dangotesmummy:
then don't go to a particular church if you don't feel comfortable about their ways than going to church with the purpose of looking for faults and criticizing. There's no place you won't find faults

uzoclinton:
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ipreach:
make sure you give backlink to

uzoclinton:
to where?

ipreach:

To the URL on the my signature below

ipreach:

To the URL on the my signature below

uzoclinton:
your name

ipreach:
Chidera Christian.

uzoclinton:
okay...

ipreach:


You can be using my contents here in your blog. Just make sure you backlink

victorazy:
giving tithe is for your good not for pastor or God

ipreach:
Giving is considered in the Bible as one of the service to God (Deuteronomy 16:16, Exodus 23:15), but it is very unfortunate that many people do not keep to the word of God that said; “None shall appear before me empty-handed” rather, many go extra mile to criticize those that gives their money and other resources to the church as well as the pastors who tell their members to give.

In the other side of the coin, some people give different excuses on while they are unable to give.

Below are my five points on why some people don’t give:

1. We are not familiar with what the Bible says about giving. We are not aware of the Bible’s teaching on money and on We have not spent enough time reading God’s Word to see what He says about it. So we miss out on the abundance of wisdom and direction found in the Bible on this important subject.

2. We don’t feel like we make enough money to give. Some feel that generosity is an act reserved for the wealthy, those that have more than enough. What difference could our few dollars make anyway?

3. We have loads of debt. Debt is a generosity killer. We are not able to live with open hands because they are chained to the credit card company. We feel the stress caused by living on the edge of a financial disaster. Paying our bills becomes the priority, not giving.

4. We don’t trust the church. Our first place of generosity should be our local church. Unfortunately, we often withhold our giving for the church for a variety of reasons that boils down to a lack of trust. We don’t trust the leadership. We don’t trust the financial management. And we don’t trust the impact the church is making.

5. We don’t trust God. We act as if God is not the owner of everything, and that He does not hold all the resources we will ever need in His hands. We don’t trust that He will take care of us, that He will give us those resources He holds. So we hold tightly to our money. Even though it was God who entrusted us with His resources, we don’t trust Him.

Add your own reason(s)

LordOfNaira:

Who told you that?
If it is not for the good of the pastor, then whose good

victorazy:


go and study the Bible (Malachai 3v 10)

LordOfNaira:


It is you who should study it. Tithing in the OT as a part of worship was to support the Levites who had no properties. The verse was directed at the Jews who were not giving their tithes thus neglecting the Levites who depended on the other tribes for food. The Levites were the caretakers of the temple. They devoted their lives to caring for the temple. So, the tithing in the Mosaic Law was to help feed them. It was not for God but for the Levites who would starve if tithes were not given.

Now today, you all are still quoting Malachi that was directed at Jews and not Gentiles.

Let me give you a little history of the church: When the early church began to grow and Gentiles were being converted, the leaders of the church debated on whether to obligate the Gentiles to follow the Mosaic Laws. In the end they concluded on something:

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day - Acts 15:19-21

Tithe was not mentioned!!!

LordOfNaira:


It is you who should study it. Tithing in the OT as a part of worship was to support the Levites who had no properties. The verse was directed at the Jews who were not giving their tithes thus neglecting the Levites who depended on the other tribes for food. The Levites were the caretakers of the temple. They devoted their lives to caring for the temple. So, the tithing in the Mosaic Law was to help feed them. It was not for God but for the Levites who would starve if tithes were not given.

Now today, you all are still quoting Malachi that was directed at Jews and not Gentiles.

Let me give you a little history of the church: When the early church began to grow and Gentiles were being converted, the leaders of the church debated on whether to obligate the Gentiles to follow the Mosaic Laws. In the end they concluded on something:

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day - Acts 15:19-21

Tithe was not mentioned!!!

tetula123:
number 4sums it all... I would rather give a beggar in the street rather, as I feel God will appreciate it more and they need it more than the church does.
you see a well built church telling you to want to destroy a segment of the church so they will rebuild it again to beautify it, when members haven't seen funds to eat..
I call that lack of priority.

Arsenalholic1:
True.

One of my uncles stopped paying tithe in church for a long time after someone told him:

"Stop telling people how much you earn in a week. Not everyone is a friend."

With a quizzical look on my Uncle's face, he asked: "What do you mean?"

The man continued: "Didn't you earn x amount this week?"

My uncle was confused and had to plead with him to tell him who made that known to him. Because according to him, he didn't even tell his wife how much he earned.

Turned out that one of the elders in the church had leaked out the information after seeing the tithe my uncle paid.

The church should also try to have competent people manning such posts as recording of tithe.

lonelydora:


Same reason I don't pay tithes too. We were at a joint discussing about some members, and my friend who happens to be one of the people in charge of finance said that one Mr. J pretends as if he's not rich that he pays X amount in tithes weekly. Omo, I just pinched myself.

Scarp tithe card in my church and see how I will be paying my tithes every Sunday.

Arsenalholic1:
It's too bad bro. God will not be happy with such people obviously.

MZLady39:
That's right brother....
It all boils down to "choice".
People do as they wish.
On the tithe issue....my thoughts are as follows:
People don't want to be held accountable or be obedient...if we really want to get "real".
I'm just being brutally honest and very real here and calling a "spade" a "spade".
People don't pay tithes cause they simply don't want to give their alleged little "hard earned" money to the church....as if it doesn't have expenses.
I don't condone pastors funding their lifestyles in unscrupulous ways....if that's what they are doing. IF they are doing wrong, then one day they will have to reap what they've sown.
HOWEVER, that DOES NOT cancel out a believer's responsibility to give tithe & offerings.
However, you will find that those who don't give tithes....also don't even give an offering!
God doesn't ask for much.....yet folks won't even give an offering.

It's called "selfishness" & "greed". Truth be told, they'd rather use their little money for themselves....
When a person wants or doesn't want to do something, they'll find any alleged "justifable" reason to do or not do something....and then try to get others on board with their "foolishness".
That's the way the world works....in church and out.
Fact......which is so so sad.