TITHES- PASTORS CANNOT TAKE TITHES
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No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay tithes God wou ... read full comment
TITHES- PASTORS CANNOT TAKE TITHES
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No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay tithes God would bless you. How your business would flourish, how you would find that rich husband and how all would go well in your life. Blessings would flow like the Jordan River and life would be a bed of hibiscus petals. Conversely, you are also threatened and psychologically terrorized for not paying tithes- there would be no breakthroughs in your life, God would take away from you. Nothing would go well for you. Worst of all, you would be cursed by God because you have stolen from Him. Like the mighty spear of Goliath, Malachi 3:10 is launched at your heart.
"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse - the whole nation of you - because you are robbing me." (Malachi 3:8, 9)
This verse has been used to intimidate many Christians into shelling out 10% of their income as tithes. It is probably the only verse in the Bible that many pastors quote when preaching about tithes. Other verses in Leviticus and Deuteronomy that shed more light on the issue are almost never mentioned. Church members are kept in the dark by design.
Was God rebuking the nation of Israel or the nation of levitical priests in Malachi? Malachi 2:1, explains further,"And this commandment is for you, O priests." God was actually rebuking the Levites for abusing the trust of the people. They were not fairly using the tithes for the poor and needy. God is a spirit and does not need food but He wanted the poor to be fed. The Levites were the ones under a curse.
Who received tithes?
Tithe was God’s way of specifically taking care of the orphans, widows, strangers and poor Levites in Israel. This was the only reason God wanted food in his house. God does not need food.
Deuteronomy 26:12, clearly states that when all the tithe is collected “then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger to the orphan, and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.”
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 New International Version (NIV) "bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands."
Did Jesus, Mathew and Paul receive tithes?
Jesus was from the line of Judah so could not receive tithes. Only Levites from the line of Levi could receive tithes. Though the twelve apostles were men of God, they could not receive tithes because of their tribal lineage. How then can pastors today ask for tithes? Are they Levites? If the apostle Paul is not a Levite so could not take tithes why are some pastors taking tithes? The fact that one is a man of God does not qualify one to receive tithes. Even prophets and other men of God in the Bible, not from the tribe of Levi, could not benefit from tithes.
Did Jesus and his apostles pay tithes?
Tithe was never taken in fish or silver or cash. Paul as a tent-maker was not required to pay tithes. Peter as a fisherman did not pay tithes on fish he caught. That was the law of God. None of the twelve apostles could pay tithes because they were not farmers or shepherds/ herders.
Did Abraham, Noah and Jacob pay tithes?
Abraham did not pay tithes. He gave ten percent of the spoils of war to Melchizedek, King of Salem. God did not command Abraham to give. It was from his free will. Abraham did not tithe from his personal property, and there is no record in the Bible that he did.
Jacob also gave a conditional 10% to God which was not a tithe.
There is no record of Jacob paying any tithes after this. The traditional 10% in Middle Eastern societies is different from the legalistic mosaic tithe from God. The mosaic tithe was not optional, it was the law.
Without tithes, the message of the Gospel could not be preached
God in His infinite wisdom asked for tithes to be used for the poor and needy. God did not request tithes to be used for pastor's salary, cars, church organ or choir robes. God explicitly said use it to feed the poor Levites and the orphans, widows and strangers.
God does not need tithes to spread His word. The apostles gave their lives to spread the gospel of Christ without taking tithes from anyone. Many churches function perfectly today without tithes. We cannot disobey God with the excuse that we are spreading the gospel.
Even if you are poor, unemployed and struggling financially, now is the time to pay your tithes.
Nooooo!!! This is twisting and misquoting the Bible because we want to take money from the poor. The Bible says do not take tithes from the poor and needy. The poor are to benefit from the tithes. They are to be given tithes. Telling the poor to pay tithes, with promises that God would open the windows of heaven and pour blessings on them is a big con game.
The Bible says those with less than ten goats or sheep were exempted from paying tithes. God did not take tithes from the poor. Telling the poor and needy that if they don't pay tithes God has cursed them is the ultimate in greed and callousness.
Some pastors tell poor church members to pay tithes before their rent or children’s school fees and expect miracles. Some tell the congregation not to worry about what the tithe is used for. They say to just pay the tithes and leave the rest to God.
Would paying tithes make you rich and prosperous?
