1 Jn 3:14-17 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

1 Jn 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; 13 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.

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. 27And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance of their own.

28At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, 29so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, 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.

Tonye-t:

^{At least the one person i've been wanting to reply my posts just did so}.

@ Aletheia, Wished i had all the time to reply 'your daft instances. safe for time. Got my exams to write today.

And to the usual Inesqor and synonymous riddle-man.See ya'll next week.!

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Tonye-t:

^{At least the one person i've been wanting to reply my posts just did so}.

@ Aletheia, Wished i had all the time to reply 'your daft instances. safe for time. [color=#006600]Got my exams to write today.

And to the usual Inesqor and synonymous riddle-man.See ya'll next week.![/color]

ogajim:

Good luck on your exams.

Don't mind us poking holes in the tithe scam jare!, your people want to collect people, thought it's a tax write off in these parts, I just find it hard to thin my Jesus wanting me to pay for his blessing.

Shalom.

Thank you my brother! but dont fail to give your tithe to ur church ok?

ogajim:

Sorry dude, I am there every Sunday and do a lot of things save paying tithe, even if I gave the same amount that would have been called tithe, it would still be offered in an "offering" envelope

I don't roll with bad doctrines or people!

At least tithe was given even though as offering 

Well, how do we ensure that we are giving to Jesus/God? Why not start with how Jesus Himself said you should give to Him?

Tonye-t:

@ Alethiea,

To pick an instance of a logic to assume the generality of another shows you still have a long way to go. Dude let me seat back and analyze your lessons on English grammar/language.

Alethiea : “If I say Tonye-t is of Nigeria, what does it tell you”

Tonye-t: Sir, it tells me Tonye-t is a Nigerian. Let me presume your emphasis is on the word “of”

Alethiea: “What is the difference between “Matters of the Law” and “THE LAW”

Tonye-t: Ok Sir, if I say “Writers of the Law” what will you deduce from it, does that now make these Writers, THE LAW?

Let me dont waste my time on you. Dude, next time take note, the word “of” is used to connect a subject(LAW) to an object(MATTERS) and not to assume a subject (LAW) to be a prepositional object (MATTERS OF THE LAW). And your biggest gaffe is seen in your blunder of grammar “is of” which you used to explain “of the” (even when they mean different things). Disgust was the case when some supposed grammarians in the house applauded Nwa teacher amidst his silly gaffe. Lol.

of
prep.
1. Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
2. Belonging to; coming from.
3. Used in expressions of measurement, value, or age.
4. Made from.
5. Used to show position; north of Watford.
6. Used to show that something belongs to a category: the city of Prague.

Tonye-t:

Let me ask you one question and if you answer me, the I’ll forever esteem you. Agreed? Good!

-If you say Tithing is a/the Law (mosaic law), then when Abraham tithed in Genesis, did he tithe under the Law (Mosaic law)same with Jacob.?

The later tithing which [color=#990000]began with the law of moses was the "ma'aser terumah" was instituted telling them what and what they to give, and this was because God did not allow them to trade with foreigners in the wilderness advent.

Tonye-t:

And for the record. I was 5months shy from my B.Eng the year NECO was first introduced. Therefore I barely know little or nothing about NECO. Safe for the acronym; and its affiliation to SSCE certifications. Maybe you know more about how folks failed, because you could be a protégé to the descent recently. Nairaland sha!

Tonye-t:

And to the rest who love the word “mongers” (maybe they learnt of the word recently). If you feel you are more righteous than the Greatest one – Jesus who said the act of tithing should not be ignored. Then go ahead. I wonder if their problem is actually with the MEN OF GOD who take these offering or the problem is with their STINGY POCKETS to give a tenth of what God’s blessed them with as honor to God. You ask him a question he’ll run, so needless asking him.

Stingy folks who’ll stop at nothing to spread their baseless arguments of anti-tithing on innocent Christians in this section. Av been a victim once and never to be a victim again.

May God help us! [/color]

Tonye-t:

@ Alethiea,

To pick an instance of a logic to assume the generality of another shows you still have a long way to go. Dude let me seat back and analyze your lessons on English grammar/language.

Alethiea : “If I say Tonye-t is of Nigeria, what does it tell you”

Tonye-t: Sir, it tells me Tonye-t is a Nigerian. Let me presume your emphasis is on the word “of”

Alethiea: “What is the difference between “Matters of the Law” and “THE LAW”

Tonye-t: Ok Sir, if I say “Writers of the Law” what will you deduce from it, does that now make these Writers, THE LAW?

