The first thing about anything is a knowlegde of what that thing is:
But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the Mighty One of our Master, Yahoshua Messiah, the Mighty One of esteem—
to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this honorable way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength! Ephesians 1: 16-18.
And again:
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My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "
Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the torah/law of your Mighty One, I also will ignore your children." Hosea 4:6a.
What do the above passages tell us?
Firstly is there anywhere in the Scriptures that it is commanded to give tithes in the form of money if we are to follow Scriptures instructions?
"Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path." Tehillim/Psalm 119: 105.
Now to the nature of tithes:
RULE NUMBER 1.
22) Be sure to
set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.
RULE NUMBER 2.
23) Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of Yahweh your Mighty One
at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere Yahweh your Mighty One always.
RULE NUMBER 3a.
24) But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed by Yahweh your Mighty One and cannot carry your tithe (because the place where Yahweh will choose to put his Name is so far away),
25) then exchange your tithe for silver (money), and take the silver (money) with you and go to the place Yahweh your Mighty One will choose.
RULE NUMBER 3b
26) Use the silver (Money) to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of Yahweh your Mighty One and rejoice.
27) And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance of their own.
RULE NUMBER 4 (This will be another topic but notice it follows the annual pattern x3).
28) At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year's produce and store it in your towns, 29 so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, 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 bless you in all the work of your hands.
Debarim/Deuteronomy 14: 22.
So Show Me.So show me where it states money should be given as tithes or tithes should be collected every day, week, month.
My brothers and sisters first learn about the thing then you can talk reasonably about it as to help others come to the knowledge of the truth.
Posted: at 6-04-2009 10:34 AM (15 years ago) | Newbie |
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