Toney Flaten: Dear Friend,Depending on when a person gets paid, they should give the "first" fruit (their best) back to God before anyone or anything else. That includes both...tithes "and" offerings. Then we are to spend the remainder of the money on bills, etc.God does not need our money (He owns everything, anyway). God wants our "obedience."Tiger, perhaps you need to re-evaluate why you wait until the end of the month to give back to the Lord your...first fruit. As far as the interest is concerned, maybe you might consider including the interest as... an offering. But, remember dear friend... God loves a CHEERFUL giver. He knows our hearts (intent, motive). 2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a CHEERFUL giver....Show more
Janita Tetlow: Hello,All worthless arguments aside, the essential message of Islam:There is one god, worship only god. The Creator is like n! o other, no creation (human, animal, plant, star or object) is divine....Show more
Lucille Saetteurn: Bathing might be a good start.
Anibal Katayama: LOL! You daft git! At least you're an imaginative little bugger!
Minh Lefrancois: It is their interpretation of the holy scriptures and shouldn't rub you the wrong way since most Christians have it wrong as well....not in entirety...but not accurate either. And this means what exactly to you in the form of difference?
Hubert Jestes: Muhammad was instructed by an Ebionite priest. Ebionites were Jews who believed Jesus to be the messiah, but without the pagan elements (divinity, virgin birth, resurrection etc), which were probably added by Paul. He studied the Torah (Old Testament) and the Ebionite gospels.And talking about being disrespectful, you should remember that Christians made up a religion with the characters from the Torah. And the Jews themselves made up their religion with characters from Ind! ian, Egyptian, Persian, Chaldean, Assyrian, Sumerian, Akkadian! , Babylonian and Greek mythology....Show more
Rona Ising: Moron.
Dick Maisenbacher: Why should you, or anyone else, assume that religion, any particular religion, is holier than science or any other field of study? Religion is either a part of our live or not. If it is not part of our lives, then it needs to be separated from science, family life, work, etc.
Wally Gower: Why would you only give once a month, if you receive your pay weekly?I don't think it's a sin to keep the interest unless you are PURPOSEFULLY trying to "get one over" on God. Hear what I'm saying?Each person has to do what they feel compelled to do in their own heart. We tithe on gross. Others tithe on net. We give tithes and offerings from our income tax refund. Others ask why since we "already tithed" on gross. Well, that's between me and my Lord, right?If it were me, and the interest was earned on what I had purposed to tithe, then God would get the increase. But, how you choose! to handle it is entirely between you and the Lord....Show more
Brice Greczkowski: Go to a different Olive Garden location. Just be sure to itch and scratch yourself before going in.
Sherrill Botting: Tithing is Old Covenant, there are a lot of old Testament things that we don't do today and it's very debatable if tithing was a practice meant for us.Most Pastor will say that it is of course but they have too much to lose otherwise.The tithing system was to support the tribe of Levi who had not been allocated a share of the land which was divided amongst the other tribes of Israel. Instead the Levites were to receive as their inheritance the tithes of the 12 tribes in return for being priests or helping priests in performing the work of the tabernacle of meeting.Tithing under the Old Covenant was a complex "Taxation" arrangement which provided for:*the support of the priests and other Levites (who had no land to support themselves from) *food for the annual feas! t *and food for the poor and disadvantaged. In Numbers 18:21 God explai! ns who it is for "Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, the work of the tabernacle of meeting. "Now as much as today's Pastors would like to make out that they are also "the children of Levi" God was not talking figuratively here, he was talking to a specific Tribe of Israel who supplied all of the priests and temple assistants.In Heb 7:5 we learn that this tithe of the produce of the children of Israel was to be offered to those descendants of Aaron who were in the priesthood: " And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi,who receive the priesthood, have a commandmentto receive tithes from the people according tohe law, that is from their brethren, ..."Scripture advises the tithe was composed of;- the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil and honey- plus all other produce of the land- plus other items from the land2Chr 31:5 As soon as the commandment was circulated,the children of Israel b! rought in abundancethe firstfruits of grain