pBuhari:
A popular Port Harcourt base Nigeria Info FM OAP, Marry-Ann Duke Okon has blast CoolFM OAP and crusader of Free The Sheeple movement, Daddy Freeze for his constant attack on pastors who preaches tithing.

She advised that instead of "looking for unnecessary relevance online", he should face his work.

I think Daddy Freeze is looking for unnecessary relevance online with all these “tithe & private jets” controversy. He should face his work

Though some fans didn't take it funny.

. ...... The expository version of why you must pay your tithe ( all Bible verses are in KJV)

As the scriptures as said in 1Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. So I do...

Why you must pay your tithe?....

The power to receive tithe comes from the power of their priesthood not from the law.....

You must know the meaning of a priest and tithe

A priest: A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

A tithe(1/10th): The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support.

All these definitions are from Today's dictionary.

Let look at the origin of tithe ....

The first man who received tithe was not an Israelites, neither a decedent
of Abraham. His name is Melchizedek.

The tithe was received even before there was dream to conceive moses.....far before the existence of the mosaic law.....so it was received in grace(Romans 6:14B: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.)

(Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.)

And a testimony of
him was written that he was a king and also a priest of the most high God...if you continuing reading Abram paid him the tithe of all....

You may be wondering why abram paid tithe of all from the good spoil..at that time any man that goes to war owns the spoils of war because they put there life on the line....(check 1 sam 30:22-25 for reference)


But the major question is why should pastor receive tithe?

When Jesus came, he elevated us with him (Ephesians 2:6 And hath
raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus which gave us the power of a priest in
(1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an
holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises
of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light

to be not just a priest but a royal priest....furthermore the book of revelation buttress it
(Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.) To be sure of our stand as a priest.....

You may say that apply to all Christian but 1 Corinthians 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

Apparently NO!

And God elate a leader according to his own holy calling...(2 tim1:9 ref.)

And as a priest of the most high God you must pay your tithe to them but if you don't consider them to be the priest of God don't pay


The next question is who and whom should I pay my tithe to?

If you are thinking which pastor is worthy to receive my tithe then we go further to
(1 Corinthians 9:7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

9:8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

9:9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for
oxen?

9:10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

9:11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

9:12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

9:13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

9:14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel
should live of the gospel.) If your pastor as ministered unto you
spiritual things then he/she is worthy to receive your tithe and
offering.


And God Almighty went further to encourage people to pay their tithe
and offering by
(Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not
destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.)...

Paying of tithe and offering is never by compulsion but it is very necessary because it is a means of livelihood for the priest to concentrate more on their spiritual assignment....

betterABIAstate:
I will rather read from chapter two to know whom chapter 3 was referring to.

You are bringing curses upon yourself if you don't respect the agreement God had with Levi, oh yeah priest. Don't manipulate the agreement God has with levites. Before you teach Malachi 3, look at at chapter 2. A word is enough

Malachi chapter 2.
Malachi 2Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

Rules for Priests
1“Priests, this rule is for you.
2 Listen to me! Pay attention to what I say. Show honor to my name. If you don’t respect my name, bad things will happen to you. You will say blessings,[a] but they will become curses. I will make bad things happen because you don’t show respect for my name.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

3 “Look, I will punish your descendants. During the festivals, you priests offer sacrifices to me. You take the dung and inside parts from the dead animals and throw them away. But I will smear the dung on your faces, and you will be thrown away with it!
4 Then you will learn why I am giving you this command. I am telling you these things so that my agreement with Levi will continue.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

5 The Lord said, “I made that agreement with Levi. I promised to give him life and peace—and I gave him those things. Levi respected me and showed honor to my name. 6 He taught the true teachings and didn’t teach lies. Levi was honest, and he loved peace. He followed me and saved many people from being punished for the evil things they did.
7 A priest should know God’s teachings. People should be able to go to a priest and learn God’s teachings. A priest should be the Lord’s messenger to the people.

8 “But you priests stopped following me! You used the teachings to make people do wrong. You ruined the agreement with Levi.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.
9 “You don’t live the way I told you. You have not accepted my teachings. So I will cause people to hate you and think you are worth nothing.”

..... I know u read Bible more than I do but don't forget this.... 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth...... . you must know how to fix missing part together as God has said..... Isaiah 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them........nor shall want his mate......and perhaps we don't av a close system.... if you are in doubt or not clear you should commune wit d holy spirit to open your understanding. . let stop acting as we cant hear from God ourselves and to do that WHICH IS right and has commanded..... except you can't hear from God...then attend and raise those question in Sunday school or ask your pastor if you do go to Church

betterABIAstate:
Malachi 3 was talking to the priests read from chapter 2

According to you passage, everybody is a priest and I can decide to pay my tithe to myself like the pastors are doing.

Abraham didnt pay tithe from his increase, If you think w should live Abraham's live then we should also give burnt offerings like him

open the Bible passage written.... stop asking questions that has been answered.....read the scriptures given in explaining...

betterABIAstate:
this still didn't explain how to tithe, Nigerian christians like beating about the bush

...don't be in haste, open your Bible and read every passage I quoted....but you rather want me to use my words instead of the word of God.....learn to open Bible....

betterABIAstate:
Malachi 3 was talking to the priests read from chapter 2

According to you passage, everybody is a priest and I can decide to pay my tithe to myself like the pastors are doing.

