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Originally Posted by Igzy
What do you equate giving to God to, I mean financially?
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"And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward" (Matthew 10:42).
"And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me'" (Matthew 25:40).
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You won't give to any organizations that use buildings that might need maintenance? Or that pay anyone?
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I did not say that. But that should not be called "tithing."
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What's left to give to? Homeless street preachers? Or does an angel come and pick your check up, and take it to heaven?
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Giving, like anything else in God's kingdom, should be a
spiritual reality, not not an organizational practice, and not an obligation. If I choose to give a cash offering to someone in my community, or to a Christian worker in another area, or for a gospel campaign, etc., that is between me and God. But when pastors impose a false concept of "tithing" on members of their congregations, obligation to fork over 10% of their paychecks to
them (their organization), that is a temple tax, and that has no New Testament basis.