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There are many pastors who think they are doing the will of God, but are really robbing their charges. |
Subtle intimidation
His cunningly conveyed message is that God may curse you if you do not hand over to him 10% or more of your income. The man is a parasite within the Church of Christ.
Subtle intimidation is a favourite ploy of the tithing evangelist in his endeavours to get money out of your pocket and into his. All sorts of carefully thought out ways to convince you to give him and more and more of your money is always uppermost in his mind. His greed is far beyond even the shrewdest secular businessman.
He may invite an outsider to preach on “giving to the Lord”. (This way he can distance himself from the sermon if he receives too much flack from his flock). The invited scalywaggy preacher is skilled in the art of deception. Able to wrongly divide the Word of God in a manner which will hoodwink many sitting dutifully before him.
An acquaintance said to me “We should tithe because it's in the Bible”. I replied, “The Bible also says that Judas was a disciple of Jesus, yet he hung himself. By your reasoning you should go and hang yourself too, because 'it's in the Bible'.
First tithing
The first command to tithe after the death of Jesus was in the 6th century A.D. by two Catholic Church Council's. Prior to this, free will offerings only were requested, and these were to meet legitimate needs, like feeding the poor. And until about 300 A.D. Christians met in their homes so there were no church buildings to maintain.
Jesus warned his apostles not to exalt themselves above the rest of the believers. (Matt.23:8-9). And certainly made no provision for a hierarchical power structure which impoverished the many while enriching the few
Many humble saints of God are fearful of contradicting or questioning their Minister. Believing that to do so would be in breach of the command “Touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm”. Again, fear is behind their silence. These, usually gentle souls, are unable to confront their pastor about his ignoring history and his wrong interpretation and application of tithing.
The word of the Lord for you dear Christian is:
“Do not be afraid of this twister of God's Word for he is neither a prophet of God nor anointed of God”.
Many dear souls must sit in their seats and suffer the indignity of not being able to pay their power bill, get behind in their rent, even neglect their children's needs, etc. because this wicked man gladly accepts money from ignorant, the poor and fearful persons.
The best thing they can do is get out from under the influence of the scallywaggy tithing pastor. Leave the fellowship and seek to worship with a home group, one that does not ask for tithes, or suggest that 'you can tithe if you wish'.
"Beware" said Jesus "for in the last days many will come in my name and will deceive many."
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"These teachers in their greed will tell you anything to get your money..." 2 Peter 2:3 (Living Bible) The question you should ask your self is: Would Jesus say to me, “You must give me ten percent of your income even if it means greater financial hardship for your family” If your answer is “no”, then be obedient to that voice within you (which is the spirit of Jesus), and put as much distance between the scallywaggy pastor, yourself and your family as you can.
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The 'law of God' is simply:
Give only what you can afford to give. Give only what you can gladly give, and not one cent more. This is the law of God. It is written within the pages and teachings of the Christian Bible.
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prophecy Woe unto my pastors who have taught falsely. Woe unto my ministers who have deceived my people, saith the Lord. I am against the pastor who takes money from another with a promise that I will bless him in exchange for his money. You say, "I have not deceived anyone," I say unto thee, Thus saith the Lord: "You have taught the unlearned and poor of my beloved Israel that they can trade their money in exchange for my blessings; and that my gifts can be bought with money. This you have taught knowing that the book of the Law teaches otherwise. Furthermore, saith Almighty God, "Many of my pastors are lazy and will not work for their living just as my servant Isaiah has said. Their attempts to dismantle my new Law of Grace has caused many to stumble and fall. Woe unto my ministers who have laid a burden upon the unlearned and poor of my people...Woe unto those pastors who have sought to profit at the expense of those under their care...Woe unto my pastors who have not considered the plight of the needy in their midst but have been greedy for their own gain. Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard. They have trodden my Grace beneath their feet. My pastors have done this wicked thing and I shall require it at their hand. It has been laid to their charge." saith the Almighty”.
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