iamadonis2:
Hello, Nairalanders,

I'm really confused on the issue of paying tithe. Its my first job at 22. I'm a very religious person and that's why I need to sample opinions if I only have to pay tithe in Church.

I know a particular guy who runs an NGO that pays the fees of school kids from poor homes. I offered to sponsor this humanitarian venture. The funds I plan to put into it will be my monthly tithe.

Simple meaning: I will not pay tithe in church. Rather I'll take the exact 10% and support this guy.

Is it proper? Should I only pay tithe in church? Please advise maturely.

Shalom!

It is perfectly ok sir...and biblically right.

On the way to church to pay tithe so called Christians walk past some one who is in need of few hundred naira but ignores him/her and gives hundreds as tithe in the church How religious is that? most so called christians are confused.

greatnaija01:
pls use several translations and study MALACHI CHAPTER 3.... so you understand... CHILDREN DO NOT REPRESENT GOD.... If God instructed tithe then Give it to God. You may be religious but it is clear you do not know your bible as you should o... bros don't give to man what you should give to God... God is jealous o. TITHE IS NOT A CHURCH DONATION o.

The church is not the building neither is the church God. The church etymological means "the assembly of the called out" that is, the body of Christ. Now Jesus said "when I was hungry.....you didn't feed me..." when they ask him when. He said as long as you see people around in need and you don't help them its me you didnt help. What does that tell you? The Church(not the building) is God's and whatever you do to the Church you have done to God so you could even use your tithe to help a particular person in dire need in your congregation. However, it is good to give the church(organisation) at least it is used to carry out projects and pay pastors but its not mandatory.

greatnaija01:
pls use several translations and study MALACHI CHAPTER 3.... so you understand... CHILDREN DO NOT REPRESENT GOD.... If God instructed tithe then Give it to God. You may be religious but it is clear you do not know your bible as you should o... bros don't give to man what you should give to God... God is jealous o. TITHE IS NOT A CHURCH DONATION o.

Mathew 25:31-45

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

cdoffx:


It is perfectly ok sir...and biblically right.

Please support your assertion with scriptures!

@ op the Bible says bring your tithe into the storehouse of God. Malachi 3v10 Storehouse here refers to your local church. Do this and expect God's blessings.
Mind you, there are other forms of giving which in your case is giving to the less privileged.

excellence44:
Please support your assertion with scriptures!.

You should not perish for lack of knowledge.
See below, which was right above your own post.

christemmbassey:
Mathew 25:31-45

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Tithe is to be paid ONLY to a Levite priest who is not allowed to work or own inheritance. That means, the Levite has nothing to feed on except the tithe other tribes of Isreal paid, that's what the old testament says from Deuteronomy to Leviticus to Malachi.
In the new testament, Jesus says in Matt 23 that mercy and justice matter most. In the whole of new testament which is the beginning of Christianity (Note, old testament is Judaism), Jesus or any of his apostle never paid tithe nor collected tithe. No where in the bible this was recorded.
Also, early Christians NEVER paid or collected tithe. No where in the letters written by these early Christians did we read that tithe was paid or collected. In church history, the only thing we read was 100% sharing of the things they all had so that all of them were seen as being equal. They lived as a community.
Therefore, if Jesus who we follow as master & His apostles never paid or collected tithe, why should we do otherwise? Secondly, if early Christians e.g Peter, Paul, John, Steven etc are in heaven today & never paid tithe during their Christian lives on earth, that means You and I do not need to pay tithe to enter heaven. The only thing that can disqualify you from heaven (if everything being equal) is not providing for those in need. Remember what Jesus said to those who will say on the last day, "I prophesy in your name and perform miracle in your name" but Jesus will say "depart from me for I do not know you because when I was sick you didn't visit me, when I was hungry you didn't feed me..."
Matt 25:41-46.
Therefore Op, mercy is more important, help the needy.

excellence44:

Please support your assertion with scriptures!

@ op the Bible says bring your tithe into the storehouse of God. Malachi 3v10 Storehouse here refers to your local church. Do this and expect God's blessings.
Mind you, there are other forms of giving which in your case is giving to the less privileged.

Deutronomy 14:28-29

At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and[b] the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns[/b], shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

Tithes collection is the BIGGEST FRAUD in humanity.
The is no single verse in the entire bible that commands CHRISTIANS to pay tithes to God , Jesus, Church or a pastor.

