay Tithe, window of heaven will be opened to you AND when you give to the poor, you will receive from God. both of them are similar but different, they are like twins but different.

When the window of God haven't opened (Tithe) your giving to the poor will yield no fruit AND when the window is open and God didn't poor out (giving) you will get nothing.

plz understand or ask your pastor if your a christian

Oh my God, where are these conditions stated in the Bible

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by erico2k2(m): 11:06am On Oct 08, 2017
victorazyvictor:


There is something you failed to understand. Tithing is different from giving to the poor.

Tithe is a very strict stuff people don't know, is a command.

Giving to the poor is just showing kindness to fellow human and God because he said love one another. Give to the poor you've lend Him.

When you pay Tithe, window of heaven will be opened to you AND when you give to the poor, you will receive from God. both of them are similar but different, they are like twins but different.

When the window of God haven't opened (Tithe) your giving to the poor will yield no fruit AND when the window is open and God didn't poor out (giving) you will get nothing.

plz understand or ask your pastor if your a christian
We talking tithing, give a verse that support waht you just said.!
And check my rsponse to 4 of your questions

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by smiliyB(f): 11:07am On Oct 08, 2017
lightinchrist4:
Very wrong, your tithe is to God.. Alms is to the poor. Maybe you using the word tithe makes ne qualify it as wrong. Its not bad to give 10% of your income to the poor its still alms BUT your TITHE 10% of your income to God is sure.
As for those looking at you wrongly thats their business, when giving alms to the poor be it millions of naira its all for your benefit cause youre doing it in the sight of God not man.
so until he give for church you know he gives it to God...smh...Jesus Christ taught us that whatever you do for your fellow man,you did that for God. For when I'm hungry,you gave me food. when I was nake,you clothed me...I guess you have seen that in the word of God.

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Nobody: 11:08am On Oct 08, 2017
Paying tithe is compulsory and suppose to be use for the work of God and underprivileges but what people are against is the way the so called pastor use the money to enrich themselves.

If I know that this Monies is been Chanel to the right places...believe me people will pay their tithe even before the pastors ask for it.

You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by KardinalZik(m): 11:08am On Oct 08, 2017
lightinchrist4:
Very wrong, your tithe is to God.. Alms is to the poor. Maybe you using the word tithe makes ne qualify it as wrong. Its not bad to give 10% of your income to the poor its still alms BUT your TITHE 10% of your income to God is sure.
As for those looking at you wrongly thats their business, when giving alms to the poor be it millions of naira its all for your benefit cause youre doing it in the sight of God not man.

While tithe is to Yahweh, isn't it MEN that still SPEND it? Does Yahweh spend money?

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by CecyAdrian(f): 11:08am On Oct 08, 2017
Princebulky:


It's like you're very stupid... I follow you talk? If you quote me again hot cum will fall on you this morning.

Shatap!! You better borrow yourself some needed brain.

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by W3xy1(m): 11:09am On Oct 08, 2017
mdokaba1:
It was a very stressful week for me as it involved lots of travels and all. So its a Saturday and I was paid for a project I did for the month past.

Going by my tired nature, I knew deep down me that there was no way I could have made it to church the next day and I was hell bent on paying my tithe because of the inherent blessings therein and the last thing on my mind would be to give it to my nebor to pay it for me. (The guy broke and besides I didn't want him to start calculating my take-home (Na sharp man). And I knew deep down that if I keep the money till the next time I would be in church, I was sure I would spend it. (God have mercy on me sha)

So I decided even before getting home to package my tithe and while in the market on a shopping spree I package my tithe and dropped it in the plate of an old beggar. (A mulsim beggar precisely)

Instantly, I saw 50 shades of shocks on her face as she looked at me for a few seconds and I could read her facials more like "For this Buharia?" Lols. And before I disappeared into the crowd, I could see/read her lips mutter prayers pointing towards me. And deep down, I felt blessed and fulfilled.

But was I wrong to have given my 10percent to a beggar instead of to the alter?

Opinions please.

only tenth of our tithe is meant for the house of the lord. The remaining 90% should be for the poor. Nehemiah 10verse 38 backs it up
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by tickertop(m): 11:09am On Oct 08, 2017
Just imagine we every Nigerian pays his tithe to someone in need , the less privileged and beggars. The country will be a better place. If the offerings and free will donations are not enough for the churches then they should close up. A church has a private jet but the members are not sure of the next meal. What are we preaching then?

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by victorazyvictor(m): 11:09am On Oct 08, 2017
Pesuzok:

Oh my God, where are these conditions stated in the Bible
Your common sense should tell you that not Bible.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Chommieblaq(f): 11:09am On Oct 08, 2017
profmiganigal:


Oga u try.......why u pick from 28- 29

Why not start from 19-26......

This is the problem we have......pick few verses and analyse to suit us.....

