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Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by ochuciano(m): 5:41pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
Many Christian denominations require their members to give 10% of all their earnings, a practice known as tithing. In the Old Testament, under Jewish law, there was the requirement of tithing, as seen in stories such as Abraham and Jacob giving a tenth of everything they had. But does this requirement still stand? Although the Catholic Church teaches that offering some form of material support to the Church is mandatory for all Catholic adults, provided they are able do so, it doesn't set a required number or percent. Tithing was a requirement of Mosaic law, which Christians are dispensed from by virtue of the New Covenant. This does not, however, remove the obligation to give to the Church. One verse that is helpful in understanding our obligation to give is 2 Corinthians 9:5-8. “So I thought it necessary to encourage the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for your promised gift [donation], so that in this way it might be ready as a bountiful gift and not as an exaction. Consider this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work.” God doesn't demand a certain amount of money from us; He wants us to give from the heart. Whether that’s money, time, or talent, He wants your joyful offering. If people are forced by the Church to give a certain percent of their income, that's extortion. If they give freely and cheerfully the amount they are able, that's a gift. http://legatus.org/tithing-requirements |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by teresafaith: 5:44pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
Yes Catholics pay their tithe But as for me I give mine to the society of st Paul de poor |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by ochuciano(m): 7:33pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
teresafaith: From the church teaching is not obligatory to pay tithe, rather u are advise to give as u wish |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by teresafaith: 8:19pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
Na you ask question, na you still answer |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by ochuciano(m): 9:25pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
teresafaith: I quoted from the article |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by Nobody: 11:38pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
Pay your tithe be it Catholic or Protestant. At times I wonder why many Christians are just arguing unnecessarily even when those from the other world pay their tithes. |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by ochuciano(m): 7:48am On Nov 09, 2017 |
asuustrike2009: Please tell us how Catholics in other world pay their tithes. |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by Nobody: 7:53am On Nov 09, 2017 |
ochuciano:I was a Catholic and in my parish we paid our tithe in an envelope. |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by Acidosis(m): 8:04am On Nov 09, 2017 |
The funny thing is that the same bible verse that mandated us to pay tithes also mentioned the need to pay offerings. How and why Freeze and his cohorts excluded offerings in their arguments is still a mystery to me. |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by Saverin: 9:03am On Nov 09, 2017 |
only sheeples are mandated to give 10% to the church. one of the biggest fraud in the history of humanity |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by ochuciano(m): 9:35am On Nov 09, 2017 |
asuustrike2009: 3 to 5yrs ago, all the parishes I attended don't pay tithes. Now we are encourage to pay tithe, without threat. |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by Gggg102(m): 10:16am On Nov 09, 2017 |
ochuciano:. yh pay tithe only if you want nothing else attached |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by ikorodureporta: 3:14pm On Nov 09, 2017 |
teresafaith: St Vincent De PAUL not 'poor' |
Re: Are Catholics Required To Pay Tithe? by teresafaith: 3:18pm On Nov 09, 2017 |
ikorodureporta:I know wetin I write But thanks for your not needed correction |
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