Post by Standing Firm in Christ on Nov 4, 2014 12:06:09 GMT -6
When preaching on the topic of tithes, pastors often begin their sermon at Malachi 3:8. But why start at Malachi 3:8? They should instead start at Malachi 2:1. Then they will have proper context for the command in 3:10.
Malachi 2:1 says, "And now, O Priests, this command is for you." What command? There is no command given in the entirety of that chapter. Read on.
In Chapter 3:6, we read, "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."
So, we see thus far that God was speaking to a specific people, Priests who were descendants of the patriarch Jacob. Read on.
When we arrive at verse ten, we see the commandment referred to in Malachi 2:1. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in my House...".
Nehemiah 10:37-38 reveals to us that it is not the congregation who is responsible for tithing to the House of God. Rather, it is the Levites.
The commanded tithes were agricultural, as commanded in Leviticus 27:30-33. They were not money.
So, now we have the whole truth. The command of Malachi 3:10 is not a command for us to tithe our money, it is a command for the Levitical Priests to bring tithes to the House of God.
Pastors have deceitfully handled the Word of God for too long. They have twisted the truth of Malachi 3:8-12, and used it as a tool to rob us of our monies.
We are to be faithful stewards of all that our God has given us. That includes being faithful with our money as well. Giving our money to thieves is not wise stewardship.
In 2 Corinthians 8:13, the Apostle Paul wrote that he did not want the Corinthians giving to be such that others were eased and the Corinthians themselves burdened. Many tithe teaching pastors place unnecessary burdens on Church members while they are living the good life.
Time for Christians to wake up... stop feeding the Thieves.
Malachi 2:1 says, "And now, O Priests, this command is for you." What command? There is no command given in the entirety of that chapter. Read on.
In Chapter 3:6, we read, "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."
So, we see thus far that God was speaking to a specific people, Priests who were descendants of the patriarch Jacob. Read on.
When we arrive at verse ten, we see the commandment referred to in Malachi 2:1. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in my House...".
Nehemiah 10:37-38 reveals to us that it is not the congregation who is responsible for tithing to the House of God. Rather, it is the Levites.
The commanded tithes were agricultural, as commanded in Leviticus 27:30-33. They were not money.
So, now we have the whole truth. The command of Malachi 3:10 is not a command for us to tithe our money, it is a command for the Levitical Priests to bring tithes to the House of God.
Pastors have deceitfully handled the Word of God for too long. They have twisted the truth of Malachi 3:8-12, and used it as a tool to rob us of our monies.
We are to be faithful stewards of all that our God has given us. That includes being faithful with our money as well. Giving our money to thieves is not wise stewardship.
In 2 Corinthians 8:13, the Apostle Paul wrote that he did not want the Corinthians giving to be such that others were eased and the Corinthians themselves burdened. Many tithe teaching pastors place unnecessary burdens on Church members while they are living the good life.
Time for Christians to wake up... stop feeding the Thieves.