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Nice write up.Just believing God for the dream job to come soonest in Jesus name amen.

[quote author=austinosita post=57024222]When you eventually get that dream job:




[b]4. Save and Invest:

Cultivate the habit of saving and investing. Open an account that will enable you save for the next 5 years without withdrawing. Invest in real estate.
Buy land "plenty". It appreciates over time, not like car that depreciates. You would be surprised how much it will cost in the next 5/10 years.
Build houses for lease and rent. Invest in treasury bills. Gone are the days when we invest on shares......I don't even know what is happening to this aspect of the economy for now, so I won't advice this.

She has said it all. He who has ears, let him ear.
Well, such is life.
If you're reading this comment section now it means you're very lucky. Money has no respect for gender, race, religion or group of persons. Making and "retaining" money is an act you must learn and practice deliberately. Avoid missing great business opportunities repeatedly, it is the actual cause of poverty.

Invest in properties as much as you can.... It's the only real investment.
Engr. Daniel(07037629947)

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Loveli piece OP, correct talk!

ColinAdua:
1 Corinthians 16:2(KJV)

"Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."

This is the same store of God that Malachi 3:10, mentioned.

Tithe is the only collection that is made compulsory to be given according to how one prospers.

Apostle Paul didn't use the word "Tithe" so that the gentile church would not think he was roping them down again in bondage of the law.

Jehovah God bless you.

OK Sir, Let me Enlighten you.

"Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."

you say it is the same store mentioned in Malachi, but i must say that's just your inference.


as [God] hath prospered him should let you see that it is not a compulsory 10% system like that in the old testament.


Apostle Paul didn't use the word "Tithe" so that the gentile church would not think he was roping them down again in bondage of the law.
This is also your inference.

When trying to distinguish between tithes and offerings, it is important to first understand the concept of tithing. Christians today often think that what they give to their local church is a tithe, when in reality it is an offering. Christian tithing is a misnomer because Christians are under no obligation to fulfill the command to tithe as given to the Israelites as part of the[b] Mosaic Law.[/b] The tithe was a requirement of the Law in which all Israelites were to give 10 percent of everything they earned and grew to the tabernacle/temple (Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:26; Deuteronomy 14:24; 2 Chronicles 31:5).

Tithing was a law under Moses, when Jesus came the law was put to an end

Please carefully read:
Romans 15:3-4
Galatians 3:23-26
Colossians 2:13-14
Ephesians 2:14-15

He fulfilled the requirements of the Law and made the mandatory 10 percent tithe obsolete. To continue to insist that it is still in effect is to nullify, at least in part, the sacrifice of Christ and return to the idea of justification by works and law-keeping. The first fruits offering found its fulfillment in Jesus. “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20).

An offering is that which is freely given by Christians to the work of the Lord, the local church, and/or ministries and missions..God is not nearly as interested in our monetary offerings as He is in our submission and obedience. The truth is that He doesn’t need our resources to accomplish His plans and purposes. After all, He owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10) and needs nothing from us. What He desires, however, and what He values, is the heart that overflows with gratitude and thanksgiving to the God who saved us and who gives us all things, knowing our needs before we even ask (Matthew 6:. Such a heart gives generously, willingly, and cheerfully in response to the love and grace that abound in Christ (2 Corinthians 9:6–.


Read well and remain Blessed

ColinAdua:
Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42.(KJV)

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."

"Not to leave the other undone" means not to leave tithes unpaid!

God bless you as you learn.

Jesus was still alive when he said this. The purpose of His death was to put an end to these things

Carefully Read
Romans 15:3-4
Galatians 3:23-26
Colossians 2:13-14
Ephesians 2:14-15

God bless you as you learn

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ColinAdua:
OP I sincerely agree with you especially in the area of Tithing. Great article.

Because Tithing is a wonderful powerful Christian practice which is still expected today, if done by grace not by obligation ie with a sense of gratitude, gratefulness and thanksgiving.

Appreciating the wonderful loving provisions God has showered into our lives by His mercy.

Since I became born again and started honouring God with my tithes, I don't lay it in the Store of God as a mandatory act of service. But with a willing cheerful heart of thanksgiving and appreciation, sowing it as seed of faith.

Since then I am a living witness of its magnanimous prospering effect. Let me share some with you all.

1) God raised me from selling mangoes to an importer of phone accessories from China. Now I own a small marketing company that raised from zero to 300% within 10months.

