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You are blessed my brother. Could you please check your meaning of words for "income" "proceed" and other word commonly used when tithe is mentioned? or are you a farmer?
Shalom.

A Friend of mine was in church last week and had an argument with the pastor because she asked if the monthly 10% tithe that she gives to the church should be 10% of her income before tax is deducted or after. She earns £2000 per month and takes home £1600 after income tax. She was giving £160 pm to the church, but the pastor says she should be giving £200 which made her feel very upset . She then challenged the pastor to justify this considering that the church does not have to pay taxes. He insisted that she should give the full £200 willingly and not question God's word.

I think it is the duty of the pastor to preach and not to enforce. Your friend has done well by appreciating that tithe belong to God. You friend must not for whatever reason be upset with her pastor. God forgive her for that. God appreciate a cheerful giver. Tithe is 10% of earn income in whatever form it may be. If your friend bring in 1,600, ordinarily her tithe would be 10% of that amount. Tithe is a business between her and God. She should however look out if there is any traces of devourer on her finances after the payment, I think she should reconsider her pastor's view and make amend.

I realy would want us to take our answer to this puzzle from the word of God. While Jesus was alive some people were performing miracles in His name, So the apostles asked Jesus if they should stop them and then Jesus said '' whoever is for us is not against us. (Luke 9:50).

Peace of the Lord upon you all

God is omini present, He is everywhere. But He is not a party to some things people at some places He sees them. It is His wish that such people may repent of their evil deeds.

Let somebody shout Haleluyah!

What kind of question is this?

talk to your head b4 you talk in here.

I reverence your Mighty Names Oh Lord!

ELOHIM
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Praise be the name of God

(Assalaamu’laikum wa Rahmatulaahi wa Barakaatuh),

This article may be of great change in your life. Read it with all your mind.

The tragedy of the recent week is still fresh in our minds (The Attack on the World Trade Center NY), and all throughout the world people must deal with the fear and uncertainty of the coming weeks. The stark reality is the specter of death itself, and that anyone of us could have been one of those innocent victims on an airplane, at the office, regardless of race, creed, or color, our children, even me.

My prayer as I write this article is for true reconciliation and true understanding to be established between Muslims, Jews, and Christians for the future days ahead. One can only hope that a paradigm transformation can be born out of this time which will bring forth God/Allah’s SWT mercy and loving compassion in a fresh way.

Peace be upon us as we seek sanity in the midst of insanity. Peace be upon us as we seek to know better the One true God/Allah who is closer than the vein in our neck. Peace be unto us as we seek to know the Unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace that passes all understanding and guards our hearts and minds.

God/Allah SWT desires that we seriously study these things, for He has the authority to put us in Heaven or sentence us to Hell, based on His justice. Though God/Allah SWT has inscribed the rule of Mercy as an attribute above all others being called Ar’ Rahmanir Rahim (the Most Merciful and Compassionate One), so He has warned us to watch and prepare at all times for the coming of death and the Kiamat (Day of Judgment). All men are appointed to die once and then face the Day in which we all must give an account to our Creator for the choices we have made or failed to make in our time on earth.

"Nay, Allah raised (rafa’a) him up (Jesus/Isa,pbuh) unto Himself; and Allah is exalted in Power, Wise.
"(Qu’ran (Al Nisa) 4:158).

According to both Muslims and Christians, Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is His "Sign unto men and a Mercy from us" Qu’ran 19 Maryam 19:21, …"whose Name is the Messiah, illustrious in this world and in the Hereafter." (Qu’ran 3 Al Imran 45), for Jesus/Isa is the UnCreated Word of God/Allah "…an Apostle (Rasul) of Allah, and His Word (Kalimatuhu), which He bestowed on Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from Him (Ruhu minh)" (Qu’ran Al Nisa 4:171).

Why would Jesus/Isa (pbuh) alone be given by God/Allah SWT the title of Messiah (al-Masih), over eleven times in the Qu’ran? Why would Jesus/Isa (pbuh) alone then be given the title of His Word (Kalimatuhu)?

Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is further called "…a Word from Him (Kalimatim min hus)" (Qu’ran Ali Imran 3:45), and again "…a Word from Allah (Kalimatim minallaahi)" (Qu’ran Ali Imran 3:39).

"…(Jesus)Isa is Roh-ul-Lah (The Spirit of Allah), Rasullah (The Messenger of Allah) and Kalimatullah (the Word of Allah)." (Anas bin Malik hal: 72. Qs 4 An Nisaa’ 171).