and wine, oil andhoney, and of all the produce of the field;and they brought in abundantly the tithe ofeverything.Now today's Pastors may well claim that they are performing priestly duties but (a) They are not biological descendants of Aaron and (b) they are not performing the SAME duties that an Old testament Levite Priest would have performed in the temple.I doubt that any of your Pastors teach that The Priesthood also tithed?Matt 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin,and have neglected the weightier matters of thelaw: ...And I would be amazed if anyone of them taught that under the Old Covenant only those who farmed the land they had been gifted (animal husbandry and agriculture) were commanded to tithe?The Bible says all others were tithe exempt such as people that made a living building houses, making furniture, pottery, clothing, boats, nets, fishing, servants, et! c. Why is it when the churches that demand tithe they do not exempt the! se people as well as the poor like God did in the Old Covenant?Also currency such as silver, gold, talents and shekels was not allowed to pay tithe. So if you pay tithe with money you are violating the tithe law. Tithe payers are to run every tenth animal under the rod and give that animal as tithe. So when your church Pastor asks you to pay tithe, I guess you will have drop a lot of sheep or cows, fruit or grain, in the offering plate at church to keep the tithe law. There was a second tithe in which farmers donated food or wine for an annual feast that the whole town enjoyed , and every third year farmers also made a third donation of food or wine for a meal for the Levites, aliens, (foreigners who happened to be in town, not little green men in UFOs), orphans and widows, who lived in the nearest town to the farmers land.However, under the new covenant we no longer follow the old law, we don't make burnt offerings to the Lord, we don't marry our brother's widow, Gentiles ! are not required to be circumcised, in fact we don't do a whole heap of Old Testament stuff because"But when the fullness of the timehad come, God sent forth His Son,born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, ..." (Galatians 4:4-5)Also in those Old testament times there were no city taxes and no State taxes and no Federal taxes, so all welfare and other social services had to come from the temple tithe or the feast tithes. In Jesus' time there were also taxes paid to the hated Roman invaders, but none of that money was used to help the poor or the needy in the tax payers locality, the money went to Caesar.Today Christians pay City taxes and those taxes pay for services to the local community, we pay State taxes which pay for services to the community and we pay Federal taxes which pay for services to the community and we pay sales taxes and other charges and levies (if you add up all the taxes and fees we pay into the pool, about 40% - 60% ! of everyone's income is paid as taxes and from this welfareand all othe! r services to the community are made possible).So who said that the old covenant tithing was one of the old Mosaic laws we HAD to continue when we are already paying over half of our income to support the community and to the needy?And who said the priestly tithe was to be expanded to include everyone (not just the Children of Israel) and regardless of whether they had an inheritance of land or not) and who said it was now payable to any priest (not just a descendant of Aaron in Levite Priesthood)?Who was it that changed the whole nature of it to the extent that it's nothing like the original tithe that was in practice from the time of Genesis right through to the time of Jesus ministry?If we wish to see the New Testament position in respect to tithing the logical place to look is in the writings of the apostles where we do not find any specific commandment for the newly converted Christians to tithe.When Jesus mentions tithes (Matthew 23:23 for example) he was speaking to ! the Jews and specifically to the Scribes and Pharisees because the Law of Moses was still in force during the life of Christ and it would have been 'sin' for Christ at this time to have taught against the Law of Moses. Therefore in Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42 Christ was not teaching that tithing was required of Gentiles under the New Testament, but rather he was just re-enforcing that this was a requirement of the Jews under the Old Covenant.If we examine the writings of Paul we find that he sometimes received wages from the Churches he preached in and sometimes he didn't and we also see that Paul also continued to work and support himself as much as he could - he never asked or expected a church or congregation to provide for all of his needs.How often have you heard this from the pulpit, that you are robbing God by not returning a faithful tithe? You even see it on the "Tithe Envelope." But