liver123:
So as a Christian am I under a course if I skip paying tithe or I don't pay at all. My church preaches this and personally I am not in agreement with this.

liver123:
So as a Christian am I under a course if I skip paying tithe or I don't pay at all. My church preaches this and personally I am not in agreement with this.

Uprightness100:
Absolutely! The Word of GOD is very clear on that.
As one who claims to be a child of GOD,
Not paying your tithes or giving offering is you robbing GOD..
You are also under a curse for robbing GOD.

pasuma:
Are you sure
Where was it written in the bible ?
Do Jews pay tithe right now when there's no more temple in jerusalem absolutely not, dont take a part of the bible to suit your personal agenda and talk authoritatively ..
stop misleading people

liver123:
So as a Christian am I under a course if I skip paying tithe or I don't pay at all. My church preaches this and personally I am not in agreement with this.

Uprightness100:


Let me advice you.
Stick to the Word of GOD.
Whether Adam or Paul or Nicodemus or Mary or whoever does not follow should not make you to join them.

You came Alone into this world.
You will stand alone before GOD to give account of your life

Do not join the rebellious bandwagon who make noise to gratify and Deceive themselves.

GOD ALMIGHTY is not a Joker. Genuiely surrender to HIM, Love HIM and Obey HIS Word accordingly.

Malachi 3:8-10 is clear enough for anyone who does not want to deceive himself/herself.

OkCornel:


Did God ever make any request from the gentiles to tithe or obey any of the Mosaic laws?

Your answer is in Acts 15.

While at it, it would be very helpful if you can provide scriptural references of Gentile believers that tithed in the early church. Thanks.

Maynman:


This is one of the works of Roman Catholic, there’s nothing like “church” it’s called eccelsia before it was changed by “Church” Fathers.

OkCornel:


Ecclesia, called out ones, church. You sha get the message. Don’t get too stuck on the labels

Maynman:



The ecclesia or ekklesia (Greek: ἐκκλησία) was the principal assembly of the democracy of ancient Athens. It was the popular assembly, open to all male citizens as soon as they qualified for citizenship. Ecclesia (ancient Athens) - Wikipedia, was later changed to “church” by the CHURCH FATHERS.
ROMAN CATHOLIC BAD GAN

OkCornel:


You don’t have to be economical with the truth.

Put out all the meanings to ecclesia here.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecclesia

I guess the Roman Catholic Church wrote all the dictionaries too

OkCornel:


You don’t have to be economical with the truth.

Put out all the meanings to ecclesia here.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecclesia

I guess the Roman Catholic Church wrote all the dictionaries too

Ecclesia (or Ekklesia) in Christian theology means both: a particular body of faithful people, and the whole body of the faithful. Latin ecclesia, from Greek ekklesia, where the word is a compound of two segments: "ek", a preposition meaning "out of", and a verb, "kaleo", signifying "to call" - together, literally, "to call out". That usage soon disappeared and was replaced with "assembly, congregation, council", or "convocation".

Source: Robertson A.T. (1919). A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research.

Maynman:


The dictionary got the meaning from the origin right? And how was I economical with the truth?
Bwahahahah

OkCornel:


All hail the all knowing one, he is right, but the dictionary is wrong.

Nairalanders, throwaway your dictionaries…maynman is more accurate than them.

Smh

Maynman:


CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY** that was gotten from the Greeks right?

OkCornel:


Rest abeg, just do us a favor and tell us you are right while the dictionaries, theologians and researchers are wrong.

From the screenshot you put up there, you can see the reason ekklesia was applied to “the congregation of believers”

If you can’t connect the dots…oh well.

Maynman:


The dictionary said exactly what I said, or what am I missing?
Bwahahahah

OkCornel:


Check the three interpretations to ecclesia in the dictionary. Not just the first one

See CHURCH there right?

Maynman:

It’s you that should stop lying, what did I say that the dictionary said otherwise, is this the best you can do to defend your deity?

Which screenshot did you see “believers”? Bwahahahah

OkCornel:


Did you miss “community of believers” in the screenshot you posted?

Maynman:


After it was changed by the CHURCH FATHERS courtesy Roman Catholic , didn’t you read “originally”?

Maynman:


After it was changed by the CHURCH FATHERS courtesy Roman Catholic , didn’t you read “originally”?

OkCornel:


Anyways, my screenshot answered your question on where I saw “believers”

Now humor me a bit, who told you the church Fathers were Roman Catholic?

Ireneaus, Polycarp, Origen for example were Roman Catholic? Lmao…

Go and study church history from 33AD up till when Emperor Constantine came to the scene and messed things up.

OkCornel:


As you can see in your screenshot, the word ecclesia and church was used interchangeably.

The Church of the Municipality aka “ekklesia tou dimou”

OkCornel:


Anyways, my screenshot answered your question on where I saw “believers”

Now humor me a bit, who told you the church Fathers were Roman Catholic?

Ireneaus, Polycarp, Origen for example were Roman Catholic? Lmao…

Go and study church history from 33AD up till when Emperor Constantine came to the scene and messed things up.

Maynman:


This church?

Maynman:


Who told you they were not? Your masters in watchtower?

Maynman:


Who told you they were not? Your masters in watchtower?

OkCornel:


Which further reinforces my point. Ekklesia has multiple meanings.

From the screenshots you posted, ekklesia is a political assembly, ekklesia is also interpreted to mean gathering of an army. Neither are wrong…

You can go on and on… early believers gathered together, they were also called ekklesia.

Kini big deal. Language evolves overtime, that’s why you shouldn’t get to fixated on the labels and miss out on the context.