As the Ahl al Kitab (People of the Book), Christians take every word God says seriously, and they have no need to exaggerate the greatness of the Messiah, for God/Allah SWT Himself lifts Jesus/Isa (pbuh) high above all other names!

The divine mission of Jesus/Isa (pbuh) has never ended, for Jesus/Isa is the UnCreated Word, the everLiving Messiah and Rasul, living Today. The Day of Judgment has been given into his hands alone by God/Allah SWT for ALL MANKIND!

When we pray, we ask God/Allah SWT, to "Show us the Straight Path" (Qu’ran 1 Al-Fatihah 6. Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is that Straight Path to be followed! "And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): Therefore have NO DOUBT about the (Hour) but follow ye Me: This is the Straight Way." (Qu’ran 43 Az Zukhrut 61).

In Surah 19:19, Jesus/Isa (pbuh) alone is called a Sinless One in all the Qu’ran!

He is called "holy" (zakiy-pure, sinless) son (Ghulam (youth or young man). Some Muslim scholars would argue that "zakiy ghulam" means that all infants born are sinless, hence attempting to resolve the problem of a "once in all history" birth of the Sinless Jesus, but this cannot hold up to a careful look. The word used here "Ghulam" meaning youth or young man is similar to that used in Surah 18:74 (a slain youth by Al Khidr), v.80 (rebellious youth), vs.82 (two orphans youth attaining their age of full strength to claim hidden treasure under the wall). To avoid confusion, another word "Tifl" meaning "little children or infants" as in Surah 22:5, 40:67 should have been used in Surah 19:19 if only those below the age of accountability is intended!

My friend, use the mind God/Allah SWT has given you! Why was Jesus/Isa (pbuh) protected from Satan? (Surah 3:36), and "Blessed (Mubarakan) wheresoever he be." (Surah 19:31)? Only Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is able to be in the Presence of God (Surah 4:158) after his ascension without being pulverized like the mountain when God appeared to Moses (Surah 7:143).

Truly, Moses (pbuh) pointed forward to Jesus/Isa as the UnCreated Word of God, the Messiah, the Sinless One, the everLiving One Today. Jesus/Isa (pbuh) was born of a virgin, "The Word became flesh" (Gospel/Injil John 1:14), and dwelt on earth as a once in all history Miracle working Man? Why?

Just as Moses (pbuh) pointed forward to Jesus/Isa (pbuh) in History, Muhammad (pbuh) pointed back in History to the "Center of All History and Judgment on All Mankind", for Muhammad was supposed to be only a Warner (Nazir), to Seal the Truth that Jesus/Isa is the Messiah, the UnCreated Word of God!

Jesus/Isa (pbuh) was sent by God/Allah SWT not just to the Jewish people, but rather to the Entire World in every Age of Mankind, for he is the Judge!

"All authority has been given to Me (Jesus/Isa) in heaven and on the earth, GO, therefore and make disciples of ALL NATIONS (ethnos/tribes and peoples including Arabs), baptizing them in the name of the Father (God/Allah SWT), the Son (the Kalimatuhu,UnCreated Word of God born Sinless of a virgin), and the Holy Spirit (Ruhuminh), teaching them to observe ALL THINGS whatever I have commanded you, and behold, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, even to the end of the age." (Gospel/Injil, Matthew 28: 18-20).

God/Allah’s Word is ETERNAL! He has an Eternal Plan for the Ages, "…that in the ages to come, He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness towards us through Jesus/Isa, the Messiah, …for God, who is rich in MERCY, made us alive with the Messiah, even when we were dead in sin, it is by grace you have been saved and God/Allah raised us up with the Messiah, and seated us with him in Heavenly Realms (present tense) in Jesus the Messiah." (Injil/Ephesians 2:4-7).

Therefore, since Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is more than just a Prophet, but rather the Eternal UnCreated Word of God/Allah SWT, his Position and Authority is Eternal as well! In the Taruat/Old Testament, the book of Isaiah (pbuh), we find the prophecy of Jesus/Isa (pbuh) written hundreds of years before both the Injil and the Qu’ran saying,

"Therefore, the Lord Himself shall give you a Sign, BEHOLD, A VIRGIN SHALL CONCEIVE AND BEAR A SON, AND SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL (meaning God/Allah SWT with us). (Taruat/ Isaiah 7:14). Then in the following chapters it speaks of this son saying, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace, of the increase of his government and peace there shall be NO END!" (Taruat/ Isaiah 9:6,7).