Simply put
that which you are planning to give the NGO is called DONATION
give to dem for GOD luvs a CHEERFUL giver


but, i repeat but, your TITHE. Is your insurance no playing with it,

you can still donate to the NGO and still give your tithe to the church, omo, nah double double blessing oluwa go dey shower you ooo

seguno2:


You should not perish for lack of knowledge.
See below, which was right above your own post.

perish for lack of knowledge?
the scripture you referring to is it talking about tithe? No, it refers to your giving not tithe.
note we pay tithe not give. we have different types of giving one is like the one the op gave. others include your offering, to your parents spiritual and biological, mission etc these offerings in no way refers to tithe.

christemmbassey:


Deutronomy 14:28-29

At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and[b] the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns[/b], shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

seguno2:


You should not perish for lack of knowledge.
See below, which was right above your own post.

perish for lack of knowledge?
the scripture you referring to is it talking about tithe? No, it refers to your giving not tithe.
note we pay tithe not give. we have different types of giving one is like the one the op gave. others include your offering, to your parents spiritual and biological, mission etc these offerings in no way refers to tithe.

christemmbassey:
Tithes collection is the BIGGEST FRAUD in humanity.
The is no single verse in the entire bible that commands CHRISTIANS to pay tithes to God , Jesus, Church or a pastor.

And your name is Christ Embassy?
God have mercy!!!

....so that there will be food in my house... Malachi 3

gypsey:
On the way to church to pay tithe so called Christians walk past some one who is in need of few hundred naira but ignores him/her and gives hundreds as tithe in the church How religious is that? most so called christians are confused.

This exact thing you shared I have experienced it with my very eyes.... I think it is only when God comes(which unfortunately is impossible) and talk to some people that they'll be released from this mental slavery that religious leaders keep us. See how they're quoting all sorts of scriptures to defend their belief

gypsey:
On the way to church to pay tithe so called Christians walk past some one who is in need of few hundred naira but ignores him/her and gives hundreds as tithe in the church How religious is that? most so called christians are confused.

This exact thing you shared I have experienced it with my very eyes.... I think it is only when God comes(which unfortunately is impossible) and talk to some people that they'll be released from this mental slavery that religious leaders keep us. See how they're quoting all sorts of scriptures to defend their beliefs

iamadonis2:
Hello, Nairalanders,

I'm really confused on the issue of paying tithe. Its my first job at 22. I'm a very religious person and that's why I need to sample opinions if I only have to pay tithe in Church.

I know a particular guy who runs an NGO that pays the fees of school kids from poor homes. I offered to sponsor this humanitarian venture. The funds I plan to put into it will be my monthly tithe.

Simple meaning: I will not pay tithe in church. Rather I'll take the exact 10% and support this guy.

Is it proper? Should I only pay tithe in church? Please advise maturely.

Shalom!

The new covenant does not command tithes, only offerings. Even with the old covenant and laws, Jesus said 'tithing is not a weighty matter of the law. Hebrew said, people received tithe "according to the law" and that these laws were annulled because they were weak and useless.

James 2:10, "whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one is guilty of all". If you therefore insist on keeping the laws regarding tithing, you should also stop eating pork, you stone adulterers to death, kill those who do not observe the Sabbath day, kill homosexuals.

Tithe was established through the law through Moses and not Malachi and it was usually good items as indicated by Malachi.

And according to the law; Tithe was divided into three allocations...1st year, it was given to the Levites; 2nd year to the widows, orphans and the poor, 3rd year it was eaten in the company of the faithful before God as thanksgiving giving for his faithfulness.....7th year, there is no planting, no reaping and therefore no tithing...Deut 14.

Plus tithing is only applicable to Jews. Servants and slaves who worked the fields with the Jews also do not tithe as the land does not belong to them.

Finally, apart from widows, orphans; the only people who were designated to receive tithes were Levites and despite your Pastor's insistence, he is not a Levite.

The Apostles did not preach nor receive tithes, they receive offerings and support from those under their spiritual care.

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I also asked the same question years back, but from my understanding of the scripture, I got an answer.
helping the needy is indeed an act of piety. using ur tithe to help the needy is not really proper if u understand the contextual meaning of tithe...the Reverend fathers, pastors n all the clergymen are men ordained by God to Shepard his children( I am talking about the true men of God).
and if tithe is for God, it should be given to him through those he has ordained( those God has called into the ministry)...concerning the issue of some clergies using tithe for the things not of God, I will say that is between them n God to judge... u have fulfilled ur obligation of paying tithe,, if ur tithe is not remitted to God ( the clergies are to use it for d work of piety n also have a share of it), leave it to Him, he knows how to handle such a servant.
have a blissful sunday

do4luv14:
Simply put
that which you are planning to give the NGO is called DONATION
give to dem for GOD luvs a CHEERFUL giver


but, i repeat but, your TITHE. Is your insurance no playing with it,

you can still donate to the NGO and still give your tithe to the church, omo, nah double double blessing oluwa go dey shower you ooo

Do you receive more double double blessings than Dangote?
Please tell us the church where Dangote pays his tithes for him to receive his double double blessings?
My people perish for lack of knowledge.

