HELLO, and Welcome to the Women's Weekly Bible Challenge! I'm Lisa Ann. I invite you to join me each week as I study through the Scriptures to find out EVERYTHING that the Bible has to say about WOMEN... Yes, I do mean everything: Every reference; every woman; every tiny, superficial detail and every tremendous, deep truth that the Bible has to show us about Women. CURIOUS? Great! The topic of Women in the Bible is not often covered from the pulpit. It is such a specific topic that at least half the congregation would not find it at all interesting. But I know you will be interested to discover some of the deep truths waiting to be brought to light as we study Women in Scripture. Here are some of the upcoming studies I have planned for you: Women Teaching : A look at every verse in the Bible that refers to women teaching. A Bible ...
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ReplyDeleteHi Lisa. How are you doing? Can you talk to me about Tithing. I know what it says in Malachi. But does Paul speak to this in His letters to us? If so can you direct me to it?
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Good morning Bonita,
ReplyDeleteYes, I will be glad to. The easy answer is that tithing is under the Law of Moses, and we are no longer under the law in this dispensation of grace. (Romans 6:14). Our apostle Paul never mentioned tithing, but he spoke about giving many times. The most well-known passage may be, “God loveth a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). Read 2 Corinthians, chapters 8 and 9. We are instructed to give according to what we have and not of necessity- not under compulsion (tithe was compulsory), and as we purpose in our hearts. Hopefully you can see the difference between grace-giving and Law tithing.
Read carefully the passage in Malachi. Note chapter 1:1, “the word of the Lord to Israel”. We are not Israel; we are a new creature, neither Jew nor Gentile; we are the body of Christ. Malachi is not written to us. Next read Malachi 3:7-9. Who is cursed? “This whole nation”, Israel. Again, not us. We haven’t robbed God because we were never instructed to give him 10% of the fruits of our land. Also, Christ became a curse for us on the cross (Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:). We who are saved and members of His church, cannot be cursed.
I hope this helps.
In Christ,
Lisa Ann
Yes, it does help. Thank you. My husband and I were talking about it the other night and realized that we couldn't think of a place in the New Testament, and more specifically, in Paul's Letters to us, where we are instructed to tithe or to pay 10% as was instructed under the law. As you stated, I could find that we are to be cheerful givers and to give according to what we have, but not a certain amount.
ReplyDeleteI'm learning! Thank you! I can't tell you how much I appreciate you. I don't want you to think that I'm praising you, Lisa Ann, because I know that would be wrong. But I am praising the Lord for you, because He has answered my prayers by placing you in my path to help me grow spiritually. I am enjoying the Bible studies. Keep them coming!
Bonita
I give God the glory for answering my prayer, that I may help women to understand their Bible. Thanks for the encouragement. There is a “New Testament” mention of tithing found in Matthew 23. However we must remember that Jesus was speaking to the nation of Israel, to whom He had given the Law of Moses, which included tithing. It wasn’t optional for them. Read the whole chapter carefully and see that Jesus is teaching His followers to keep the Law of Moses. He said the scribes an Pharisees would tithe their herbs but neglect judgment, mercy and faith. He said they should do both, tithe and keep the weightier matters also.
DeleteHi Bonita! I hope you receive this notification. I received your comment on my About Me page recently, but something about the configuration will not allow me to reply. If you will go to the Contact Me page, you will find my email. You may contact me directly there. I would love to catch up with you.
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