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Tag Archives: tithing
Does Paul Tell Us to Bring Our Tithes to Church on Sundays? He Does Not
In the churches I attended for the first 30 years of my life, I was taught that tithing to the church was mandatory—a claim I recently refuted in 5 Reasons Why the Harmful Doctrine of Mandatory Tithing is Wrong. Often … Continue reading
Posted in legalism, New Testament, Paul
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16, 2 Corinthians 8, 2 Corinthians 9, Acts 24, giving, Jerusalem relief project, Romans 15, tithing
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Stewardship is not Just Giving to the Church – Stewardship is Giving Wisely
For the past two posts, I have made the case that mandatory tithing does not apply to believers. Such teaching is unbiblical, legalistic, and wrong. We examined the proof-texts proposed by mandatory tithing proponents and found them faulty. This is … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why the Harmful Doctrine of Mandatory Tithing is Wrong
Believers should be able to give as much as they want to the church and to church projects; and they should determine for themselves how much to give based on their own criteria, but telling people they are obligated to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, fear, Jesus, legalism
Tagged Haggai 1, Perry, stewardship, the poor, tithing
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The Bible Does not Teach Mandatory Tithing for Believers: Answering False Proof-texts
For decades I attended churches where pastors preached that the Bible requires believers to pay tithes to the church. Not only is mandatory tithing unbiblical—it is a harmful doctrine. In the next post I will share why mandatory tithing is … Continue reading
Posted in legalism
Tagged Abraham, Genesis 14, Genesis 28, Jacob, Levites, Levitical Priests, Luke 11, Malachi 3, Numbers 18, The Temple, tithing
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The Bible is not a Rule Book: Overcoming Legalism
People believe the Bible is many things that it is not. Last time we discussed that the Bible is not inerrant; by extension of that we will see today that the Bible is not a rule book. The claim that the … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, Bible, inerrancy, legalism
Tagged 1 Timothy 2, child abuse, Malachi 3, Proverbs 13, religious rules, tithing, women in the church
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