Think of the implications of what the Word of God/Allah says, the Government that Jesus/Isa (pbuh) MUST increase and never, never, never, never, End.

In the Qu’ran, are you asked to OBEY any other than God/Allah SWT? To the One we OBEY, then He is Lord! In the Qu’ran, Jesus/Isa (pbuh) says, "(I have come to you) To attest the Law (Taruat) which was before me, and to make lawful to you part of what was (before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from the Lord, SO FEAR GOD/ALLAH and OBEY ME!" (Surah 3:50).

In Truth, who is the Last Prophet? If Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is the Eternal UnCreated Word of God, living Forever speaking for God/Allah, Judging in the Judgment upon ALL MANKIND, both Christian and Muslim, chronologically, who is Last?

You must have the courage to answer this between you and God/Allah SWT.

Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is not the forerunner preparing the way for Islam, for he is the UnCreated Word of God, "Jesus Christ (the Messiah, Anointed One), is the same yesterday, and today, and forever." (Injil/ Hebrews 13:.

"And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: O Children of Israel I am the Apostle of Allah (sent) to you confirming the Law (which came/Taraut/Old Testament) before me, and giving glad tidings of an Apostle to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad" (Qu’ran, Surah 61:6).

Jesus/Isa (pbuh) was talking to Israelites in the context of Surah 61:6 of the coming Rasul named Ahmad who will also be sent to the Israelites. There is NO mention of the Ishmaelites, Arabs or Quraishites in Surah 61:6….AN ISRAELITE RASUL IS ANTICIPATED! The name Ahmad and not Muhammad was given. The meaning of both names are different and also antithetical-Ahmad means "one who gives praise" and Muhammad means "one who receives praise or praiseworthy"! According to Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Dr. Muhammad Taqi ud Din Al-Hilali, The Noble Quran, pg. 790, "the second name of Muhammad and it (Ahmad) literally meaning "One who praises Allah more than others."

Sahih al-Bukhari vol. 6, pg. 488 states Surah 61:6 is a variant reading and the name "Ahmad or "Muhammad" was not stipulated but ONLY AN UNNAMED PROPHET was given: "O Children of Israel, I am God’s Messenger to you and I announce to you a prophet whose community will be the last community and by which God will put the seal of the prophets and messengers".

This prophecy is apparently by the Muslim scholars own admission not a clear Sign (Ayat) of God/Allah SWT. This is not consistent with the claim in Surah 2:1, "This is the Book in its guidance, sure and without doubt, to those who fear Allah."

Therefore, who is Jesus/Isa (pbuh) speaking of in Surah 61:6? Perhaps, the Apostle Paul! This Israelite terrorist of the Christians had a personal revelation of Jesus, who commissioned him to take the everlasting Gospel to ALL NATIONS!

First, the Apostle Paul went to his fellow Jews, and then later was directed to go to the unbelievers. Paul faithfully preached to all the Greek, Roman and ARAB world! Yes, turn to the Injil, New Testament in Galatians 1: 13-17 and see!

"For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into ARABIA and later returned to Damascus."(Injil/ Galatians 1:13-17), see also Injil/Acts 9:1-31, 21:40-22:1-21.

Paul the Apostle was fluent in Aramaic and was said to spend up to 12 years in Arabia teaching about Jesus/Isa (pbuh) and warning people to turn to God from darkness, so its seems strange to see it said in the Qu’ran of Muhammad (pbuh),

"To give warning to a people to whom No Warner (Nazir) had come before thee." (Qu’ran Surah 28:46 (32:3). Is it not true that there were many Christians throughout the Middle East by the time of Muhammad (pbuh)?

Some may try to dismiss everything by saying the Injil (New Testament), Zabur, (Psalms), and Taurat (Old Testament) are all corrupted by men, yet they are truly Ignorant . The Qu’ran teaches the Bible is the Word of God/Allah SWT and can never be corrupted, changed or altered!

The Qu’ran says, "And in their footsteps We sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was Guidance, and Light and Confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a Guidance and an admonition to those who fear God. Let the People of the Gospel judge by what God hath revealed therein." (Surah 5:46-47).

", No change can there be in the Words of God." (Surah 10:65).

"…there is None that can alter the Words (and decrees) of God." (Surah 6:34).

Baizawi says on this verse, "There is no altering His sayings, and there is no breach of His promises." Therefore, many stand quilty before God/Allah on the Day of Judgment for rejecting the truth of their own Books, and will be labeled as without religion (kafirs). Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is the Eternally Living Prophet, yes, much more than a Prophet, the Eternal Word of God/Allah, therefore, his Word is UnChanging and Authoritative yesterday, today and forever speaking to every dispute God/Allah’s SWT divine answers!

