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Because he was a Roman construct...

The real Messiah is a king..

He will be the one to collect both tax and tithe....

Not pay them.

Stubborn82:
The issues of tithing is generating lots of controversy among the Christians of now adays, while some think it is good to pay tithe, some think otherwise, backing their believe with scriptural references, at the bases of using scriptural references to justify whether tithing is important or not, many Christians are confused and lost, not knowing which to accept or to follow.

The truth is that the word of God can not contradict one another, it is the ignorance or selfishness of the people that causes the contradiction. Someone bump into my inbox recently, after I commented on a Facebook post about tithing, this person happened to be the admin of the page, he tried to contradict himself by wanting me to agree with his view about tithing, in fact he sent lots of references upon references pointing to the direction of his view, but what struck me the most, in all his arguments was this question, "why Jesus pay tax and didn't pay tithe?" I did my best by giving him the answer with the wisdom from the scripture.

I found out that many Christians are still confused and struggling to understand why Jesus didn't pay tithe but went ahead and pay tax, to understand this better, we need to divide this question into two, and ask ourselves, what is tax and what is tithe, are they the same thing? This person that came into my inbox, cited Matt 17:24-25 to show that Jesus paid tax, but this person made a mistake, because the key to understand mystery is WHY not WHAT, Jesus paid tax, that's WHAT Jesus did, WHY Jesus did that? This is one thing that this person didn't know or probably trying to hide it, then I pointed to the same Matt 17 he cited earlier but this time i asked him to read verse 26 and 27 in order to see the answer to why Jesus paid the tax, initially, it is not Jesus obligation by right to pay tax, but he did that simply to avoid problem with the tax collectors.

Why Jesus didn't pay tithe?
This is another controversial question and the point of reference for many to generate justification about tithing, it is very important to know that, while tax is to be paid, tithe is to be giving, you don't pay tithe, you give tithe, which ever way, but the question is why Jesus didn't pay or give tithe? Like I said before, that the key to understand mystery is WHY, one good reason that Jesus didn't pay tithe is because neither Jesus nor the apostles works or engaged in profitable business, tithe is only mandatory to income earners or profit enterprise, Jesus didn't come to contradict the word of God, he came to fulfill it, tithe is not mandatory on gift items, tithe is strictly for income earners, you can't expect Jesus to give ten percent of the food someone invited him to eat in his house, same way you can't tell someone to give tithe on a gift items or materials that he or she received from someone, tithe is not mandatory on gift items but only on profit and income earnings.

Perhaps somebody can still argue that, tithing is an old testament doctrine or law and it is not applicable to new testament teaching, but the truth is, tithing is not a law or doctrine, tithing is a commandment from God, it is not a church doctrine or religious laws, if they says it is an old testament law and it should be disregarded, then is marriage not also come from old testament, is praying not also come from old testament? Why do you want to abolish tithe and not abolish praying or abolish the commandment of God that says, man shall leave his parents and cleave to his wife and the two shall become one flesh? Tithe is a commandment just like marriage commandment, it is not limited to any religion, whether Christian, Islam, Judaism or induism. Tithe is a commandments to whoever seek after God, regardless of religious affiliation.

Thanks for taking your time to read this epistle, next Sunday I will conclude on this series of tithing, the benefits of tithing and Why we need to engage in tithing regardless of our religious affiliation.

Jesus may have tithed, because it was demanded by the law and Jesus fulfilled the law.
You seem to think all religion worship the same God, you are wrong tithing was commanded by the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, nor allah, or the god of other religions that are demons any way.
Christians can tithe but not compulsory, if you Islam, Hinduism, Judaism etc apart from Christianity the least of your worry should be tithe because you are simply serving the devil not Jesus christ.
Jesus christ said I am the way the truth and the life, he didn't say I ama one of the ways.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Dtruthspeaker:
Your repeating yourself just proves you are a mad foolish demon from Satan having nothing to say but to insult in your stupid attempt to get people to disobey God's Command and die andthe join you to burn in hellfire forever. idiot, trailer go soon match you carry go hellfire soon soon.

Mad dog show me where Jesus paid tithe from carpentry and you are here manifesting like the son of satan that you are.

sonmvayina:
The real Messiah is a king..
He will be the one to collect both tax and tithe....

So continue WAITING for his arrival!

MaxInDHouse:
So continue WAITING for his arrival!

I might have gone before he comes..

That is not going to make me commit idolatry like you..

I will continue to follow and obey the Torah...
Whether the Messiah comes in my time or not, does not matter.

sonmvayina:
I might have gone before he comes..
That is not going to make me commit idolatry like you..
I will continue to follow and obey the Torah...
Whether the Messiah comes in my time or not, does not matter.

Who is an idolater?
For your information IDOLATRY comes from being unable to associate and stand firm with worshipers who have the same line of thought regarding pure worship.
No matter the God you worship you become an idolater once you can't present your fellow believers who can boldly speak for what you believe.
So my friend since you worship what you don't know and can't present your fellow worshipers you are a confirmed idolater!

MaxInDHouse:
Who is an idolater?
For your information IDOLATRY comes from being unable to associate and stand firm with worshipers who have the same line of thought regarding pure worship.
No matter the God you worship you become an idolater once you can't present your fellow believers who can boldly speak for what you believe.
So my friend since you worship what you don't know and can't present your fellow worshipers you are a confirmed idolater!

Do you seriously think I am the only man that follows the Torah on planet earth?

You must be daft.
Do I need to be in a cult first ?
Or wait till I get information from the GB?
Nah
And moreover you guys disobey God's laws, you can't belong to God.it is not possible. You can't be breaking God's laws and claim to be for him? It does not make sense. If you are for him, then obey his commandments...

sonmvayina:
Do you seriously think I am the only man that follows the Torah on planet earth?

There are billions of people claiming they are doing what God wants based on each person's belief or conviction but one thing makes all of them IDOLATERS:
They can't present one group having the same line of thought on the standard set up for right and wrong.
So as long as you can't present any visible group practicing what you believe ọmọ you are a confirmed idolater!

MaxInDHouse:
There are billions of people claiming they are doing what God wants based on each person's belief or conviction but one thing makes all of them IDOLATERS:
They can't present one group having the same line of thought on the standard set up for right and wrong.
So as long as you can't present any visible group practicing what you believe ọmọ you are a confirmed idolater!

Where and when did God promulgate that membership of a cult is a prerequisite for being his son or being righteous?
Be deceiving yourself. Don't come out of that cult...

sonmvayina:
Where and when did God promulgate that membership of a cult is a prerequisite for being his son or being righteous?
Be deceiving yourself. Don't come out of that cult...

Did Israelites CONGREGATE to worship their God?
Perhaps Moses and Aaron were cults since they congregate the Israelites to have the same line of thought about what their God requires of the assembly!

MaxInDHouse:
Did Israelites CONGREGATE to worship their God?
Perhaps Moses and Aaron were cults since they congregate the Israelites to have the same line of thought about what their God requires of the assembly!

They only meet to offer sacrifices to God. Especially those who has committed one sin or the other. As long as you keep the laws, you are wise and righteous in God's eyes..

sonmvayina:
They only meet to offer sacrifices to God. Especially those who has committed one sin or the other. As long as you keep the laws, you are wise and righteous in God's eyes..

So do you MEET together with others to do the same thing?

MaxInDHouse:
So do you MEET together with others to do the same thing?

Like?

sonmvayina:
Like?

What Israelites were doing nah!
Àbí you've trashed their allegory stuff.

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TAXES ARE PAID TO CAESARS, OUR GOVERNMENTS.