2) God rebuked the devours(squirrels) that was uprooting and eating my sprouting corns in my corn farm. When I prayed and reminded Him about His promise of rebuking devourers for our sake.
The corns became the fastest healthiest growing corn in our area. The picture of the corn farm is attached below.

3) I sold an original power bank to someone after two months the person returned it that it has developed fault. I kept the power bank prayed and reminded God His promise of devouring devourers for my sake. Two day later the power bank came back to life and is still working flawlessly today after 5months.
The picture is posted below.

And many more:

And someone will come and be telling me that Christ has put an end to tithing.

God bless you all.

Good Day Mr.
I must say I am impressed by the assumed vastness of your imaginary bible knowledge.

One thumb rule about understanding the Bible is that you don't just read a single verse and pick anything that suits you. Also, if a particular issue seems confusing, reading multiple other verses usually helps.

Whether tithing should be done by Christians is one topic that has steamed various debates across various Churches and so I would not be surprised if we don't reach a single resolve on the topic . A young man once told me when we were debating about speaking in tongues to "do my own and leave him to do his".

Having read all your replies I won't be surprised if you don't change your stance on the topic, but that's OK because in the end judgment belongs to the lord. Besides, you prayed for a power bank that stopped working and it came back to life. what a man of God you are. I have this feeling you are the type who pray for their cars to drive without fuel, who don't take their Generator sets for servicing but rather pray for it. hehehhehe. At one point you even said you were "Honoring God with your Tithes" . SMH

MY POINTS.
A. English is quite a funny language .

For Example:
1 Corinthians 16:2
"Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
1. "Let Everyone" surely makes it compulsory as you have rightly noted
2. "As God hath prospered him" Logically, doesn't this mean as you have you give, or you give according to how God has giving to you? Not 10% of whatever you have which would make it tithe.
Like I have said , English is funny, Now let's see 1 Corinthians 16:2 using NKJV
"Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store".
Does that sound like lay by him in a storehouse? which would mean a store house, just like the one in Malachi u referred to.
1 Corinthians 16:2 using Good News Bible or Good News Translation

"Every Sunday each of you must put aside some money in proportion to what you have earned and save it up"

There's your answer bro, you were asking which store was being referred to. The Store referred to meant to SAVE. Not necessarily a storehouse like the one you were referring to in Malachi.

Then again, let me ask you
if the passage says "Upon the first day of the week", or "Every Sunday"

DO YOU GIVE TITHE EVERY FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK?

WHAT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE WHO COLLECTS SALARY ONCE IN A MONTH?[/B]

Please don't even tell me the person should wait till end of the month because you will have to give me a bible verse supporting that claim. And that would be disobeying the "Every first day of the week command".

NOW LETS MOVE ON................

ColinAdua:
[b]Did you not see the phrase "Let everyone"? Didn't you notice that the phrase makes it compulsory? Did you see any word here like 'let anyone who wish to, lay'? It's a compulsory collections different from the one he talk about in 2 Corinthians 9:7. Where he said "give" not "lay", "as he purposes his heart".

MAY BE YOU DID NOT READ SO I'LL PASTE IT HERE FOR YOU....

2 Corinthians 9:7

GOOD NEWS
"You should each give then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly."
NKJV
"Everyman according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver."
Things to Note:
"Everyman" or "you should each give" yes giving should be done by every believer. At least u know this.
"As you have decided" or " as he purposeth in his heart" this place does not say as it was stated or as it was done or as it was taught by the law or as it was done by your fathers. it clearly says "as you wish, or as you decide" in your own heart. Not some 10% laid down rule Bro. READ.
ENOUGH OF THE LYRICAL WORD PLAY, LETS GET REAL.................

ColinAdua:
Abraham paid TITHE(Genesis 14:17-20), Jacob paid TITHE(Genesis 28:22). These were Tithes before the law.

Yes you are right. But see.........

Leviticus 27: 1
"And the Lord spake unto Moses".......This then made tithe a command because in verse 30, the Lord says all tithe belongs to him.

Numbers 18: 25
"And the Lord spake unto Moses"........The lord still speaks to Moses to tell the levites about tithes again making it a command

2 chronicles 31:4-5
"Moreover he Commanded"...............Another Command .

I want you to realize that Abraham and Jacob gave tithe not as a command but willingly. it was in the later part of the Bible that tithe became a command. And so their tithes was not a commandment.

OK LETS MOVE ON.......

