Deuteronomy 14:22-26 New International Version (NIV)

Tithes

22 Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.

23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.

24 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),

25 then exchange your tithe for silver, and take the silver with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose. 26 Use the silver 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 the Lord your God and rejoice.

If you read further you'll get more insight on this. Let the pastors stop preaching Malachi 3:10 they should tell us the truth in the word of God and stop twisting it.

Malachi 3:10 is equally an important scripture why shouldn't it be preached?.

What you should ask is that the two scriptures be properly explained to congregations for better understanding

It looks like you forgot to read on to verse 27 and 28 of that same verse
27
And you shall not forsake or neglect the Levite [God’s minister] in your towns, for he has been given no share or inheritance with you.
28
AMP:At the end of every three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your increase the same year and lay it up within your towns

spartan117:
Malachi 3:10 is equally an important scripture why shouldn't it be preached?.

What you should ask is that the two scriptures be properly explained to congregations for better understanding

Malachi was quoting from the book of Deuteronomy.

PaChukwudi44:


Malachi was quoting from the book of Deuteronomy.

Explain further

spartan117:
Malachi 3:10 is equally an important scripture why shouldn't it be preached?.

What you should ask is that the two scriptures be properly explained to congregations for better understanding

It looks like you forgot to read on to verse 27 and 28 of that same verse
27
And you shall not forsake or neglect the Levite [God’s minister] in your towns, for he has been given no share or inheritance with you.
28
AMP:At the end of every three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your increase the same year and lay it up within your towns

@Verse 28 - Has your pastor ever told you to bring your tithe at the end of every 3 years?

Just accept that most of these pastors are bunch of fraudsters.

spartan117:

Explain further

MALACHI Was quoting Deuteronomy 14:28-29

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 foreigners, 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.

This was the levitical tithe that was once every three years

PaChukwudi44:

MALACHI Was quoting Deuteronomy 14:28-29

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 foreigners, 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.

This was the levitical tithe that was once every three years

Please, tell them.

Alright!
I went to church to drink don simeon ,
I'm back now

paxonel:
Booked

Is that another form of tithing or what?

Who told you that Levites are God's ministers? That is very wrong. Levites are just one of the 12 tribes of Israel. They do not necessarily have to be priests. Every Levite is not a priest and every priest is not a Levite.

spartan117:
Malachi 3:10 is equally an important scripture why shouldn't it be preached?.

What you should ask is that the two scriptures be properly explained to congregations for better understanding

It looks like you forgot to read on to verse 27 and 28 of that same verse
27
And you shall not forsake or neglect the Levite [God’s minister] in your towns, for he has been given no share or inheritance with you.
28
AMP:At the end of every three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your increase the same year and lay it up within your towns

PaChukwudi44:

MALACHI Was quoting Deuteronomy 14:28-29

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 foreigners, 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.

This was the levitical tithe that was once every three years

The funny thing is,
This instruction was specifically for the Jews back then and not for us christians today.

Why are we then killing ourselves paying tithe?
Even today Jews don't pay again

paxonel:

The funny thing is,
This instruction was specifically for the Jews back then and not for us Christians today.

Why are we then killing ourselves paying tithe?
Even today Jews don't pay again

My brother, I am entitled to eat my tithe, period.

buragidi:
Who told you that Levites are God's ministers? That is very wrong. Levites are just one of the 12 tribes of Israel. They do not necessarily have to be priests. Every Levite is not a priest and every priest is not a Levite.

27
And you shall not forsake or neglect the Levite [God’s minister] in your towns, for he has been given no share or inheritance with you.

Didn't you read this verse or is the Bible lying?

Dyoungstar:


@Verse 28 - Has your pastor ever told you to bring your tithe at the end of every 3 years?

Just accept that most of these pastors are bunch of fraudsters.

Whether you choose to bring it every week or every 3yrs does not change the fact that it's still 1/10 of all your earnings, some people pay weekly, others monthly and some even pay annually, the figure is Still the same

spartan117:

Whether you choose to bring it every week or every 3yrs does not change the fact that it's still 1/10 of all your earnings, some people pay weekly, others monthly and some even pay annually, the figure is Still the same

Have you sat down to ask yourself what your pastors do with the tithe members of the church pay?

Dyoungstar:


Have you sat down to ask yourself what your pastors do with the tithe members of the church pay?

Having held the privileged position of financial secretary in my church at a time, I can tell that most of the money is used to run the daily affairs of the church, buy musical equipments, expand church buildings, and a very large part goes to organizing programs all aimed at soul winning and Kingdom expansion. We have some full time pastors and evangelists who despite their respectable academic qualifications have given themselves full time to the work of the ministry, we pay these ministers and make sure they don't lack anything material so that they can focus on their full-time ministry work. Imagine the amount of money spent on a program like the experience, the cost of that program runs into billions of naira. Soul winning needs finance.

