tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post6718466247212161927..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: I Don't Think of Tithing As Fire InsurancePapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-84569495075959823572011-03-18T21:28:34.091-04:002011-03-18T21:28:34.091-04:00I understand that, Gary - and I've never said ...I understand that, Gary - and I've never said otherwise. <br /><br />What we have now isn't the Biblical model, but I'm ok with that - as long as those who need to receive are able to receive. <br /><br />Frankly, the difference between our current model and the Biblical model is one of the reasons I personally don't like the "fire insurance" mentality - since it Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-36586510235044682002011-03-18T19:59:42.823-04:002011-03-18T19:59:42.823-04:00I guess my problem is calling "giving" t...I guess my problem is calling "giving" tithing. The Biblical tithe was not giving, and it was never on income. The Biblical tithe was always on assets from God's miraculous increase of crops and animals. So today's so-called tithing really has nothing in common with the Biblical tithe.<br /><br />In the Old Testament, the poor received from the tithe. They didn't pay theGary Arnoldhttp://www.TithingToday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-56648949704977141312011-03-18T15:48:50.321-04:002011-03-18T15:48:50.321-04:00Oh, and Jesus didn't condemn the payment of ti...Oh, and Jesus didn't condemn the payment of tithes. He condemned the payment of tithes while neglecting the "weightier matters" - which is another reason I don't view tithing as fire insurance. I see it as one of the "lighter matters" of the Gospel, but I still see the principle of sharing financially as a necessary "matter" - and I'm OK with tithes ANDPapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-72052243024947271282011-03-18T15:45:48.858-04:002011-03-18T15:45:48.858-04:00Gary, I agree that our current tithing model isn&#...Gary, I agree that our current tithing model isn't the same as the Biblical one - and I agree with the principle of equal sacrifice - but, in essence, "equal sacrifice" was tried. Tithing AND fast offerings (and other offerings) are the approximation we have now. <br /><br />One of the reasons I still believe in the concept of paying a modern tithe is that those who do pay it Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-27980062084714531692011-03-18T13:59:42.862-04:002011-03-18T13:59:42.862-04:00NO ONE, absolutely NO ONE pays the Biblical tithe ...NO ONE, absolutely NO ONE pays the Biblical tithe today.<br /><br />Leviticus 27:30-33, Numbers 18: The First Tithe - a tenth of crops and animals and commanded to take the tithe to the Levites.<br /><br />Deuteronomy 14:22-27: The Second Tithe aka The Festival Tithe - a tenth of crops, plus add to that the firstborn animals, and take for the yearly feast.<br /><br />Deuteronomy 14:28-29: The Gary Arnoldhttp://www.TithingToday.comnoreply@blogger.com