"Such (was/is) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of Truth, about which they (vainly) dispute." (Qu’ran 19 Maryam 34).

"Laa mahdiyan illa Isabnu Maryam" "There is no Imam Mahdi (Fully Guided Intercessor) except Jesus the Son of Mary." (Hadiths Ibnu Majah)

Do you honor Jesus/Isa (pbuh) as "God/Allah’s Word" (Qu’ran 4 An Nisa 171), and "a Sign for all Peoples"? (Qu’ran 21 Al Aanbiyaa 91). Do you wish to honor this one who is "nearest to Allah" both now and in the hereafter? (Qu’ran 3 Aali Imram 45). God/Allah SWT is the Protector of His Word and He will protect you as well if you trust in Him today through the name of Jesus/Isa!

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." (Injil/ Acts 4:12).

First, do you believe? "And this is his command: to believe in the name of his son, Jesus the Messiah(Christ), and to love one another as he commanded us." (Injil/ I John 3:23-24) "Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them."(vs. 24).

"For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." (Injil/ Romans 10:10).

The prayer of Muhammad (pbuh) before his death: "Oh God, forgive me, have mercy upon me and contact me to the Most High Friend." (Hadiths Shahih Bukari 1573). Then he lifted up his hand saying, "The Most High Friend.", then his hand laid down and he passed away. (Bukari 1574).

Who is this Most High Friend, Muhammad (pbuh) called upon at his death? "I am closer to Jesus the son of Mary in this earth and heaven." (Hadiths Shahih Bukari 1501). Yes, the Most High Friend whom Muhammad called upon in his last moments was Jesus/Isa (pbuh)!

I plead with you today in a world that has lost much of its sanity to consider this:

It is not an accident that your eyes have found this article, God/Allah has directed you to look at this today!

"Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion." (Injil/ Hebrews 3:15).

Secondly, I plead with you by the Mercy of God, to repent and change the direction you have been going, admit the wrong thinking and doing of your life, fear God/Allah SWT, and Obey Jesus/Isa (pbuh)!

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble, Submit yourselves then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up." (Injil/ James 4:7-10).

Real change of heart leads to clear change of actions. Our motive for doing what is right cannot be just based on good works, its deeper, our motive is gratitude. (6)

"So Peace is on me the day I (Jesus) was born, the day that I die, and the day I shall be raised up to Life (again)" (Qu’ran 19 Maryam 33).

"Behold! God said: "O Jesus! Will take thee and raise thee to myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection…" (Qu’ran 3 Aali Imraan 55).

"That they (unbelieving Jews) said (in boast) "We killed (qatal)( al Masih Isa) Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Apostle of Allah," but they killed him not (wa maa qataluuhu), nor crucified him (wa maa salabuuhu), but so it was to appear to them (wa laakin shubbiha lahum), and those who differ therein are full of doubts (Shakk) with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for a surety-They killed him not (wa maa qataluuhu yaqiina)." (Qu’ran Surah 4:157).

Thirdly, Jesus/Isa (pbuh) came to earth as a sinless child for One Divine Purpose, to fulfill prophecy and SUBMIT TO GOD willingly His life as a Sacrifice for the sin of Mankind Once and for all time, so that all Mankind can be brought into a true relationship with God/Allah SWT as a "Sign to ALL PEOPLES".

Though the Jews might have mockingly boasted that they killed Jesus/Isa (pbuh), in truth, they did not, for they only instigated the Romans to actually crucify him. The Roman soldiers were experts at the torture of crucifying people. If they failed to execute the person, especially the right person, the penalty was that they would die for the failure! They always finished the job by thrusting a spear through the victims side to pierce their heart. Secular historians verify that there was no controversy about the death of Jesus/Isa (pbuh). (Injil/ see John 18 & Matthew 27:64). (Josephus/Tacitus) His enemies admit his death. Will you?

The Ignorant have veiled the truth of the death/burial and resurrection of Jesus/Isa (pbuh), by classifying it as a mutashahihat verse, i.e. "a verse in which it is something known only to Allah". The Injil/Gospel (New Testament) is very clear, and "cannot be changed" (Surah 10:65). No wonder, Muhammad had been told to consult the Christians whenever he was in doubt. "If thou (Muhammad) wert in doubt (shakk) as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book (Bible) from before thee." (Surah 10:94).