Let me dont waste my time on you. Dude, next time take note, the word “of” is used to connect a subject(LAW) to an object(MATTERS) and not to assume a subject (LAW) to be a prepositional object (MATTERS OF THE LAW). And your biggest gaffe is seen in your blunder of grammar “is of” which you used to explain “of the” (even when they mean different things). Disgust was the case when some supposed grammarians in the house applauded Nwa teacher amidst his silly gaffe. Lol.

Let me ask you one question and if you answer me, the I’ll forever esteem you. Agreed? Good!

-If you say Tithing is a/the Law (mosaic law), then when Abraham tithed in Genesis, did he tithe under the Law (Mosaic law)same with Jacob.?

And for the record. I was 5months shy from my B.Eng the year [color=#006600]NECO was first introduced. Therefore I barely know little or nothing about NECO. Safe for the acronym; and its affiliation to SSCE certifications. Maybe you know more about how folks failed, because you could be a protégé to the descent recently. Nairaland sha!

And to the rest who love the word “mongers” (maybe they learnt of the word recently). If you feel you are more righteous than the Greatest one – Jesus who said the act of tithing should not be ignored. Then go ahead. I wonder if their problem is actually with the MEN OF GOD who take these offering or the problem is with their STINGY POCKETS to give a tenth of what God’s blessed them with as honor to God. You ask him a question he’ll run, so needless asking him.

Stingy folks who’ll stop at nothing to spread their baseless arguments of anti-tithing on innocent Christians in this section. Av been a victim once and never to be a victim again.

May God help us! [/color]

@InesQor,

If/since you're that dude Mavenbox, then you've just earned my respect even though your et al's seem to love this peronality-id-matching game. i dislike it!. At least my posts are evident to dat. U R D best! K? *^{i wish you're intelligent as Mavenb0x}

You said something, and i think i should seek further clerity with just two questions.

InesQor:


How does one give to God? And even the Tithe, if one chooses to?

You know, the interesting thing that dawned on me recently is that God required the tithes to be paid to Levites not only because they were his priests, BUT also because they had NOTHING else that they could call their own. No possessions, no farmland, no livestock! God was their inheritance, and besides the tithes they received they would have been way too poor to even survive.

The other people with whom tithes were shared were widows, orphans and the destitute: OTHER PEOPLE who also had nothing to call their own, except for God who is their own inheritance.

InesQor:


The other people with whom tithes were shared were widows, orphans and the destitute: OTHER PEOPLE who also had nothing to call their own, except for God who is their own inheritance.

O yes, you are right to deduce that part of the tithes collected were shared amongst the widows, orphans and destitutes.

Every true and sincere tithe giver should know and practise the act of giving a portion to the aforementioned. My church does it and many churches i know. it's your prerogative to know the right churches that practises the act well before giving.

My emphasis is that the actof tithing is still very much relevant. It is used to help the church and not that made of hands. do you understand? cheers!  

aletheia:

@Tonye-t

I wanted to ignore your befuddled logic but for the sake of others, I 'll have to set you straight and go some way towards redeeming the funds spent on your education. It is obvious that English comprehension is a problem for you despite that you are obviously a talented individual.

Apparently touched a raw nerve there, otherwise I am nonplussed at this non sequitur. What has your B. Eng got to do with your arguments?

But aren't you a tithe monger, a purveyor of false hopes?

@ Alethiea,

- like what has NECO got to do with the arguments

- like what has "nonplussed" and "non sequitur" got to do with the arguments

Dude like seriously, you just babbled!

osaromike:

You people have turned this forum to english language class. To be candid if tithing is to be stoped alot of churches will close business. Its illegal for pastors to collect tithe according to Deu 22:14 and Deu 26. Even the pastors after collecting the tithe they will also be oppressing us with latest cars and correct wears,while those that were forcefully brain washed into dropping their tithe are dieing of hungry. [b]My question is why is it that is only tithing that was smuggled from the old testament?[/b]i read in my bible that those men in old testament married alot of women,why are we not adviced to marry more than one wife?

Tonye-t:

@ Alethiea,

- like what has NECO got to do with the arguments

- like what has "nonplussed" and "non sequitur" got to do with the arguments

Dude like seriously, you just babbled!

Tonye-t:

@InesQor,

If/since you're that dude Mavenbox, then you've just earned my respect even though your et al's seem to love this peronality-id-matching game. i dislike it!.