illitrate:
Wrong.

It is written clearly, Bring your tithe into my store house, so that it may be food in my house. No begger is Gods storehouse.
Obey instruction if you want to pay your tithe.

Giving is good but a paracetamol cannot do the work of an aspirin. You will get the reward for giving and not tithing.

Give, and it will give given unto you. That will be your reward
And will cast out the devourer and the canker-worm will not eat your crops, You missed that bro.

You will probably be given for giving but the canker-worms will eat it.

bedspread:
IF YOU HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND BELIEVE IN YOUR CREATOR... YOU WILL NOT SEE YOUR TITHE AS MONEY GIVEN YO YOUR PASTOR..... a Pastor that Eats people's Tithe is seating on a Gun Powder. Unless you are in a yahoo yahoo church. Your Tithe is used to Expand , Promote and propagate The GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

erico2k2:

How does that passage direct us to think money when it comes to tithe?

Yureyes:

In Deuteronomy 22: 24-25,
God instructs how to exchange our tithes. He gave the Isrealites permission to exchange their tithe for "Silver" ( which represents money). if you want to pay your tithe in materials, as long as it is worth one tenth of your income. it's a tithe.
Deu 22: 24-25
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), then exchange your tithe for
silver, and take the silver with you and go to the place the LORD
your God will choose.
If you are a coconut seller and you want to bring one tenth of your income which maybe 2 coconuts, get the money value and bring it to the house of God.

Lsofdk:
Go read Deuteronomy 14 : 22 -29. I think that's more expressive.

Candyrain:


Malachi 3:10 already told me where to pay my tithe. If you disagree you can pls tell us where we should pay it

Azam101:
God bless you with this wonderful act!

Student125:


You may be more exposed now, increased physically but refuse to grow in logic reasoning, u still talk like that kid of more than 20yrs ago.
I heard the eye remain the same since birth, so also I believe some other part will remain the same.
If you read my first comment you quoted on this topic, I have said even some prof, elders believe and say trash sometimes.
If not, how will you know if God rejected someone, and did God call u to tell you this #I tell you it is hard for God to reject a person but if he does you can never reach him again even if you cry blood."

Honour2:
Sir, I earn in cash so I bring my tithe to Jesus,He is the one who receives my tithe and blesses me in return, It is not my business how it is used when I bring it. All I know is that I bring all my tithe into God's storehouse out of the abundance he has given me. He blesses me, opens the windows of heaven,rebukesthe devourer and my vine does not cast her fruit before the time in the field. I tell you I have been paying my tithe for so many years and I enjoy these blessings and more.Stop running the risk of telling people to disobey God, there is a curse attached to it. If you are not sure of God's stand on an issue, ask him with a sincere heart. What is my business with what pastors do with it, my place is to obey him and I am walking in abundant blessings. [b][/b]

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.

bedspread:
GOOD FOR U.... but if am to tell u wat I know about Tithe, I'll say u paid ur Tithe in the wrong way.

tonyimadu:
What you did was noble and good but you should not call that your tithe.
Also paying your tithe to a church where it would be spent on the pastor is wrong. Tithes are for the growth of the ministry. It is used to do the Lords work, build churches, publish books, spread the gospel and bless the poor. not for the pastor

erico2k2:

WHy did God say this, did you not also see the reason for that?or you chose to turn a blind eye to it as well?
This was directed to those who lived far from the Store house and the place the Lord has chosen.This eliminates the fact that there was Money then even though tithe was no equated to Money.Tithe was not Money during them times.
I cant believe you gave such narrative in your last paragraph even after seeing this

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), then exchange your tithe for
silver, and take the silver with you and go to the place the LORD
Dont this mean if the place is not far bring your tithe the way they are

gentle007:

I don't even get your point anyways. You should have made your point without committing fallacy of petitio principi

Candyrain:


According to the verse, you are to take your tithe to the place God chooses to put His name which is His house and not to give it to the poor. Seems you don't understand the verses yourself

Yureyes:
Again from my understanding of the bible, God chose the people of Levite to be his priests to serve in his house and if we all agree our tithes should be given to the Levites, I don't know why we the fuss about paying our tithes in the house of God where the pastor(priest) is the servant of God.
The bible is clear about tithe, you should follow God's commandment.

ayamAgenius:
I do same too OP... and feel fulfilled.
If everyone of us follows suit, our pastors will turn roadside beggars.

Omede2u2:
Then you will reap the blessing of a begger
is the begger representing the the High priest (Jesus ) who did Abraham pay thihe to? A high priest
who do the Israelites pay thithe to? To the levite

my brother you will reap the blessing of a begger .

Yureyes:

I have seen a car dealer who tithed with a car worth the one-tenth of his profit. I am not saying tithe must be money but it can be money. If you sell tomatoes and you think 2 baskets are worth one tenth of your profit and you want to bring them to the house of God? then fine. it's between you an your creator.
But mind you, the purpose of your tithe is to propagate God's work and if your substance can't do that, then why give it as tithe?

ayamAgenius:
I do same too OP... and feel fulfilled.

If everyone of us follows suit, our pastors will turn roadside beggars.

An2elect2:
And who says the gospel cannot be propagated without money? Maybe the gospels that Nigerian pa$$tors peddle but I bet you not the true gospel.

And you are worshipping the wrong God. The true God provides all our needs according to the riches of His glory. He is our father. If the birds of the air need not worry about food and those flowers how the are beautifully sheltered, how can we who are His children worry about our common needs.

Does your earthly father charge you some percentage before providing for you? Don't be a fool! God does not love less and cannot be compared to your biological father in loving His children. God loves and provide for us unconditionally. Only an idiot thinks he can buy a blessing.

peckebu:
The gospel can be propagated in different ways you need money for some and some do not need money. For example airing a gospel programme, printing tracts, having a crusade or gospel choir concert etc are ways of spreading the gospel and money is needed for all of these. No one is going to come to ask for money for all of these but tithes and offerings layed down by obedient children of God are used. Giving tithe is one of the ways of attracting God's blessings and protection upon our lives same as giving to the poor and needy. Tithes should be paid in the church. One should not pay tithes and think he's giving to the poor or give to the poor thinking he's giving tithes. I understand you think tithing is a waste but you should try it and see if God will not open the windows of of heaven and pour out a blessing upon you that there shall not be room enough to receive it