Study the Taraut (Old Testament) prophecies of the death of Jesus/Isa (pbuh), in Isaiah 50:4-10, 52:13-54:12, 61:1-11, the Zabur, Psalms 22:1-31, 34:20, 69:21, Zechariah 12:10-13:1, and compare them to the events in the Gospel/Injil/ (New Testament). These detailed prophecies were made hundreds of years before their fulfillment, and the fact that they were fulfilled in detail shows God/Allah’s SWT miraculous Sign for All Peoples!

The clear Signs of the Most High Friend (Jesus/Isa (pbuh), reveal the Siratul Mustaqiim (Straight Way) clearly for all mankind to follow.

"To Jesus, son of Mary we gave Clear Signs and strengthened Him with the Holy Spirit…Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error…" (Qu’ran 2 Al Baqarah 253, 256).

Perhaps in religion, we have followed the traditional ways of man more than the miraculous ways of God/Allah SWT. Those who reject other ways so as to obey the clear signs of Jesus/Isa (pbuh) are following the gracious guidance of God/Allah SWT. They are always prepared for death and the Kiamat. They have deep assurance of entering Heaven because they take refuge in the pure Holiness of the Most High Friend. Do you wish to have this assurance? Do you wish to be free from guilt because you have decided not to rely on human guidance, or to depend on the limited goodness of your own deeds?

"…whoever…believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy Hand-hold that never breaks." (Qu’ran 2 Al Baqarah 256).

This famous Ayat ul Kursi is clear when we look at ayat 253: We have security when we believe in the Clear Signs of Isa (Jesus) (pbuh) and the Prophets:

As Roh-ul-Lah, Jesus/Isa (pbuh) is the untainted UnCreated Word, without any form of impurity. Only in his holiness can mankind take His Handhold and make contact with God/Allah SWT, the Holy One, Spirit to spirit. As Roh-ul-Lah, He touches the sick with compassion and the healing power of God/Allah SWT.

In order to create true Love, God/Allah SWT created true Choice, one cannot have one without the other. Yet, once you choose to risk all and submit to Him through the divine Way He provided by Jesus/Isa (pbuh) death, burial, and resurrection. He promises to Raise You to the NEW Life free from sins torment, with power to overcome any test by His strengthening Spirit, and His faithful promise to Hold you Most securely forever as you walk faithfully with Him!

"My sheep listen to my (Jesus/Isa) voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given then to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one." (Injil/ John 10:27-30).

Through life and death, we can have this lasting Peace if we believe in the miracle (muzzizah) Sign of God/Allah SWT Ta’ala about life and death.

In Surah Al Imran, ayat 55, Allah SWT, the Owner of the Day of Judgment, took back (the life of) Jesus/Isa, raised him back to Himself.

God/Allah SWT clears Isa (pbuh) of all charges, and rewards highly those who have Faith in the Korban of Isa (pbuh). Inshah Allah, When we take refuge in the Korban sacrifice of Jesus/Isa (pbuh), God/Allah SWT clears us and miraculously raises us to Heavenly places with Him. Al Hamdu’illah!

Can you cry out in the same way as others to our Most High Friend?

Pray now saying:

"Allahumma" (O God/Allah),

"Astafirullah" (forgive my sins) I reject all other ways to save myself and I trust Your Korban Sign in Jesus/Isa (pbuh) to save me on the Kiamat. I receive only your Way. Thank you for your precious Mercy to me. Amin

Jesus/Isa (pbuh) predicted the complete destruction of the Jewish Temple in AD 70, forever setting aside true Old Testament Judaism (only Zionism exists today).

In the Injil/Acts 2:11, when the Gospel of Salvation in Jesus/Isa (pbuh) was preached miraculously in the native tongue of every nation present, (including Arabs), they believed as you do now, and asked the question, what shall we do?

The Apostle Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off---for all whom the Lord our God will call. With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." (Injil/ Acts 2:38-40). It says the same day 3000 people accepted the message and were baptized and many of them probably became the first Arab Christians.

God/Allah can save anyone, even the worst terrorist like Saul, became the Apostle Paul, saying, "Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief…I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners Christ Jesus/Isa (pbuh) might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life."(Injil/ I Timothy 2:12-17).

God/Allah is calling All to Repentance, Muslims, Christians, Jews, and UnBelievers (especially who think they rule the world from the international Oil Company Offices) to a Worldwide Repentance and Reconciliation through Jesus/Isa (pbuh)!