The promise of breakthroughs and prosperity and material blessings is used as a bait to make many pour their hard-earned money into the bank accounts of some pastors. This is nothing but manipulation. If the gospel of Christ is about acquiring earthly possessions how come the apostle Paul was not rich? How come John the Baptist, Peter, John and the other apostles did not get financial breakthroughs? Many of Christ's apostles were persecuted and killed. Life was not rosy for them. Were they not blessed men of God? If you believe pastors who tell you that you would prosper financially if you pay tithes, then you need serious Bible study. People like Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner, LeBron James etc. are very wealthy, but they do not pay tithes, they are not even Christians. If you believe paying tithes would open gates to riches for you, then you are in for great disappointment and cannot carry the cross of Christ.
Should I give to my church?
Yes, absolutely! Give to the church. Your offering helps the church a lot. Paul spoke about supporting the church. But give from your heart to God and expect nothing in return. Give because you love God. It is free-will, not a binding law like tithing. God had a special purpose for the tithes. It was to feed the poor and needy in society. It was to take care of the Levites who were poor, not wealthy pastors who have mansions, fancy cars and are far richer than most in the congregation
Should Christians pay tithes today?
Jesus and his apostles did not pay tithes, neither did they accept tithes. The Pharisees obeyed all the 613 mosaic laws, so they paid tithes. Today, Christians are not under the law, so we do not follow the Mosaic Law, as we are under grace and not the law. How come so much emphasis is laid on only tithes but not the other 613 laws? If we have to pay tithes then we have to follow all the laws, like the Pharisees. When a child disobeys the parent, he has to be stoned to death according to the old law. No Christian obeys that law today. However, some hold on to the law of tithing with the might of Samson. Why? Is it the money? The love of money...
Who is killing the church of Christ?
It is unlawful and unbiblical for anyone outside of the tribe of Levi to receive tithes, be they prophets, bishops, arch-bishops or reverend-doctors. Tithe has become the yoke around many Christians’ neck. When the clergy enslaves the masses and amass wealth at the expense of the poor it creates a history of resentment against the church. Many thinking people become suspicious of religion. When leaders of a faith insult the trust of their flock with misinformation and manipulation, the backlash can be unfavorable to all.
The gospel of Christ suffers when boys are molested by clergy just as when money becomes their main focus. Many centuries ago, Martin Luther had to revolt again the leaders of the church who were taking the faithful for fools. You can fool some of the people some of the time but all the people cannot be fooled all the time. At some point Europe woke up.The shady history of the church in Europe has forced many out of Christianity. Today Christianity is dying in Europe. No wonder, a recent pope said, the future of the church is in Africa. Are our pastors robbing God, are they killing the church of Christ?
Rev. F. Frimpong
Omanbapa Osei Oyeadieyie 10 years ago
This is the first time I have read an unbiased and true account from a real and educated theologist in Ghana.
Rev, next time quote your church, and I bet you'll fish men into it!!
This is the first time I have read an unbiased and true account from a real and educated theologist in Ghana.
Rev, next time quote your church, and I bet you'll fish men into it!!
former tither 10 years ago
I used to pay tithes even when financially i was struggling. Taking care of my aged mother and my kids was very hard. But my pastor encouraged me to still pay tithes. I was told to pay tithes with the last i had and God would ... read full comment
I used to pay tithes even when financially i was struggling. Taking care of my aged mother and my kids was very hard. But my pastor encouraged me to still pay tithes. I was told to pay tithes with the last i had and God would bless me. Now i know the poor received tithes, in the Bible. That would have helped me a lot. Thanks Rev for the education. All i knew about tithe was Malachi. I have a completely different outlook on tithes now.
God abundantly bless you, Rev Frimpong.
TITHER 10 years ago
Rev. I want to pay tithe after reading this , bcos God has blessed me so much. I fwant to give something back, my church has a charity wing that we donate to orphanages in deprived areas. What bothers me now is that u hv give ... read full comment
Rev. I want to pay tithe after reading this , bcos God has blessed me so much. I fwant to give something back, my church has a charity wing that we donate to orphanages in deprived areas. What bothers me now is that u hv given ur self a title that belongs to God "REV" is that biblical? or u r in some other are being hypocritical?
VOLUNTOR CONTRIBUTOR 10 years ago
Lovely people do not harass others in their bedrooms, computers, listen on their phone conversations as intruders, Love does not give permissions to bruise others head, to destroy their livelihood and ask them to move forward ... read full comment
Lovely people do not harass others in their bedrooms, computers, listen on their phone conversations as intruders, Love does not give permissions to bruise others head, to destroy their livelihood and ask them to move forward without some compensations. A lovely nation will not frame a person into what the person is not. Love does not exploit it listeners out of their monies to enrich oneself. The church of Jesus Christ is not meant to make millionaires of pastors or preachers, but give them self sufficiency. Love does not mean become busybodies in others lives when there is no invitation to do so. Standing on a dais talking is not what is call love. Mountain the rostrum is not what is call love. Sharing a message on a platform to eradicate ignorance is saving naivetee, hence salvation. Using the pulpit is to talk about salvation of Jesus Christ.
