(ThyBlackMan.com) Yes you heard right when you read the title of this article. And this article is about to tackle the topic most twisted in the Christian church of today. I am going to tell you exactly what the scriptures say, not an interpretation and not what many pastors are saying. There is and has been a deliberate cover up in many churches around this country, a cover up that has allowed them to place the weight of the Old Covenant Law upon your head by using tithe doctrine that was never for Christians. It’s not a matter of what you think, what I think or what your pastor said. It’s about what God said and rightly diving the Word of Truth so we can rightly apply it.
Over ten years ago I researched every scripture in the entire Bible regarding the tithe. I looked at the context, who was being spoken to, the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek terminology – the original languages of the Bible. I wrote a book elaborating on my findings as a matter of fact, not interpretation or unique revelation. The book went coast to coast around this country but many bookstores and pastors tried to suppress the truth. Pastors needed to buy their jets, build their sanctuaries and control the minds of the people. But they could not hold the truth locked in unrighteousness and many of the people who tried to do so were those who never even read the book. Bookstores hid the hard copy book in bottom
There is nothing in the entire Bible that commands New Covenant Christians to pay nor give tithes. Oh no there isn’t. Now I know right about now your mind is recalling all the verses pastor quoted. You are wondering how so many people could think and do something if it is wrong. You are thinking I am in error or deceived. But you are about to read the proof, the hard evidence and I will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that THE BIBLE DOES NOT COMMAND CHRISTIANS TO PAY TITHES NOR TO GIVE TITHES. A misuse or abuse of scripture has taught error or deception to millions of people.
The deception used on you has been a skillful twisting of Malachi 3, the last book of the Old Testament and under the Old Covenant. Malachi was speaking to the nation of Israel, the 12 tribes. But you are not a Jew, you are a Gentile. The book of Romans, specifically chapters 6 and 7, explains clearly that you are under a different covenant, not under the Old Covenant Law. If you read Malachi 3:9, you will see the curse was upon “this whole nation” What nation? The nation of Israel under the law at that time and required to pay tithes. Look at Leviticus 27:1 and you will see God is giving specific instructions to the nation of Israel, again Old Covenant Jews – not Gentile New Covenant Christians. And in Leviticus 27:30 you will see GOD define what the tithe must be – from the fruit of the tree, the seed of the land or the cattle or the herd. Which brings me to my next point.
God defines what the tithe is, not man. GOD NEVER DEFINED THE TITHE AS MONEY – MEN DID! But before you say “they had to use cattle and grain etc. back then because they didn’t have money”, let’s look at the facts. They had money. The Jewish people had the shekel and the drachma, both money. The MONEYCHANGERS were changing money out for cheap sacrifices in the temple. Jesus had a treasury bag with money in it and Judas was stealing money from the bag. It sounds correct to say they didn’t have money back then but that is just not true. And they were never commanded to pay money as a tithe.
So how did pastors twist Malachi 3 to sound so convincing? They quoted that you were “cursed with a curse” and stopped short of where the Bible said who it was speaking to. “This whole nation” did not include Christians, it did not include you.
I cannot give you all the evidence in one article, especially when you have heard and maybe even believed the lie, the error or the deception for so long. And if your pastor said you should pay or give a tithe, he or she is wrong! Let God be true and every man a liar (Romans 3:4). If you refuse to accept this truth or even to read the free Ebook, you want to stay deceived and you want people to keep thinking for you. But you are commanded by God to study for yourself and rightly divide the Word of God.
Here are a few highlights I cover thoroughly in my book free to you. (NO PASTOR HAS EVER BEEEN ABLE TO DISPROVE MY BOOK)
Nowhere In Scripture Did The Apostles Pay or Collect Tithes
Christ Did Not Command Us To Pay Tithes
Paying Tithes and Giving Tithes Are Not The Same Thing (Command vs Choice)
Abraham Did Not Pay Tithes – Abram Did
Abram’s Tithe Was Not From His Wealth (Genesis 14)
Malachi 3 Is Old Testament and Old Covenant
Why The Word “Tithing” Is Man’s Deception
Christ Fulfilling The Law Releases You From The Tithe Requirement of the Law
Jacob Was Neither Commanded To Pay Tithes Nor To Give Tithes (Genesis 28)
New Testament References To The Tithe Are Old Covenant
The New Covenant Guidelines For Giving (Luke 6:38, II Corinthians 9:6-7 etc.)
Who Was Actually Commanded To Pay Tithes (Malachi 3)
Why The Tithe Was Never Money (Leviticus 27)
Why You Did Not Spot The Deceptions of Today
What To Do Now That You Know The Truth
I am making the entire Ebook available to you FREE of charge. Simply send an email request to brainstormonline@yahoo.com. It is easy reading and full of the Bible verses used accurately and properly in context. No pastor has ever been able to contact me and disprove the facts in the book. I do not want any money, I just want you out of bondage and knowing the truth. I have spoken to thousands of people about this topic and I have seen the weight of lies, errors and deception fall from over their heads. You will not be cursed with a curse because you have been redeemed from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13). You do not have to decide whether to pay your rent or pay your tithe. You do not have to give a tithe then go pray about where the money will come from to pay your bills.