[B]HEBREW 7:8-9[/B]
Bro, you seriously don't understand what this place is saying, I will advice you read from chapter 6 through to chapter 7 and hopefully you would understand. Also kindly try using another translation to help you.

Verse 8 Good News Translation
"In the case of the priests the tenth is collected by men who die; but as for Melchizedek the tenth was collected by one who lives as the scripture says.
Hebrews 7 is comparing the priesthood of Melchizedek, Aaron and Jesus.


EPHESIANS 2:15
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of the commandments contained in ordinances"..

COLOSSIANS 2:14
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us; which was contrary to us..."

I can go on and on but let me stop here.

Why worry yourself so much when even Jesus said they were weightier issues than paying tithes.
And then he nailed those commands to the cross... COLOSSIANS 2:14

PLEASE HUMBLE YOURSELF AND READ and Of course you can pay above 10%, God loves a cheerful giver.

if you don't understand something, consult many other versions.

God Bless you eh..

Great one Op!

Just that I don't encourage young people to focus and hope on jobs.

Why not start your own business or turn your passion into a great business corporation like Mack Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and even our own Aliko Dangote and Mike Abenuga did?

That way we build conglomerates and creates jobs.

God bless every one.

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ColinAdua:
Calvary Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Am now ready to answer you. And I will answer you in two parts, for ease of reading.

Part 1:
"You err because you know not the Scriptures nor the power of God"(Mark 12:24)

Someone bought power banks from me and paid some amount. I needed the remaining amount cos that's where my profit was and I needed that profit to pay TITHE.

Then last two weeks, Holy Spirit spoke to me and told me to borrow money from my business capital and pay the TITHE, when he pays I can put back. Since I can borrow money from it to buy cloths.

I obeyed. Last two Fridays, I went to a bank and changed the money to brand new very neat notes(I don't pay TITHE with dirty money, cos God said we should not bring anything with blemish to Him and my Jesus Christ was a spotless sacrifice for my sins).

That particular Friday the man told me to bring more power banks. I went to him on Saturday to my surprise he paid up all the money he was owing me and bought two more.

That's the Divine miraculous interventions that follows TITHING.

TITHING is what I have seen, handled, tested and witnessed. Its not a fable to me nor a theory. Its real and I live by it every day.
Its the basics of my personal financial gains and business financial prosperity. Stingy people who claim Christians but find it difficult to obey Jesus Christ or put God first in their purse, who twists Scriptures to support their lack of gratitude and stinginess to Jehovah God and His kingdom, will never understand this.

So you may deceive yourself and others, but not me cos there is nothing you will say against TITHING that will matter to me. I don't need to be answering you, but because of the simple baby Christians you're deceiving, I will never leave you, until I pull down this your stronghold of fallacies.

Moreover, its obvious, you are not born again and the Spirit of God is not actually living in you, because you are reading letters, quoting Holy Scriputes out of context and arguing what you know totally nothing about. YES! Because you said Tithing started as a law under Moses. Not knowing that Biblical TITHING started way back before the law means you know nothing about TITHING.

Allow the Spirit of God to come into you, teach you and lead you. Then read your Bible and allow Him to explain it to you. You will find out you have been reading letters, cos your eyes will open and you will see deep meanings in the verses of the Bible you read.

You don't need all these watered down versions to understand the Bible. All you need is the Holy Ghost.

I pay TITHE because Jesus Christ commands it in MATTHEW 23:23, LUKE 11:42. As far as my Jesus Christ "the Author and finisher of my faith" used His own mouth to command TITHING and says "not to leave the other(TITHING) undone"!!

IF YOU DON'T OBEY AND PAY TITHE YOU ARE A DISOBEDIENT WICKED MAN AND A SINNER.

Any lie and fallacy you're using to defend your stiff necked stingy ingratitude disobedience is inexcusable and a gross deception.

Moreover, Jesus Christ is no longer dead. He is alive today and so are His commandments. All over the New Testament are injunctions to obey the commandments of Christ except you're not a follower of Christ, which I know you're not. Because you can't follow someone you can't obey implicitly.

Here are few:
John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."

Matthew 5:18-19: "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

Revelation 22:14: "Blessed [are] they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

DON'T DECEIVE YOURSELF, JUST TRUST AND OBEY CHRIST.


May God have mercy on you.

Really


Anyways i see uve got nothing else to say, no related Bible verse to the topic. Just know that you can always pay above 10% but it has to be willingly.


I'm always available should incase u need clarifications on any other bible topics.

Peace...

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