Samuel Rasheedy's reports on Islam vices was hailed by western media and false churches. When the same is being exposed of the western nations and the wicked churches they harbor, they can't stand it.They thought their ways are the ways of the Lord God. The bible has not giving any clergy, priest or pastor an authority to bruise the head of serpent or Lucifer, because they have no power of themselves to met out such condemnation on any human being. The Lord Jesus Commision his followers to save souls of sinners to his kingdom. They just picked someone they thought they can abuse out of their usual wickedness and bully to hurt him for total destruction of his life aspirations to give his family a better life. Then they have the audacity to ask the person to move forward(mmoafour or aboabi), having caught him out of legality, with criminal records and all of the obstructions facing an immigrant, mostly from Africa.
Any born again church that participated in such foolishness has a spot according to the Book of 2nd Peter 2 going. They are the allures, seeming God. When the bible says spot, it means the mark of the beast, meaning they have been sadduced by the beast on earth today, which is catholicism and their political heads, associated with Judao-christo anti-christ religion of today John Hagee, as if it comes from the Lord God and his disciples. The naked eye of man can't see, like those who have the blood of Jesus Christ. The naked eye of human can't see that, but the Lord Jesus Christ can identify who has his seal or blood, so the spot of the beast. This is why Jesus Christ did not gave his church to the politics of Rome, the roots of satanism coming from religious to sow itself in his people. For a government to copycat itself of the gospel is a lead for such occurrences. Secular government can pick up wisdom from the bible, which the gospel approves. For Judao-Christo, it is a made up by mere men assuming Christ Jesus.
1st corinthians 13:13 speaks about love, faith and hope. This book is after the death of christ, which placed the book in salvation. So the content is about salvation. It says abide in them, meaning stay with the words as a person working out your salvation into the kingdom of God, and some fools want somebody to choose among the words because of their churches. "Mmoafour." Yielding to the teachings of the beast, that does not give glory to the master of true christianity Jesus Christ. Bush is the beast of the land with dirty clothed faith-base-nonsense.The little one to his father the lamb of Reagan as vice president.Bush received wounds and war from the Lord for using his faith wrongfully in politics and bequeath his evil ways to Obama who becomes the Leopard, coming like sheep became a monster for doing what Bush started. Don't bring your fake christianity nonsense to my house, please!!!!!!!.
Now, when the earth or heaven talks about an ACCUSERS, who are they? USA and it fake christianities are the accusers of the world. Hacking into other nations, they complain about China and innocent individuals they are violating. Sadam Hussein was innocent of 9/11 they went to killed him. They know what Snowden is saying is true, they call him traitor. They frame a born again christian to become their devil, which is good because reverse anti-christ is pro- christ who is son or servant of God through Jesus Christ. They trot or gether themselves to the continent of Africa with a token, as if that will solve a piece of the problems deceiving themselves. Forgtten that,the ways of the Lord is not in the hearts of the mere men. Merehuman means not belonging to the Lord God and his salvation objectives. We might be seemingly going the same directions but not together or on the same understandings or page. You might go against me because of the name Jesus Christ which many in south America have made it a common household name on their children, hence taking the power in that name of their hearts, so does not mean anything to them, I might not notice you or you have no effect on me.
Being under God, do not necessary mean a person or a nation is with God or of the Lord God. I was under Bush administration and seized to be with him when all his claims became a mere accusations against people who were not doing anything wrong to his nation. Snowden was under NSA administration, yet not with them in all of their programs. I am under USA's government systems as born again christian and disagree with their mindsets on God issues. I know love is the greatest object in life, but not the objective of bible the book of life on earth according to the christian or kingdom of the Lord of the God believes systems. Love gives good charracter, peace and sound minds; as grace gives forgiving or stoic approach to relationships, as faith makes human see beyond the world of observations and proves, so hope promote lack of anticipations to expectations for healthy living and happiness.Salvation brings human onto God as their ceator whose final says according to his sciptures supercedes the laws of mere men on earth today. His authority headed by the Alpha and Omega lamb in Revelation 14, the Saviour of all lives on earth back to the yet to come garden of aden or the kingdom of Lord God from Lucifer's kingdom permanently.