Yes, God/Allah SWT is calling forth His Judgment upon all those who say they believe in the One True God, and then live like He doesn’t exist! He desires His faithful to honor Him now more than ever. Why? He wishes the UNBELIEVER to see the Prince of Peace rules in the hearts of men today, and that His glory can cover and change the earth just as the oceans He made.

I plead for Sanity in a World Insane, I plead for True Change in a Rebellious Day!

I plead for you to seek and turn to the Prince of Peace, Jesus/Isa (pbuh).

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'

It is simple,' said the Lord.
'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'

When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you, not of himself.

Remember sharing your spoon with others brings "heaven on earth".

Please permit this my unpopular view about the whole issues here
condom is a material that serve dual purpose ( Prevention  of STIs and Unwanted Pregnancies).

I think the reliogious intitutions should promote the use of the material most especially to reduce poverty caused by unwanted babies in some families.  I also think the Religious institutions should promote the use of it as a means of reducing rate of STIs among people.  And in addition to these, abstinence must be emphasised in a more realistic manner.

I alwayts think if Christ were to address this issue, it would have been that Man were not made for loaw but law for man.

Will God kill you or watch you die if you don't "pay" your 1/10 to your Pastor?

God will not rebuke devourer for you. You may not make heaven because you are a robber ib the view of God.

Why don't you get you mind off the cesspit of religion/bible and educate yourself for once. You can start by reading the post;
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-116423.0.html

I like reading coments of people who think with their mind and not those that think with their eyes

[b]Heaven on Earth.[/b]
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'

It is simple,' said the Lord.
'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'

When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you, not of himself.

Remember sharing your spoon with others brings "heaven on earth".

Talking about tithes . . . Should it be 10% of your 'take-home-pay' (after all the tax/pension deductions) or one's 'gross pay'?

I think an extract form my proposed book on this subject may help you.

Tithes in Perspective.
From all indication, the Holy book “The Bible” made it clear that:
• Tithes and offerings are not the same - Proverbs 3:9-10.
• Tithes open Heaven's windows to you - Malachi 3:10
• Tithes diligently cause God to consistently rebuke the devourer for you - Malachi 3:11
• Those who tithe are those who the nations will come to called blessed of God - Malachi 3:12
Also, in the Bible we find that God clearly outlines for us what it means to be good stewards of our resources. Colossians 1:18 states that Jesus wants to come to have, 1st place in every area of our lives, and this includes our finances.

The Acceptable offering and correct tithing.
Tithes Calculation for Business Owners: If you own a business, your "increase" is what is called "profit". It is the gross amount of money you have earned, minus all business deductions. You figure the tithe on that amount, your net earnings, before taxes are paid to the government. God comes first.

Total Income – (Capital + Expenditure) /10
For an example, you start your business with N10, 000 that represent your seed. During the accounting period, you have N25, 000 at hand. We assume you spent N2, 000 for your running cost. This you will have to do. Deduct your Capital (N25, 000 – N10, 000). You are left with N15, 000. Next deduct your N2, 000 expenses incurred; you will be left with N12, 000. Your tithe will then be 1/10 of the N12, 000. That is N1, 200.
Salary Earner: If you are a salary Earner, it is clear you have no Capital apart from strength and good health you invested. So your own calculation will be slight different from a business owners.
Total Income /10
For example we assume you receive N20, 000 per month. All you have to do is divide N20, 000 by 10 (20,000/10) this gives you N2, 000 as your tithe.
On Savings and Investments: As an investor, it is must be understood that an increase is what you invest.
Suppose you were just starting out on tithing, and you had N100, 000 in the bank or other investments. Your regular 10% tithes on earnings you get on the income N100, 000 will be N10, 000. But, let's suppose that instead of paying off that 10% right away, you decide to pay tithes on the earnings of that N100, 00 0.

For simplicity of calculation, let's assume that you're earning 1% interest on that money. So, at the end of 1 year you get 1% interest on N100, 000, which leaves you N1, 000 in earnings. Since 10% of that N100, 000 belongs to the Lord; you owe all of the interest on that 10%. And so, 10% of N100, 000 is N10, 000, and 1% interest on N10, 000 is N100, and so you owe N100 on the Lord's portion.

The remaining 90% of N100, 000 belongs to you, but you still owe 10% on the earnings of that portion. 90% of N100, 000 is N90, 000, and 1% interest on N90, 000 is N900. You owe 10% on those N900 earnings, which amounts to N90.