Why the unnecessary arguments, do whatsoever works for u. Shikena

seguno2:


Do you receive more double double blessings than Dangote?
Please tell us the church where Dangote pays his tithes for him to receive his double double blessings?
My people perish for lack of knowledge.

would hav love to parry words with you, but so sorry, evidently
you are perishing. For lack of knowledge, since you cant tell the difference between EMPLOYMENT and BIZNESS

seguno2:


Do you receive more double double blessings than Dangote?
Please tell us the church where Dangote pays his tithes for him to receive his double double blessings?
My people perish for lack of knowledge.

OGBENI did anybody tells you day DANGOTE goes to church, and even if he does, do you honestly expect him to go public saying I DEY PAY MA TITHE OOO,



so pitiful, you need wisdom ma friend, seriously too

excellence44:

Please support your assertion with scriptures!

@ op the Bible says bring your tithe into the storehouse of God. Malachi 3v10 Storehouse here refers to your local church. Do this and expect God's blessings.
Mind you, there are other forms of giving which in your case is giving to the less privileged.

cdoffx:

The church is not the building neither is the church God. The church etymological means "the assembly of the called out" that is, the body of Christ. Now Jesus said "when I was hungry.....you didn't feed me..." when they ask him when. He said as long as you see people around in need and you don't help them its me you didnt help. What does that tell you? The Church(not the building) is God's and whatever you do to the Church you have done to God so you could even use your tithe to help a particular person in dire need in your congregation. However, it is good to give the church(organisation) at least it is used to carry out projects and pay pastors but its not mandatory.

[quote author=excellence44 post=55193099]
read my quoted reply and where did you get the idea that the store house is your local church. How do you correlate that with the records of John 4, Jesus and the woman at the well.

walls01:

are you talking about the God you know or the God you don't know?

The psychopathic god of Israel

realmindz:

The psychopathic god of Israel

oh! I see the God you don't know

walls01:


oh! I see the God you don't know

I know several gods, including Yahweh, Vishnu, Olodumare, Sango, Horus, Odin, Abassi etc. which do you know?

do4luv14:
Simply put
that which you are planning to give the NGO is called DONATION
give to dem for GOD luvs a CHEERFUL giver


but, i repeat but, your TITHE. Is your insurance no playing with it,

you can still donate to the NGO and still give your tithe to the church, omo, nah double double blessing oluwa go dey shower you ooo

you tie tithe paying to blessing, what about the many billionaires that don't pay tithe to the church?

realmindz:


I know several gods, including Yahweh, Vishnu, Olodumare, Sango, Horus, Odin, Abassi etc. which do you know?

God of isreal, from your description you certainly don't know him just ideas about him

Op, i advise you give it to the NGO as charity fund instead of church. The laws of tithes were given to Jews not Gentiles, for the Gentiles lived without the law. What christians practise today is freewill offering not tithing. Neither Jesus nor the early disciples paid tithe. Every christian is a levite and a priest. Therefore no christian is expected to collect tithe from his/her fellow christian. In Mt. 23:23, Jesus spoke to pharisees (Jews), and never to Gentiles about what was expected of them as regards tithing according to the law. You will be much pleased with yourself if you help the needy around you.

Tithe is not a ment for the church pls. Alot of so called preachers are brainwashing people and making machandise of the people according to 2 Peter. Chapter 2.

Abraham tithe to melchizedec was personal.

Jacob tithe in Gen 28 was personal decision also

Instructional tithe to Levi in Lev 27. Made by law. To the Levi because the Levi don't do any other thing apart from been a priest.

Deut 14, instructional seasonal tithe of to the Levi made by law . All 10% of fruits to the Levi and the needy because no land was given to the Levi and they have nothing of their own

Neh. 10 Nehemiah reintroduce tithe also to the Levi.

Mal. 3:8–12. God angry with people for not paying tithe. His store house is empty. The Levi are hungry. The Levi don't have where to farm and the others were not paying what the Levi need to keep the good work going. God was angry. He also promised to bless who continues to pay.

Jesus Christ came from the Tribe of Juda and not Levi. His teaching is love to fellow human. His priesthood has liberated us from anything under the law and He is the altimate sacrifices.

So giving back to God is giving to less privilege in the society. As you do to this neighbours you have done to Him says the Lord.

So the church now can not or suppose not to demand for tithe because the no one is Levi now and Christ priesthood is from tribe ofJuda.

CplusJason:
Read Matthew 23 vs 23.

God bless you richly!!!!!... I am glad I read this

xest:
ur bank account don full since u dey giv pastor ur tithe?

Whats your business how your tithe is being eaten? Leave judgement to God. I have received double folds since i consistently paid my tithe in the church of God