Comments on: Christian Giving, Christian Tithing & Other Giving Strategies

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:44:33 +0000

I agree that giving 10% will be hard until it is a priority – not matter ones income. Giving is a spiritual decision not a reflection of ones financial health.

By: FT

FT — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:38:19 +0000

Agree on both the comments about the need to tithe and the fact that God loves more then we can. Starting out 10% can be a hard ask, but actually as income grows it remains hard until it is a priority.

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By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:35:03 +0000

Chris you could not have said this any better. I would suggest to any christian concerning their money, time, materials, or words. Before you do anything the first thing one should do is search the word first and see what God commands. So many follow what man says and some what disregard the word of God or just don’t know what the word of God says.

By: sloan

sloan — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:47:23 +0000

My question is not should I tithe but to whom should I tithe to? I do not belong to an organized religious group but I do want to tithe to God. As a follower of Jesus Christ can I give my tithe to a needy individual or group or even a minister, to whomever I feel that I should. For instance, we have a elder care apartment home and some of its residence do not have enough money to care for themselves and I would like to give my tithe to them. Is this acceptable or must I give to a church.

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By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:26:03 +0000

We have all heard that we ‘must’ give our money to God first. The problem is that this is NOT the teaching of the New Testament.

1 Tim 5:4 says we should ‘first’ care for our families…including extended families.
1 Tim 5:8 says that if we do no do this we are worse than unbelievers.

Jesus had the same argument with the Jewish religious practice called ‘corban’. He pointed out that our first obligation before God was to honor our parents…which includes supporting them materially if this is required…in accordance with the fourth commandment.

There can only be one ‘first’ in regards to financial obligations. In regard to love and worship God comes first….but we demonstrate this love by obeying his command to care for our families ‘first’

Chris

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:32:37 +0000

@Erik
Great comment. I think your thoughts add good value to this post.

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:39:29 +0000

I’d say we fall into the proportionate Christians. While I understand the arguments against the tithe as a requirement, I also feel that Jesus set the bar much higher for us as Christians when he took away Mosaic law. The early church shared everything as much as possible. They were instructed by Jesus to freely and cheerfully give. I believe that the number isn’t as important as your heart and that you honestly and faithfully consider it God’s money.

All that said, I do believe that people spending excessively and not being able to give at least 10% because of their lifestyle need to spend some time in scripture and prayer to ensure that their decision aligns with God’s desires for their lives. We view 10% as a minimum bar that God gave to us as a template for giving. Just as we were called to not just commit adultery but also to avoid lust…I believe in the call for us to give is greater in the New Testament than in the Old Testament and therefore our response should be greater. I will acknowledge that God calls each of us differently and if you can earnestly say that God is only calling you to give some amount less than 10%, then in my book you are doing right.