Preaching is fast becoming synonymous to tithing these days. Is like tithing as becom an all solutions formula,we even now prescript in preventing troubles.
In as much as, we cant deny the fact churching has becom a lucrative business trans the world,thanks to tithing our pastors are flying jets while we who pay the tithe are stil really expecting the blessings they said tithe(ing)s would bring to us. More and more people are going into pastoring with no specific spiritual effect on the church,when the church had 20 pastors 25 converts are made practically every month,and now the church had 100 pastors and yet not more than 25 converts are made every month. What is the effect of the extra 80 pastors added.
One question am faced with almost everyday is 'is tithing a NT doctrine?'. In one word 'NO'! The law of tithe is not bounding christians,so christians are not under the curse of not tithing stated in Malachi 3: 9.
But to be fair on pastors they have the right to earn a living in the pastoral work. Paul expaciatively express this right in 1 Corinthians 9. Yet in verse 12, Paul ackownledged that this right,if used extentively like today Pastor do,could hinder the gospel of Christ.
I understand would not left a mongo without money but there have being continues offerings and testimonial offerings in some churches,some of these church have private schools up to university level cant the church manage with these achievement without ringing a tithing bell every sunday in the church like the beggers do in lagos street,and even going to the extresm of raining curses with the tongue that is suppose to bless?
Should we stop tithing? The NT church was practically built on offerings in a sense a more expensive and less stress to the heart method. Offerings are giving not by conpulsion and yet we could give more as offering than as tithes expecially as tithe is fixed.
Who should we give offerings? Give according to your mind,churches,orphange,school and whatever good cuase.
2 Cor. 9: 6. 'Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly,and whoever sows generously will also reap generously'.