USA was organised by a high school dropout leader---George Washington, It is taking a high school dropout, yet, not so dropout to bring to them a proper understanding of true gospel of the Lord God and it is coming from a high school dropout to expose their ills they can't see, all because of interest first under classifies. A high schooling is where real education starts. Respect them to be literates capable of taking corporate roles to leaderships. If foundamentals are ignored, what foundations are you talking about, while we know the higher levels of T.K Jokes can fabricate. The gospel speaks of good foundations of fundamentals like good humurous soil by the sower,"said, Jesus Christ".
The three in one or four in one they have been talking about is Dick Chenney, counting from Reagan to Bush the little one in the book of Daniel. Dick Chenney is the evil lamb of anti-christ Bush, while Danquail is the lamb of father Bush. Father Bush was the lamb of Reagan. Chenney has served under three of the administrations. The second term was defence secretary and the vp. He was the architect of the wars. Five in one will be Joseph Biden that ryhme with Bin Laden, the lamb of the leopard Obama. They are all caucacians except the Leopard. Biden have been in politics since Reagan.I know it with complex diagrams that will puzzle many to illustrate the truth. As I have said before, to bible occurrences there is always a person of the Lord God who explains the events to glorify the Lord God and this person always undergo abuses, harassments and persecution which he or she did not deserve in the hands of powerful nations throughout the bible. Snowden has been ursure in to give second witness to my claims.
OSAMA (S=satan) = OBAMA(B=beast) and AMA is simply America.
BIN LADEN = Land of Biden (Delaware/Pensylvania) the originals of USA. The satanic lamb base on his dressing, looking Jesus Christ.
LION MOUTH= G.W.BUSH (mouth like lion thinking he was a King, mountain lion: cougar).
NSA = TIN god for monitoring and listening on everyone on earth with no particular face, something only God can do. The IT. If the "N" is removed it sound like SADAM SPIRIT.The complete IT is Hollywood, Wall Street, Pentagon and State Department. The four faceless ITs manipulating the rest of the world.
Under God is not christianity, because under God is not with God or of God. In the beginning there was a word of God and the word was with God and the word was God (Jesus Christ). The purpose of the word was to Save human beings for an abundant life from today to eternity and that is SALVATION mission or ministry. Under God was Lucifer, Jesus Christ,human beings,beast of all kinds and shapes, and some angels both good and bad before the bible was introduced.
Love is talking about secular systems because of variaties, while faith-base-system is talking about religions and hope is about state of conditions or expectations outside salvation. This is lateral explanations. Salvation brings in mind the ordeals of Christ Jesus which is the true christianity into the kingdom of God Almighty, fools. Therefore, love, faith and hope have to be in SALVATION to be of God or with God ALMIGHTY through the name Jesus Christ-the word of God. The astro-mathematics diagrams show the seat of USA government, from Reagan to Little Bush, the first born son of Papa lamp Bush with ''L" meaning EARTHLY Lords. From Papa Bush administration to the current Obama administration is ascribe Earthly Gods. ,Moving from the base of Earth towards the heavens. My family tip from their seating, based round at the top, meaning we are above their schemes rising to the Lord's Kingdom yet to come spiritually. Tortoise have hardshell like true christians with endurance abilities of the Lord God, but caring like the Lord God inside. We cannot solve all problems,yet do what we can when come across it like the good summaritan.Be wise like the serpent, and be harmless like a dove.
According to feldrico les blanc, channel 15 teachings for today wednesday july 2013, there is going to be an Israel under Christ Jesus with gentiles in the kingdom. How different is the Israel under Jesus Christ and Nyantanyahu (Nyantakyi) government? The current Israel is the land of Juda really, because they like to fight combats, whereas, true Israel charracter always free from combat. This makes gentiles under Christ Jesus also Israelites. Since Israel is a spiritual name for Jacob. With rattlesnakes, who are found in the inlands of USA especially, Colorado and Taxes, are vicious snakes. There are other snakes in the world "who" instead of "which" are not vicious and poisonous like rattlesnakes, so in human state there are vicious ones and non vicious "humans" who might belong to the Lord God.
