Should a Christian tithe, what does the Bible say

I was using that parable to answer the smart guy who accused my of saying that we are saved by tithing. I thought a silly question deserved a silly answer, so of' course I don't believe that a saved person can lose their salvation.

A person who doesn't give generously to God is not saved anyway, it's evident.

God's people obey Him, so you can tell the false professors. They don't obey God, they are only in it for what they can get out of God. They don't want to serve Him

So now we've gone from saved by works to saved by tithe?

You're backpedaling, trying to cover your mistake.


Absolutely not true. What saves a person is faith in Jesus Christ.

Does God want us to give? Yes. But a person's salvation is not dependent on it.


I don't think I've ever seen a person more scattered in his thoughts. You're also quite the accuser, Danny.

giving generously, is not paying tithe!

Some people study the Bible all their lives and go to Church and give generously and do so many good things and they end up in eternal torment in hell.
Studying the Bible will avail you nothing, it will actually damn you more because God will hold you more accountable.
God is not impressed whit how smart you think you are, or how well you think you know the scriptures. Satan knows the Bible better than any person who ever lived and so do many other Devils who attended Church their whole lives.
Remember the thief on the cross, he knew nothing about the scriptures and he was saved. God looks at your heart, He's no respecter of persons, He's not impressed with you IQ score.
You are puffed up with pride, but remember pride comes before the big fall

I'm really glad to hear that, may the Lord bless you even more than ever before.
He has also blessed my finances more than I ever deserved, and I'm about to inherit again so I have decided to give my Church 10% of what I receive because I believe it is Biblical.

Your ignorance is to your detriment. The statement in bold is the stupidest thing I have read on this site. Your deception is deep and getting deeper.

As for the rest of your tirades, you have made a fundamental error: believing that "Not tithing" is the same thing as "not giving at all". As I stated earlier, this is false. I financially support my local church ministry. I don't "tithe". You have no idea how much I give, and I won't be telling you, because it is absolutely none of your business. Just drop it. Start reading the Bible for yourself so you know when your pastor is out to lunch, as he is on this matter.

It really seems to me that you brought this subject up because either you want to justify yourself, or you want to browbeat others. As your position is indefensible, all you are doing is showing your ignorance, self-righteous attitude, and condemnatory agenda. By the way, stop trumpeting your giving. There is no reward for it. Read Matthew 5-7 on that.

Then go and read Galatians in its entirety, with specific attention given to chapter 5. Let us know what it tells you about the Law and about your attitude.

It's absurd to tell us that all we need to do is confess to do those 2 commandments then go out and live like Devils and think we're going to fool God with our false profession.
You'll get a rude shock if you think that's all you need to do, we need to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God, and endure to the end. You don't get saved until you finish working really hard through your whole life.

I never said we were saved by works, I said we do works because we are saved. The unbeliever won't do good works because there's no good in his heart. You only do what's in your heart, if the Holy Spirit is in your heart you will give generously and you can't argue with the truth of the Gospel

Many will come to Him on that day saying Lord, Lord haven't we healed the sick and cast out Demons and done many wonders in your name and He will declare to them. Go into the everlasting lake of fire, you workers of iniquity for I never knew you.

If you don't give your money generously to God, He will say I never knew you. You didn't feed me when I was hungry, greed is a grievous sin.

Our pastor is not demanding anything, he presented his sermon in a very Biblical way. He demonstrated from many different texts that giving to God is very important, so much so that IN THE NT God killed a married couple to demonstrate His hatred of greedy people.

And let's not forget that we aren't to throw the whole old testament in the trash can. There are some things which we we don't need to adhere to but there's a whole lot that still applies to us.

2 Corinthians 9:7 King James Version (KJV)
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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In essence, it is paradoxical to the natural mind. To give leads to increase? How? If I give, I am losing something. This is subtraction. Yet God says in His word to give and you will receive. These are principles of faith, lived by they shall prosper a person. Multiplication and not subtraction. Therefore, to give is good stewardship because giving leads to more, and you can be blessed to be a blessing and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

So, now read what you just wrote, they were not killed for failure to tithe. Quit trying to make it sound as if they were.

I never said we were saved by works, I said we do works because we are saved. The unbeliever won't do good works because there's no good in his heart. You only do what's in your heart, if the Holy Spirit is in your heart you will give generously and you can't argue with the truth of the Gospel

ok ... guys

not reprimanding anyone in this thread responding to danny, but it's not funny anymore

apparently this is what has been taught and what he believes