Abraham didnt pay tithe from his increase, If you think w should live Abraham's live then we should also give burnt offerings like him

.....u should better read the verses with your bible because I dealt with what you are saying there....... 1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?.....and also do u perform the work of a priest.....because priest also pay tithe of tithe....also at that time if any soldiers goes to war they own the spoils....technically Abraham own the spoil of which he payed tithe of all...even the king of Sodom agreed to it.....but he only pay his tithe and gave back the remaining to the king of Sodom and his people..... if you can remember during David time in d wilderness the soldiers that when to war wanted to keep the spoils of war for them self only because it was d tradition but david edited the law to all soldiers 1 Sam 30:21-23

Why you must pay your tithe?

Response to the psychological trauma plaguing the church of God on the issue of tithe and also in response to freeze OAP.

Open your Bible as we go.

Why you must pay your tithe?....

The power to receive tithe comes from the power of their priesthood not from the law.....

You must know the meaning of a priest and tithe

Let look at the origin of tithe ....

The first who received tithe was not an Israelites, neither a decedent of Abraham. His name is Melchizedek. Gen 14:18-20.and a testimony of him was written that he was a king and also a priest of the most high God...if you continuing reading Abram paid him the tithe of all....

But the major question is why should pastor receive tithe?

When Jesus came, he elevated us with him( Ephesians 2:6) which gave us the power of a priest in (1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people to be not just a priest but a royal priest.

furthermore the book of revelation buttress it ( Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests To be sure of our stand as a priest.....

And as a priest of the most high God you must pay your tithe to them but if you don't consider them to be the priest of God don't pay

The next question is who and whom should I pay my tithe to?

If you are thinking which pastor is worthy to receive your tithe then we go further to ( 1 Corinthians 9:7-14) If your pastor as ministered unto you spiritual things then he/she is worthy to receive your tithe and offering.

And God Almighty went further to encourage people to pay their tithe and offering with a promise of blessing ( Malachi 3:8-12 )...

Paying of tithe and offering is never by compulsion but it is very necessary because it is a means of livelihood for the priest to concentrate more on their spiritual assignment..

Why you must pay your tithe?

Response to the psychological trauma plaguing the church of God on the issue of tithe and also in response to freeze OAP.

Open your Bible as we go.

Why you must pay your tithe?....

The power to receive tithe comes from the power of their priesthood not from the law.....

You must know the meaning of a priest and tithe

Let look at the origin of tithe ....

The first who received tithe was not an Israelites, neither a decedent of Abraham. His name is Melchizedek. Gen 14:18-20.and a testimony of him was written that he was a king and also a priest of the most high God...if you continuing reading Abram paid him the tithe of all....

But the major question is why should pastor receive tithe?

When Jesus came, he elevated us with him( Ephesians 2:6) which gave us the power of a priest in (1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people to be not just a priest but a royal priest.

furthermore the book of revelation buttress it ( Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests To be sure of our stand as a priest.....

And as a priest of the most high God you must pay your tithe to them but if you don't consider them to be the priest of God don't pay

The next question is who and whom should I pay my tithe to?

If you are thinking which pastor is worthy to receive your tithe then we go further to ( 1 Corinthians 9:7-14) If your pastor as ministered unto you spiritual things then he/she is worthy to receive your tithe and offering.

And God Almighty went further to encourage people to pay their tithe and offering with a promise of blessing ( Malachi 3:8-12 )...

Paying of tithe and offering is never by compulsion but it is very necessary because it is a means of livelihood for the priest to concentrate more on their spiritual assignment..

Why you must pay your tithe?

Response to the psychological trauma plaguing the church of God on the issue of tithe and also in response to freeze OAP.

Open your Bible as we go.

Why you must pay your tithe?....

The power to receive tithe comes from the power of their priesthood not from the law.....

You must know the meaning of a priest and tithe

Let look at the origin of tithe ....

The first who received tithe was not an Israelites, neither a decedent of Abraham. His name is Melchizedek. Gen 14:18-20.and a testimony of him was written that he was a king and also a priest of the most high God...if you continuing reading Abram paid him the tithe of all....

But the major question is why should pastor receive tithe?

When Jesus came, he elevated us with him( Ephesians 2:6) which gave us the power of a priest in (1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people to be not just a priest but a royal priest.

furthermore the book of revelation buttress it ( Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests To be sure of our stand as a priest.....

And as a priest of the most high God you must pay your tithe to them but if you don't consider them to be the priest of God don't pay

The next question is who and whom should I pay my tithe to?

If you are thinking which pastor is worthy to receive your tithe then we go further to ( 1 Corinthians 9:7-14) If your pastor as ministered unto you spiritual things then he/she is worthy to receive your tithe and offering.

And God Almighty went further to encourage people to pay their tithe and offering with a promise of blessing ( Malachi 3:8-12 )...

Paying of tithe and offering is never by compulsion but it is very necessary because it is a means of livelihood for the priest to concentrate more on their spiritual assignment..