Christians receive blessings from God for having Christ as their Savior and not b! y any good works or Old Covenant Laws. Malachi is the most used text to! scam Christians out of their money by church pastors because they have no New Covenant support for tithing. So Church members are led to believe that if you are not returning your tithe, then you are not going to heaven, because you are a thief. The Church leaders that tell you this are liars. They are denying Christ, by using Old Covenant laws. Church Leaders are the ones that are sinning by leading you to believe tithing is binding on Christians. In so doing they are denying Christ's finished work at the cross.Today when we pay Caesar, we not only pay Caesar his due but we pay for all the City, State and Federal welfare services, plus we pay for all the foreign aid our country makes to the world in general.I'm not saying it's wrong for Christians to share and support the needy, or that it's wrong to do even more for others than what your taxes pay for, what I'm saying IS wrong is:1. For the church to call your donations to the Church or Pastor "tithing"2. For it to be a ! fixed percentage of your income3. For it to be levied against poor people4. For all the money to go to the enrichment of the churchor the Pastor.5. For there to be any compulsion, coercion or guiltingAll those 5 things are wrong and unbiblical.According to 2 Cor 9:7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.So therefore I am not saying it is wrong for Christians to donate and share over and above what they have already contributed to the public purse, I'm just saying the way most Churches and Pastors present it is as a virtual commandment of God is not exactly honest and definitely not biblical!And the way they levy it, collect it and administer it is not biblical either.However, the New Testament tells us it is right for Ministers of God and Church workers to be paid a fair wage for their labor, so there is an obligation on members of their congregation to contribute to that.This does ! NOT mean Million Dollar salaries, luxury cars, private jets, mansions i! n exclusive gated communities, expensive clothes, gold chains as thick as a baby's arms, Rolex watches, or churches that are crystal cathedrals etc...And clearly it would be a Sin to financially support a false teacher and thus assist him spread his lies, so be real careful who you do donate to!...Show more
Dorine Nurre: The Bible does not Teach We are to Give any Fixed % (Such as 10%) of Our Salary or PropertyTithes were required by God from the Israelite farmers and ranchers (see Deuteronomy 14:22 and Leviticus 27:30). Tithes were agricultural produce and not money (and they had money back in those days). The tithes were used in the temple, for festivals and for helping the poor. There were 3 tithes from some of the Israelites and a 4th from the Levites to the Levite priests. 1) The Levitical tithe required those who raised crops (not everyone and not all professions â€" just those who raised crops) to give 10% of that to the Levites. This tithe occurred 6 years out! of the 7 year cycle. It also required those that raised 10 or more animals to give each tenth animal that passed under the rod to the Levites. If a person raised less than 10 animals, they were not required to tithe. 2) From what was given to them, the Levites in turn had to give a tenth of the very best to the priests. 3) The festival tithe required that those who raised crops or animals to set aside 10% for the annual festivals. 4) The Poor tithe occurred only in the 3rd year of the seven year cycle. This was set aside for the poor.Now about Christians and tithing, God never established a set standard for Christians to give. The principle of 10% of earnings being required of believers is not taught in the Bible. Giving should be done out of freewill and love and sometimes God puts it in our hearts to give much more than 10% and it doesn’t have to be just money. We are to be led by the Holy Spirit. Giving should be done cheerfully from the heart (2 Corinthians 9:7) for ! the honour and glory of God, to help the needy (Hebrews 13:16, Acts 20:! 35, Matthew 25:35-45, Acts 6:1-4, 1 Timothy 5:1-16) and to support true pastors and ministries (1 Corinthians 9:7-14, 1 Timothy 5:17-18, Acts 2:44-45, 4:32-37, 1 Corinthians 16:1-3, 2 Corinthians 8:1-13, 1 Timothy 6:17-19). This is the true principle to be learnt.It’s clear that God never told us that we should be giving 10% (or any fixed %) of our salaries. Those who preach that Christians are to give 10% (or any fixed %) are wresting the Scriptures to conform to their belief at the expense of the truth. An individual may teach this false doctrine due to one or more of the following: • Ignorance • Fear of ridicule or disapproval of others who support this teaching • Not wanting to admit what they always taught was wrong • Love of money (1 Timothy 6:10) Applying