However it's true that there are some pastors who have misused this privilege and use ministry work to enrich themselves, for these individuals I leave them to God's judgement, openly castigating the whole church because of a few bad eggs is a distraction to the work of ministry and christianity in general

why is there such an argument about giving a tenth of your earnings to the work of God? Because they know him with their mouth and not in their hearts.

spartan117:

Having held the privileged position of financial secretary in my church at a time, I can tell that most of the money is used to run the daily affairs of the church, buy musical equipments, expand church buildings, and a very large part goes to organizing programs all aimed at soul winning and Kingdom expansion. We have some full time pastors and evangelists who despite their respectable academic qualifications have given themselves full time to the work of the ministry, we pay these ministers and make sure they don't lack anything material so that they can focus on their full-time ministry work. Imagine the amount of money spent on a program like the experience, the cost of that program runs into billions of naira. Soul winning needs finance.

However it's true that there are some pastors who have misused this privilege and use ministry work to enrich themselves, for these individuals I leave them to God's judgement, openly castigating the whole church because of a few bad eggs is a distraction to the work of ministry and christianity in general

This still does not answer the question "Where did Jesus collect tithe in the bible?"

Talking about organizing events, shows and programmes, can you categorically tell that lives are genuinely touched, lost souls genuinely repent in these prgrammes that you spend millions and billions hosting?

soulfood:
why is there such an argument about giving a tenth of your earnings to the work of God? Because they know him with their mouth and not in their hearts.

Can you expatiate more on the meaning of this "work of God" you are talking about?

spartan117:

Whether you choose to bring it every week or every 3yrs does not change the fact that it's still 1/10 of all your earnings, some people pay weekly, others monthly and some even pay annually, the figure is Still the same

the bible never asked anyone to pay tithes weekly or monthly.Biblical tithes was annually

PaChukwudi44:


the bible never asked anyone to pay tithes weekly or monthly.Biblical tithes was annually

And is to be used for the work of God, like feeding the pastors, the orphans, widows etc. Not for one man to stash them into his account and buy structures and jet-planes with them, telling us they are part of doing God's work - how many poor men enter those jets, those schools built with the tithe in question?

BULLSHIT!

Dyoungstar:


This still does not answer the question "Where did Jesus collect tithe in the bible?"

Talking about organizing events, shows and programmes, can you categorically tell that lives are genuinely touched, lost souls genuinely repent in these prgrammes that you spend millions and billions hosting?

I've no further interest in explaining this to you, your statement has made it clear that you are not a Christian, so that means you can't understand things of the Spirit unless you get saved

PaChukwudi44:


the bible never asked anyone to pay tithes weekly or monthly.Biblical tithes was annually

Since you feel that it ought to be paid annually then pay yours annually, do you even pay tithes at all? Or are you even a Christian? If no then you have no business complaining

No true Christian tithes or supports it. That law of tithing is now a waste. Jesus took it away at his death on the stake.

spartan117:

Since you feel that it ought to be paid annually then pay yours annually, do you even pay tithes at all? Or are you even a Christian? If no then you have no business complaining

what about you who claims t be a Christian yet you are not abiding by biblical instructions.Who asked you to pay tithes with money? who asked you to tithe monthly?

spartan117:

I've no further interest in explaining this to you, your statement has made it clear that you are not a Christian, so that means you can't understand things of the Spirit unless you get saved

Lol... where is your church so that I can come and pay tithe so I can be SAVED

How do you mean by true Christian?

lovingJehovah:
No true Christian tithes or supports it. That law of tithing is now a waste. Jesus took it away at his death on the stake.

Joebie:
How do you mean by true Christian?

John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
Jesus said that his own sheep will listen to him. The Bible clearly states that the law of Moses is obsolete because Jesus took it away at the stake. Jesus vividly gave us a new commandment in John 13:34 but some acclaimed Christians are still stuck on the commandment given to Moses for the Jews. If you are still practicing the commandment of Moses and yet claim to be Christians, then falsehood is your identity.

My friend, a Christian is one who is like Christ literally and who has faith in him and his Father.
It calls for self-examination. We cannot make ourselves right with God by observance, and by whatever we believe.
If our beliefs does not TRULLY transform who we are, we are not believers. You don't become a true Christian by trying to prove that someone or set of people are not true Christians. That does not make you a true Christian automatically.

lovingJehovah:
John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
Jesus said that his own sheep will listen to him. The Bible clearly states that the law of Moses is obsolete because Jesus took it away at the stake. Jesus vividly gave us a new commandment in John 13:34 but some acclaimed Christians are still stuck on the commandment given to Moses for the Jews. If you are still practicing the commandment of Moses and yet claim to be Christians, then falsehood is your identity.