Stop diluting the word of God
You just brought out yourself Sir
19-21 talks about clean and uncleanliness
22-29 talks about tithe
"Tithes
22 Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. 23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name,d so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always. 24 But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed by the Lord your God and cannot carry your tithe (because the place where the Lord will choose to put his Name is so far away), 25 then exchange your tithe for silver, and take the silver with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose. 26 Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink,h or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice.i 27 And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance of their own.
28 At the end of every three years, bring all the tithesl of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, 29 so that the Levites (who have no allotmentn or inheritanceo of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may blessr you in all the work of your hands."

There you have it.

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by erico2k2(m): 11:09am On Oct 08, 2017
Reference:


Because that was their cycle of commerce. Most churches ask on a monthly basis because today the month is our generally acceptable cycle of commerce. I close my accounts in December so my cycle of tithes is yearly. There is no specific time frame. There is a specific value and direction. That is the subject under debate.
Wrong, tithing then was not attributed to Money, so there is no need bringing commerce into it.Look for a more suitable explanation to support your arguments plz.THEY HAD THE YEAR OF THE TITHE, they only people who could explain this are teh Jewish people whom im lucky to live among.Christian cant realy explain this as its not in their calling.The people to who tithes where meant for are Jewish the lineage of teh levi

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by elchymo: 11:10am On Oct 08, 2017
Topgainer:

The wrong part of your narrative is to call 10% of your wages, your tithe. The worst part would have been to submit it before one gentile Bishop or his representative, and call that tithe.
10% of your monthly salary is not tithe and 100% of your first or January salary is not First Fruit. When you study your Bible you can't find this corrupted methods there.


Manipulator Bedspread. Malachi 3:10 did not talk about money but foodcrops and food store. It was addressed to Levite Priests and its references as it were, came from the Mosaic procedures for tithing which were violated by the Levite Priests. Your covetous eye sees money in every verse of the Bible. The Op is not under any obligations or law to take a percentage of his money to anywhere much less to a gentile Papa. Christianity simply says give cheerfully, there are more emphasis on giving to the poor and sharing with the brethren.

What conscience are you aiming at? The one molded by extortions and lies like pushing Malachi 3:10 to mean money and a weekly ritual for Christians who were not in the picture. The Op is not under any of your laws, so stop threatening Christians with your ideas (of course, it is not your ideas but that of smarter gods of men)
The worse u can ever do is to use human understanding to interpret the word of God. God says, my ways are not your ways, and my thoughts are not your thoughts. The instruction is very clear in the Bible, not following it will have yourself to blame.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Okies27(m): 11:11am On Oct 08, 2017
If I am correct, you got paid for a job. Went for shopping on way back gave your already packaged tithe to a beggar. Is it that you don't have any other money on you so you gave him your tithe? Nothing wrong giving it to a beggar but u could have repackaged another tithe. Tithe is a commandment so repackage another. Paying tithe doesn't stop you from giving to the poor and vice versa.

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Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Lexusgs430: 11:11am On Oct 08, 2017
erico2k2:

ahaha Me I nor dey pay tithe Oh but God dey bless me like dis, but anytime I pass teh needy, I dey dig hand 4 pocket drop something!

Make I forward my PayPal or skye bank details?
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Nobody: 11:11am On Oct 08, 2017
Originalsly:
All these pastors calling for tithes. ....people should start fetching to church 10% of their harvests..... yams, cassava, catfish, chickens, snails, goats, etc...take them in to the church.... after all....isn't that what the Bible say?
I wonder o.
The purpose of tithe is "So that there may be FOOD in my house". Food here is literal not connotative.
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by WowSweetGuy(m): 11:11am On Oct 08, 2017
1. U didnt give any beggar ur tithe
2. Ur pastor will be mad
3. Thats a good thought of giving d needy something to.survive on
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by Adaumunocha(f): 11:11am On Oct 08, 2017
The op did good... God will surely swell his pockets. I'm sure his church can survive without that tithe
Re: I Just Gave My Tithe To A Beggar. Was I Wrong? by umuna(m): 11:11am On Oct 08, 2017
mdokaba1:
It was a very stressful week for me as it involved lots of travels and all. So its a Saturday and I was paid for a project I did for the month past.

Going by my tired nature, I knew deep down me that there was no way I could have made it to church the next day and I was hell bent on paying my tithe because of the inherent blessings therein and the last thing on my mind would be to give it to my nebor to pay it for me. (The guy broke and besides I didn't want him to start calculating my take-home (Na sharp man). And I knew deep down that if I keep the money till the next time I would be in church, I was sure I would spend it. (God have mercy on me sha)

So I decided even before getting home to package my tithe and while in the market on a shopping spree I package my tithe and dropped it in the plate of an old beggar. (A mulsim beggar precisely)

Instantly, I saw 50 shades of shocks on her face as she looked at me for a few seconds and I could read her facials more like "For this Buharia?" Lols. And before I disappeared into the crowd, I could see/read her lips mutter prayers pointing towards me. And deep down, I felt blessed and fulfilled.

But was I wrong to have given my 10percent to a beggar instead of to the alter?

Opinions please.

The Bible instruct that you follow all instructions, line by line, precinct upon precinct (Accuracy). Your 10% tithe is an instruction and there are some things you don't rely on your conscience to prick you!

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