PortHarcourtBoy: I never pay tithe to any pastor b4 instead I dey help the needy around yet Baba God dey bless me nyafu nyafu...

Devil too blesses . . . In his own way though

Ashmark: How many of you real give money that worth 10% of your income to the poor?

plappville:

Then keep praying for God to show you where/how you should pay your tithe. Until He reveals it to you, the poor will be glad to recieve it

Ashmark: How many of you real give money that worth 10% of your income to the poor?

thelastPope:

2 issues here:

Malachi didn't say bring tithes to the temple. He said to the storehouse. The storehouse is not the temple. They were warehouses built in the major cities for storing food crops.

This verse was never written to the new testament believer. If you obey this verse, then you have to obey every other law like keeping the sabbath.

Fhemmmy:

Devil too blesses . . . In his own way though

thelastPope:

Is this the Word of God or your opinion or your pastors opinion?

cuteonyii: since we have so many bad roads, poor electricity, no good health..etc. and the gvnt is not doing much to better our lifes in the society. should we stop paying govnt tax and instead use the money to help the society as little and much as we can?

.....obedience is better than...what?

thelastPope:

Consciously or unconsciously you have made a fundamental point! God's word is not vindicated by results. That something seemingly turn out right doesn't mean it is approved of God. Moses struck a rock instead of speaking to the rock as God commanded and the interesting thing is that while water still came out, God was angry with Moses and refused him entry to the promised land.

God requires obedience from us, not acting in sentiment and trying to please him our own way. If he says pay tithe, then we pay it. If he didn't say, then we don't pay. Anyone who does it for any other reason is on their own. As far as the new testament goes, God never asked us to pay tithe. If he wanted us to do it, he would have said so. He even asked us to give and asked us to do many other things to numerous to write down, but he never asked us to pay tithe. That's the truth of God's Word!

Malocity: From my own view, its nt wrong giving ur tithe to the poor bt...from the begining tithe was alocated to the Levites(Priest). Becus they ar nt expectd to work much jst as we are.

tithes are meant to be paid into d church and if the church decides to use it in helping the poor, fine. Bt if nt that is where the priest feed from (tithe) especially those that are nt yet financialy strong.

4 u to use ur tithe to gve 2 d poor, is part of goodnes bt nt adhearing 2 instructn. Tnx 4rm malocity!

Goshen360: @ OP,

Even some false tithe teachers will tell you that when your neighbour is dying and a poor person need help so desperately, they will tell you you must still bring your tithe to the church. There is nothing like tithe to Christians in monetary form. If you have money and God speaks to your heart to help the poor, do it graciously and cheerfully. This way, you are an angel sent to another man.God will reward you.

If you also decide to give certain portion of your income to help the poor cheerfully, God bless you for such but it doesn't necessarily have to be 10%, it can be more or less or even vary from month to month. I have seen where it is written "God loves a cheerful giver" my brother but I am yet to read where it is written "God loves a cheerful tither" because tithe is "by force" but giving is "by grace, willingness and cheerfulness"......Glory to God!

Fhemmmy:

It is not for you to worry about how much the pastor has, it is for you to obey what the bible said, if you are follower, but if you not a follower of the word,then, it is all good . . . so you mean you wont mind to give your "tithe" to the "needy pastor" that does not have enuf?

Fhemmmy:

Thanks, but please read my post well . . There is a difference btw giving to the poor and your tithing to the storehouse . . just incase you could not read me well:
Tithing cant be given to the poor, cos that was not you were told to do with it, why not give your taxes to the poor, at least Nigeria is so rich already.
Gift: that is what you give to people, poor, rich - does not matter.
It is the classification that we talking about, not the moral behind it, hope you now understand me, the man that has lots of understand and able to know those that lacks it . . .

odohemma:
'...obey what the bible said...'? If you obey everything the bible said u won't be far off from a boko haram disciple. BTW, you sound like a desperate pastor.

Iolo: No one has answered any of my questions

If the Bible clearly instructs Priest (the Pastor) not to own property, why are our Pastors of today contravening this?

manmade: Now check ur post with the words of God as stated in Deut.14 and u will see that u've nt been reading your bible, i now undertand while pastors prefer making reference to the ambimgous malachi 3 :10 instead of Deut.14.

Fhemmmy:

If i only have enuf to pay my tithe, i will pay the tithe not even if i need to give it to my mother to eat, cos i know that the God that i have been faithful to, will make a way for my mother to eat . . by the way, God always have His own way to meet the needs of us all.
BTW, if i give that "Tithe" of mine to the poor, what would that poor eat when he is done eating with my "tithe", another person's tithe?

manmade: Go and read the parable of the good samaritan and see what God has in stock for people like you.

Fhemmmy:

Cos that was not the purpose for a tithe, what you have given to the poor is not the tithe, was a gift from you to the poor and not the tithe . . . what you have labelled a tithe, you know where to take it.

Fhemmmy:

Devil too blesses . . . In his own way though

Fhemmmy:

People like me? Interesting.
The point here is what i have said from the start and it is what i am still saying that, it is good to do good, and if you look around,[b] you will notice that Fhemmmy Motos always do his best to do his best, cos how could i love God i never see when i cant love those around me, however, the fact that you have refused to read from my comment is "MY TITHE IS NOT FOR ALMS, BUT TO GOD" but i will always make sure there is extra to help the needy.
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Rooneyboy:
and what if I choose to give that "labelled" tithe to THE VERY POOR DYING IN ABJECT POVERTY IN MY MIDST as against the very wealthy billionaires with their private jets.
Truth be told, there's that level of fulfillment within me when I give to the EXTREMELY POOR

xremmy: This paying of tithe has actually turned some people to zombies. Heartless and selfish

One even said he would rather pay his tithe than give his mother the money to eat cos God will provide for her. Isn't that insane. Just so God can bless you, your mother can die of hunger.