The New Covenant provides guidelines for giving and these guidelines do not place you in bondage. The truth will set you free. You may say “Christ did not come to do away with the law” and that is true. But it is not binding on you because you are under a new and better covenant built on better promises (Hebrews 8:7-12, Romans chapters 6-7). When you share this truth with people, expect them to walk away without ever looking at the Biblical evidence. They will become angry, think you are deceived or walk away because many people find it easier to let someone think for them than to study to show themselves approved as the Bible commands. And finally, here is the million dollar question. If your pastor has taught “tithing” in error or deliberately, what else do you need to examine in his or her understanding of Biblical doctrine?
Free Ebook On The Whole Truth About The Tithe by sending an email request to brainstormonline@yahoo.com.
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Ruth read the book of Romans, specifically chapters 6 and 7. Levitical priests were of the tribe of Levi, one of the 12 tribes. Christians are Gentiles, not Jews.
A quote from J. Lee Grady ( “A text without a context is a pretext.” It is a basic hermeneutical principle that, to be properly interpreted, passages must be considered in their immediate context, in their historical context, and in the context of the entirety of Scripture. ) Read ( Numbers 16:1-50 ) Korah and his group found out that God does not like other people usurping the role of his ordained Levitical Priests. Only the Levites were ordained by God to collect the tithes ( all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, the herd or the flock ) God was very specific about what was to give in tithes , it was never money and for preachers and church leaders to change the direction of paying the tithe from that of the Temple to the service of a Christian ministry is to do so without any authority whatever from God. In fact, to use the tithing laws in a manner not sanctioned by the Word of God is to sin against biblical law. And that is what the preachers, priests and evangelists are doing today.
To those individuals who are under an illusion of tithing as an article of their faith, they should watch, stream, or catch up on the NBC series A.D. It covers the Fall and Rise of Jesus, as well as the exploits of the Apostles and the burgeoning struggle between Judea and Rome. In that series, the Apostles did not ask for a tithe, if anything, they asked people to freely give of what they have under the auspices of the Holy Spirit. But as I began typing I began to correlate how African Americans struggle to be accepted as citizens with the inability to understand the issue of giving. No one wants to truly educate themselves. They are comfortable complaining about the inequities of life versus tackling the issue. So its little wonder some people are so blind about tithing. As a friend of mine points out: "Some people grow up, some people age."
Empress Rosses did you hear anything I said? The Bible says let God be true and every man a liar. When it comes to truth, it does not matter what you or I think. Facts are facts. The tithe was NEVER MONEY in the first place. Go back and read this article. You have been lied to for so long that the truth I am giving you sounds wrong.
I think payment tithe is true in the bible. It's for the congregation to help the church and the Poor in the community but some preacher take advantage of the money.
Flava tithes are/were what God said they were/are.
Leviticus 27 says what the tithe is and it was never money
The idea of tithes being collected so someone in the congregation can cash out sounds more like a side hustle. And I'm not throwing shade on religious leaders but around here if you work and make paper on the side, you a hustler. Maybe I would see things differently if 99% of tithes was going to funding not someone's saving account. Preaching isn't a second job, it is a calling.
A friend and I were actually discussing this the other day. We both agreed tithes were spiritual not physical offerings. When God said our body is a temple, literally our bodies aren't temples. It is an analogy.
James you say the tithe should be viewed as the means by which the Lord finances His church. But James read Leviticus 27 and you will see the tithe was NEEVER MONEY. You are misinterpreting verses and trying to squeeze them into today's new covenant. Plus nowhere in the New Testament did Jesus say what you just said.
When the Apostles in the book of Acts came to collect, each person brought all they had. There was no instruction about a tithe, there was no collection of a tithe, there was no commandment of a tithe and there are no verses that say that any Apostle every paid or gave tithes. And before you try to say they automatically knew to do it, you need to know that would be an assumption not based on any biblical evidence.
You are welcome to email me your phone number and we can discuss each and every verse in context. Malachi is the last book of the OLD testament and clearly references OLD covenant law for the Jews. We are gentiles grafted in and not under the law. Read Romans chapters 6-7.
James Davis:
You are both wrong and misquoting me. You cannot find one sentence in my article that says we should not support the church. In fact, we are the church - the building is NOT.
In your second paragraph, you say giving is a subject of debate. But James thee Bible is clear on New Covenant giving. II Corinthians 9:6-7, Luke 6:38, giving to the widows and orphans and the poor, giving as the Holy Spirit leads you, giving to the work of the ministry etc. You need to realize that everyone who says "lord, lord.." is not automatically a child of God. Study how the wheat and the tares have grown up together. You are incorrect yet again.
Your interpretation of Luke 11 and Mark 14 has nothing to do with the Old Covenant tithe. Furthermore, find where God EVER said it was money. You can't because He didn't. You are mixing the tithe with new covenant giving and clearly you do not understand you cannot mix covenants where God does not.
Like most people who have been deceived, you misunderstand Malachi 3. I suggest you read the verses in context and look at who is being spoken to when he says EVEN THIS WHOLE NATION. I could go line by line and demolish your comments, but that is not what God would have me do because it is neither about you nor me.
You, like too many believers, have been brainwashed into thinking verses go together which actually do not fit.