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Proverbs 3:9-10/Firstfruits/Tithing

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Craig:

--- Quote ---I believe the heart is the key. You know, what's the motive?
--- End quote ---


I agree 100%, so lets not mix words around.  Should a church require a person to give and curse them if thy don't and call it tithing.  I wonder what the hearts of these givers are?

Tithing and giving are two separate things.

So when you lump them together it makes them appear to have the same meaning, and that is not truth.

Craig

seminole:
Peace Craig, I am not that good with words. Nobody should curse anyone if they don't give. I personally don't think any person, organization has the right to demand people give money. Too bad the I.R.s. does not believe that too! The Bible talks about not letting your right hand know what your left is doing. That means it is private right?
I'll tell you a little something if you got time. One Sunday morning I was getting ready to go to church. I am not a morning person so it takes me a while to open both my eyes. I was mindlessly flipping t.v. channels and came to this local church program. I will not lie to you, I stopped there and watched. They were doing the speaking in tongues and healings . I am not too familiar withthat stuff so I was curious. At te end of the program they gave this number to call if you needed prayer and they also told about an elderly couple both with cancer who needed help. I called the people and found out they couldn't even get their medicine. They didn't have any food and their power was about to be turned out. I packed up a couple of boxes of foodand took to them. I stayed and helped them out a little that morning. When the pharmacy opened I went down there and paid for their medicine for a couple of months and ask the drugstore not to tell them anything but that it was covered. Where they lived the drugstore delivered to their house. i didn't want anyone to know what I did. You got to respect people's pride. Sometimes that is all they have left. I checked on them from time to time till they died. they had kids that lived close by but they wouldn't do for them.
My heart told me to do this. I take that as the Holy Spirit leading me so I acted on it. Was it better to help them or give the money I spent to a church? I couldn't do  both. I am far from wealthy and most times barely make ends meet. I know churches have power bills and stuff like we all do but God took care of it. To me, that was worship. My old self would have just bought drugs and booze with the money but I felt I did what God wanted me to do. There was a reason I became curious about that church service on the t.v. and I think those people were the reason. I don't know all the right words, Greek, Hebrew to write but I know what is in my heart. i do read my Bible and understand the best I can. I am not somebody who follows what other people tell me to believe. It has cost me some but I don't think I am missing much.
Seminole

Craig:
That my friend is what giving is and God lead you to what you needed to do.  If a preacher told you to "give" 10% of your income to him and he would help the people out, would you have felt the same?

Again, always pray for understanding and the truth, and that God will use you for His goodness.

Blessings
Craig

seminole:
Again I got to say thanks to you Craig for the encouragement. I got the blessing of getting to know these 2 people who taught me so much just by their faith. I have always believed that if something is put in my path or if a situation is put before me, it is my responsibility to step up and do rather than telling somebody else to go and help. Those people told me the first time I went that they had been praying that God would send help. They saw me as answer to their prayer! Me! sorry old me! Hard to believe that God would use somebody like me isn't it? It was hard for me to believe anyway. You are right, Craig. That was giving.
Seminole

skydreamers:
Hi Nole,

That was a beautiful thing that you did!  Bless your heart.

Peace,
Diana

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