Tithing

Bishop Dag Heward Mills

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Powerful teaching

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Amen bishop

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Amen. Thank you

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Read your bible, Pray every day, if you want to grow Halleluyah

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Did you know that, concerning giving, or tithing, or prosperity, Malachi 3:8-12 is not the full counsel of God? It is an excerpt, quoted to the church for centuries (believe it or not), which is a misrepresentation of God's counsel. We've accepted it because that's what we have always been taught. Here are a few points to consider. (1) There is no scripture where a pastor may ever require or receive tithes, from anyone. (2) There is no scripture where anyone other than a Levite may ever receive tithes. (3) There is no scripture in the bible that requires a Gentile to tithe. -- Who did God appoint to receive tithes? God said, "And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth [the tithe] in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation (Numbers 18:21-23). In this scripture, God established who receives the tithe (the Levites), and why they received it (they received no inheritance, and they served in the temple). This assignment is exclusive to Levites. A pastor cannot assume this assignment, he has never been scripturally assigned by God to collect tithes, he is not a Levite. In that same sense, only a Levite, never a pastor, could ever serve in a Jewish temple. The church has not replaced the Jewish temple, and pastors have not replaced Levites. -- People are blessed when they give, not because of Malachi 3, which is based on the Law of Moses, an Old Testament law that has been replaced by Grace under Christ, at the cross. They are blessed because Jesus said, "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you" (Luke 6:38). It is this principle of giving and receiving at work, when we give and are blessed. Not the expired law of tithing, which was required of the Jews (never Gentiles), and could only be received by Levite priests because they received no inheritance and were set apart to work fully in the Jewish temple. -- There is much more to this, such as Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek, Jacob's promise to tithe, the history of when and why the New Testament church tithes (there is actually a date!), and the biblical support for all these truths. To be clear, every pastor has a right to collect offerings in support of the ministry; I fully agree with supporting the church financially. But our giving must be godly. It is wrong to require people to tithe, contrary to the scriptures, then say that we live according to the scriptures. If you're interested in learning more, I have researched and written about this in "Tither, You Are Free!" Blessings to you and your ministry!

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Great explanation ..Because we are thought to believe and not to question

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So why should you always have to sow Money and the Money end up in the Pastors pocket

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amen

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all is bless

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ameeeennn

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Jesus, who is our model never tithe,and no one ever tithe to him, tithing is not a new testament principle,that is why the apostles never taught about tithing, never received tithing

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There's no such thing as a biblical monetary tithe - new testament, or old.

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Bishop please with all due respect this is a false teaching. I have been blessed by some of your messages but this one is grossly heretic and unscriptural. Please teach us to support Gods work willingly with love in order to build our treasures in heaven and not because it will make us rich.

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K

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Amen