To contrast, if you had already paid the "whole value tithe" previously, and had N100,000 in the bank earning 1% interest, your earnings would be 1% x N100,000 or N1,000. Your tithe would be 10% of that, or N100."
Gifts and presents: This is important to our Children. Learn to give your tithe early in life.
Every gift in cash and kind (note that bribe is not a gift). So 1 /10 of the value of such gifts are expected as your tithe.

Tithe Calculation in Civil Service & retirement: Many faithful tithers over their working years have questions about tithing their income. They like to know the position of God on their income since government will deduct the tax directly from their pay source.

Since your taxes are deducted from your pay directly, you will have to pay your 10% to God on the amount you actually earn.
For example, if you receive N100, 000 and government deducted 5 %( N5, 000) of the Pay as tax. You will be left with 95 %( N95, 000). Your tithe will be 10% of the 95,000 (that is, N9, 500). God first yes but God also put those in Government in power. We need not be hypocritical about this.

Shallom!

I have this student friend who pays tithe to this pastor in school. My friend relies absolutely on his mother for finances. Tell me, is this act biblical. Is he not paying for mother? One day, I gave her 1000, she said 100 was for tithe. I almost went crazy. I told her not to pay tithe for me. I think Tithe is of your sweat.
One thing I know too well is that most church leaders paint the scripture to suit them. Some churches don’t believe in tithe-Jehovah Witness, while catholic don’t stress it. Jesus didn’t pay neither his disciples. He stressed aim to the poor.
I visited a church when I went to Abuja, I was handed 3 envelops: 1- offering, 2- Tithe, and 3-special offering. So as a guest, I have to my tithe to them.

If Christ were to repeat his initial coming, he would look into a couple of things. Of which Tithe would be paramount.[color=#990000][/color]

The guy is doing it good. Bring tithes of all your increase. Is gift not an increase?

Vacancy in some Zoo.

Decendant of Apes and other animals could apply for this. More than eneough banana.

Monkeys with MBA will be added advantage.


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You have just succeeded in supporting what we have always belived: that your Bible contains so many contradictions, absurdities, injustices, irrationalities and inconsistencies that it definitely could not have come from God
You are my Man of the Year 2008 .

However, your motivation (to REJECT WITH FIRE, some of the words from your Bible) apparently came from the realisation that your cheap source of income is being threatened, for you sound like those Con Pastors who underdevelop gullible people by collecting 10% of their hard earned gross income in the name of tithe .

I wonder if you guys beleive anything at all What do you think I beleive that you beleived?

Bible is meant for only those who allow Holy Spirit in their life. If you read it 1,00000000000 times without the right spirit in you, I am sorry 4 U one by one

@dadifixone
Obviously you have no intellectual or biblical response to my posts otherwise you won't have resorted to attacking me personally. For your fullest information, my responses have not been copy and paste, in case you don't know i am the original author of this article and i studied the bible extensively before i wrote the article, yes i aslo made references to other authors (big deal) but one thing i am certain is that everything i have written is scriptural, maybe you meant i was copying and pasting from the bible then you would be correct. It is you that really needs to study the bible and stop quoting it out of context. remember it is a sin to add to or remove from the word of God. Rev 22 : 18 - 19

I have not attacked your personality in any way my dear friend.  I am only telling you the truth that I observe about you. Be truthful to yourself.  Read your postings again then you get most of your answers from your different postings.  If you read very well, most of your postings YOU WILL SEE SO MANY CONTRADICTIONS AND THIS IS WHY I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN YOUR POSTINGS THE I HAVE. Another proof that most of the postings of yours are not your original work is in the choice of words.  they presents too many differences.  I can even highlight your original words from most of your articles.

May be when I am less bussy I will post a thread here to prove my points to you.

@dadifixone
I think it is you that should read your bible very well, i have not only read mine i have studied it exhausively and i am convinced beyond reasonable doubt as to the fact that tithes as is being practiced in today's churches is completley unscriptural. It is just a manipulation of an admoniton to the levites by prophet Malachi to remember to give the priests share of tithes to the temple. Go and read your bible very well my position can not be faulted

You have not been reading your bible Kunle. From all your posts on this forum I have found that you only search and paste articles from other poeple.

I will encourage you to devote time for the study of the bible and you will change your mind set. Do you know I have the time and I go to some of the quotes you paste on this forum? I have chosen not to answer most of the post because you yourself never read most of the articles you post in detail. In all honesty, if you really want to post intellectual arguments in a forum like this, you must devote time for extensive reading

I am not here to argue with you on most of this issues, I hope many people would have noticed your postings as a struggle for relevance.