Old Testament practices in the New Testament is in essence, placing those who hear them under the bondage and curse of the Mosaic Law (Galatians Ch. 3). If you’re teaching others! that God commands this no matter how good the intentions are, it’s a sin. It’s time to break free from the false doctrine of believers being required to give 10% of their earnings, and take a stand against it. 2 Corinthians 9:77 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.http://www.cnview.com/on_line_resources/christians...http://www.letusreason.org/doct54.htmREDEMPTION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITHBecause mankind is incapable of meeting God’s standard of perfection necessary to abide in God’s presence (Romans 3:19-20,23), God sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the total debt for the believer’s sins and mercifully credits to his account Christ’s righteousness (Romans 3:21-28,5:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21). Jesus’ gracious act of atonement was complete and covers all sin (Colossians 2:13-14; 1 John 1:9). Salvation is not based on good deeds but according to the mercy of God (Titus 3:4-5). Belie! vers are justified by faith; it is a gift by God’s grace (Romans 4:3-! 8; Ephesians 2:8-9). A true, living faith will result in a desire to live a holy, loving life of good works (Ephesians 2:10; Galatians 5:6; James 2:14-26), but failure to be absolutely successful at righteous living does not negate the believer’s justified status.If you sincerely say this prayer, your sins will be washed away, you will be redeemed to God, be saved from eternal torment and inherit the Kingdom of God:"Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. I repent of my sins. Please forgive me and save me by your shed blood; come into my heart. I want to receive you as my own personal Lord and Savior. Amen" https://victoryinjesuschrist.wordpress.com/...Show more
Arlen Decorte: You don't HAVE to give anything to the church, it is a choice. I pay my tithes weekly and never put anything in the bank, I don't trust banks. You have a warped sense of sinning.
Johnny Sirko: Tithing is not a Christian requirement under the new covenant. It is but another deception brought forward f! rom the old covenant by men who seek to feed their own bellies at the expense of others. In other words, those who teach and demand tithes are wolves in sheep's clothing. You know, a wool suit.....Show more
Luke Gacusan: If you keep it at Gringott's, the goblins keep the interest.
Sonya Volcko: I would.
Hollis Demasters: It's past your bedtime.
Jene Licausi: Holier, as in full of holes, yes.
Hollis Demasters: Men like to ignore that they too need baths and lotion.
Irving Jordahl: do not ask stupid questions. Do not waste your time and my time.
Alonso Crehan: Then why are religious "miracles" useless without science?
Madge Voice: go take a bath... p.s. you are disgusting and disrespectful.
Neely Youngblut: Why did Christians make up a religion with the characters from the Torah? I find it quite disrespectful, towards Jews and Yahweh
Donella Vasta: ... You never go out in public again.This was super classy though.
Janean Guz: Try praying to God and asking him a science question,! likely he will tell you the same thing, religion is holier than science. So why do I keep finding questions having to do with science in a channel that ought to be kept holy? Earnest replies apprciated
Curtis Josef: Did you say that you wrote this for an English fiction assignment?
Virgil Loatman: we did not make up our religion dude ,its a religion just like urs ,we have the quran u have the biblebesides both have the words of allah so?....
Mayola Sylva: I find it quiet disrespectful, towards Christians and god
Ileen Oshell: God knows more science than all the PhDs at MIT put together.
Chi Alfero: Trying showering once in a while, and use powder.
Salvador Prchlik: Let's say you put money everyweek in the bank to give to the church at the end of each month, the interest it gains, do we have to give that to the church also?
Somer Distilo: My discovery of the clean and unclean food and hygiene laws established over 3500 years ago in ! the Book of Leviticus being based all this time on someone's working knowledge of the germ theory of disease and the modern human body and other advanced fields of science still unknown to mankind today now proves the existence of a Intelligent Designer named Yahweh that knew these fields of science long before mankind learned of them. My discovery also brings to light mankind's misinterpretation of this scripture and giving them the unscientific religious interpretations we still think they mean today due to our lack of scientific knowledge to properly interpret what is written. Sounds to me like the debate over Intelligent Design Theory is now far from over and in fact has just begun....Show more
Jose Calaycay: Um.. take a shower?
