Ok I'll let him know about giving

@@dr.stevenlynne What scripture would you offer to prove that tithing is somehow an eternal principle? Matthew 23:23 doesn't say a single thing about tithing transcending the law. Jesus was simply giving old covenant instructions to Old covenant people who were born under the law, just as Jesus was. If you realize that the New covenant didn't actually begin until Jesus's death and resurrection, then you see that in the New covenant scriptures, there is never a mention of tithing as a prescription for Christian living. Prove me wrong.

@@dr.stevenlynne What's more, if we are looking to descriptive passages prior to the law in order to find eternal principles, then we may as well be sacrificing animals now, because that was done before the law as well. And what about leverite marriage? That was before the law, under the law, and was not specifically removed by a New covenant scripture passage. Yet we don't enforce it today or even talk about it today! It is an extremely poor hermeneutic to attempt to find Eternal principles in descriptive passages. Maybe a class on exegesis would help you.

@@dr.stevenlynne I appreciate your reply. However, according to the logic you propose, we should also be making animal sacrifices, right? ("we tithe and so much more" is basically tantamount to saying, "we sacrifice animals and so much more"). And I would say that grace doesn't DEMAND a higher standard, but rather grace represents something different (See Jeremiah 31, "a new covenant...different from the covenant I made with your forefathers"). If we couldn't even keep the laws He gave through Moses, what makes us think that a higher standard is something our strength can accomplish? New covenant giving is, according to Paul in actual new covenant scriptures (because, you see, Jesus didn't actually live under the new covenant, strangely enough), is to be "as you have determined in your heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion." And again, just because something is practiced ("descriptive") doesn't make it a command for all people at all times in all places ("prescriptive"). Blessings.

@@dr.stevenlynne And just to reiterate and specify, Jesus said (yes, in red letters) "you should tithe," and He Himself in this same passage refers to it as a "matter of the law." Additionally, He said this to 1st century Jews living under the law of Moses, the old covenant. Paul says that in Christ we are now "free from the law," "dead to the law," and "not under law." So unless you are ready to start making animal sacrifices and stoning adulterers, let's leave tithing where it belongs...under the OLD covenant, and let's move into the NEW covenant of grace.

@@dr.stevenlynne I am sorry brother, but you are way off on this. We are not set free by our actions. That is called works. We are set free by Jesus. Whom the sun sets free is free indeed. And I'm sorry but I don't live by principles as a believer, I live by the spirit of God. You are trying to live under an old covenant when it has been made obsolete. Your entire system of approaching God is based on what you can do. He has done it already! Just live in his love. That is the command that Jesus has given us, to love. That is what we live by, through His Spirit. So because typing existed once in the life of Abraham prior to the law you believe it was prescriptive? Then I guess we should all be sacrificing animals, right? That is your logic. Think about it.

Genesis 26:12-13

it doesn't have to be money it can be something else too that can help someone out.

@@dr.stevenlynne he is saying about word of God not money. And land is heart of people. Actually Bible tells against money. It's says a man either under God or money. Money is great then devil it say. Actually money is like fire it's good till it's your servent it becomes dengerous once it becomes your Master.

@@anmolmusic7123A believer has authority over all spiritual powers (Luke 10:19). A Christian has authority over money as they stand in righteous order (working as unto the Lord; not for money - budgeting money; with discipline telling it where to go - and giving money away to various causes; becoming a steward of wealth for God on Earth. A faithful “steward” is never under the power of the spirit of “mammon” but has all authority over demonic powers. Believers are free to access and administrate heavenly principles to subdue earthly wealth (while living in submission to almighty God)! ❤