Let me tell you, intellectual arguments are not in the multitudes of postings the originality of your response is better apprciated than copy and pasting.

Hope you will take a clue from this and limit issue to your intellectual capacity.
Shallom!

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Yes deuteronomy 14 : 22-29 proves clearly that tithes is not money, In this passage was the only place in the bible that money was mentioned as regards to tithes. it says that if the place of worship is far, you can convert the tithes to money so it would be easy for you to carry it to the place of worship, upon getting to the place of worship the bible did not say you should give the money to the priest, it said you should use it to buy whatsoever your heart desires and eat it in the presence of God, it also said you should share the food with the poor and you should not forget the levites( for the sole reason they have no land of there own). Now if God had intended for tithe to be money, he won't have asked the people of israel to use the tithe money to buy whatever there soul desires and eat it in his presence he would have just told them to handover the money to the priests. I think this argument should put paid to the fact that tithes is not money and was NEVER intended to be money. As i said earlier money tithes is a mordern day creation, it is not biblical. If any one as a superior argument back by scriptures, i would lkie to hear.

Please read your bible and read very well

Q1 And Noah begat d 3 son ( 6:10).

Q2 And Noah begat; Shem, Ham and Japheth (Gen 5:32, 6:10).
Q3 Noah was 600 years old when the flood of (Gen. 7:6)
Q4 Jacob dreamed, and a ladder (Gen. 28:12)
Q5. They hated him because their father loved him more (Gen. 37:4).
Q6. The pillar of cloud actually led the people through the wilderness. (Numbers 9:17)

Q7. The bread that fell from heaven was called MANNA. (Exo.16:15).

Q8. In those days came John the Baptist Preaching in the wilderness of Judea (Matt. 3:1)
Q9. Simon peter and Andrew were the first two Apostles. (Mark 1:16, Matt. 4:18).
Q10 Peter got the money to pay tribute from the mouth of a fish. (Matt. 17:27).

Answers

Q1 And Noah begat d 3 son ( 6:10).

Q2 And Noah begat; Shem, Ham and Japheth (Gen 5:32, 6:10).
Q3 Noah was 600 years old when the flood of (Gen. 7:6)
Q4 Jacob dreamed, and a ladder (Gen. 28:12)
Q5. They hated him because their father loved him more (Gen. 37:4).
Q6. The pillar of cloud actually led the people through the wilderness. (Numbers 9:17)

Q7. The bread that fell from heaven was called MANNA. (Exo.16:15).

Q8. In those days came John the Baptist Preaching in the wilderness of Judea (Matt. 3:1)
Q9. Simon peter and Andrew were the first two Apostles. (Mark 1:16, Matt. 4:18).
Q10 Peter got the money to pay tribute from the mouth of a fish. (Matt. 17:27).

Answers
Q1 And Noah begat d 3 son ( 6:10).

Q2 And Noah begat; Shem, Ham and Japheth (Gen 5:32, 6:10).

Q3 Noah was 600 years old when the flood of (Gen. 7:6)

Q4 Jacob dreamed, and a ladder (Gen. 28:12)

Q5. They hated him because their father loved him more (Gen. 37:4).

Q6. The pillar of cloud actually led the people through the wilderness. (Numbers 9:17)

Q7. The bread that fell from heaven was called MANNA. (Exo.16:15).

Q8. In those days came John the Baptist Preaching in the wilderness of Judea (Matt. 3:1)

Q9. Simon peter and Andrew were the first two Apostles. (Mark 1:16, Matt. 4:18).

Q10 Peter got the money to pay tribute from the mouth of a fish. (Matt. 17:27).

Enu opuro ki nse je! You live in England, yet you were just there to see these people arrested in Nigeria.

What happened to the 'area boys,' say in the eastern part enclaves of Nigeria? They are all great ones, too? Let me help you. I bet their names are Slyvester Abbass, Clement Hamzah, Daniel Jamal, Vincent Badr, Valentine Abdallah, Festus Idris. Could you please confirm the Great Religious area boys major presence in the east specifically? You should be ashamed that you people are this evil. Shame on you. I bet you guys are pure area boys.

See your life

I happened to serve in akwa ibom state which is predominantly christian. From my little experience over there, i found out most of them are thugs. They also believe so much in masquerades and at the same time go to churches.In dec 2006,during christmas period,there was alot of bloodshed between thugs of different factions who were all christians. I wont say christisnity is asking them to be thugs, but these people attnd church services

@ Olabowale
I think you can learn from this poster very sensible.

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