Another thing is that, the God Almighty is a spirit being that "humans" cannot see with their naked eyes, but the son the Lord God who is Jesus Christ has a soul that can be seen by other souls. Even though , the father is going to rule from his spiritual point of view, the souled son will be on the thrown directly, interreacting with his subjects which consist of jews and gentiles. Is this hard to understand Feldrico. Stop your jew,jew,jew preaching and focus on Jesus Christ and his SALVATION missions which entails love,grace, faith, hope, endurance and many more goodies in Christ Jesus. Is not mercy lovely? Is faith far from love? faith comes under love where love in Christ Jesus absorbs all that is there and the comBINATION IS CALL SALVATION onto the kingdom of God. If you pick books of love you will come across faith demonstrated under love of Christ Jesus. I love God, is the same as I have faith in God, which is absolute trust in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ did not make himself, but the almighty GOD made him, that is why he was always referring to his father the almighty God. Telling us he is under somebody mightier than himself. Everything that Christ did on earth was gear towards his salvation plan,pain and sufferings,miracles and lifestyle was about SALVATION, compredenz!!!! oui oui missieur la. The joshua in the book of Zacharia has already come and gone in the land of Judah, unless he is a novelty, he has no wound in his brains according to the scriptures. So stop feeding the public with false word or scriptures, because our creator hate false messages of himself. It distorts novice mind.
They do not want to read what I wrote in my face, yet hide to read them. Where I park my car, they want to park closer to me. In driving, they would speed infront of me as if we are going the same place. Sometimes come behind me as if that would put them in the kingdom of God. Religion the worship of churches and believes is sickness and stupid. It is idolatery. Now, they can log into your vehicle to create fault or mechanical problem to waste our money under emissions, which is computerized under government like governor Daniel in babylon. G. W bUSH was a governor of USA. sATDAM too. So J.A kufour. Bin Laden was also some form of governor of Al quaeda. They are all in the same ocean, Bin Laden at the bottomless pit, while the rest alive closer to him, until their death. Talking about worshipping believes, instead of the Lord God.
To use democracy or capitalism to go to war in another ccountry, which would kill thousands is a strong believe heart, which is adolatry. I believe I can fly sounds good to the hearing, positive thinking, is not of the scripture, because the focus is of self. This is where secular system comes to play. I am of positive mind, yet do not care about the gospel of salvation to the kingdom of God.The judao-christo may have salvation then think his self interest(some faith) is higher than salvation of christ, ignoring all that constitute salvation of christ to demonised people owing to their sins. In the scriptures, demons were revering the Lord Jesus Christ. I can recall, some demon calling Jesus Christ,"son of man, do not come and tremble us", other said," son of man have mercy on me".Please do not let them use their earthly platforms to sway you from the true gospel that fuel the souls of human.
The whole story balls down to the fact that no one tries to demonise what the blood of Jesus had purchased. He said all who has been giving to him by his father God almighty cannot be taking from him. Trying to do that makes him a liar and he do not takes that for a joke. In their plan to bruise me is exactly that, hence he will exposed all who are involved to hades, brim of unquenchable fire in due time. Maybe Gorvernor TI M CAIN is the ELUSIVE ONE, we are all waiting for him to build the temple of King Solomon for God Almighty iivide the babyn Jerusalem. He is ex-marine, as bush was navy. A gun right advocate governor, who think he is a christian, with machosimo attitudes.The perdition man. The Daniel of our generation to bruised people brains like Cain in the bible. Things of the bible do not expire till Jesus come himself.
One more thing is that, if there is a house in this neighborhood that represent USA governments, that building should be 7941. 41st president has three sons, the original owner has three sons, one a marine officer using yellow sports car in early 2000,stationed at quantico, telling us that the family has military in it like bush family and they might all be USA citizens from vietnamese and caucacian origins. Vietnamese are darker in completions than caucacians. 41 gave birth to 43 in bloodline. 7943 has no bloodline to 7941, total out of completions. Sometimes it is good to be blueblack fools. This guy was so fond of me to my bewilderment. The original owner move for some witch nuisance profile to assume his place. The other son with criminal record like jeb bush snr scandals. The third a disable using brown pickup. I told you guys not to mess with me.I might not have higher degree but there is a lot in me than what you can see. Owing to my fearlessness, I have been maintaining same cars, while so call neighbors changing vehicles in their parking lots and re-arranged the positions of their parking. it speaks a lot, like trying to hide your true identity. King Solomon used this scenario on trial between two women fighting for a baby. The genuine woman stayed put and trialed to save the little guy at all cost. The fake woman agreed to divide the baby. That is where solomon noticed she was a fake.
AFRIKABI 10 years ago
I am glad that God has blessed you in many ways. God blesses all his children, even those who are persecuted and killed like Paul.
God did not accept tithe in money. In the Bible tithe was paid only by those who raised an ... read full comment
I am glad that God has blessed you in many ways. God blesses all his children, even those who are persecuted and killed like Paul.
God did not accept tithe in money. In the Bible tithe was paid only by those who raised animals and farmers.
income from other sources was never tithed.
Give all the free wil offering to God. You can give it to the Church or you can give it directly to the needy.
you can give all you have to the church. That is alright, but it is not a tithe. Tithe was always food.
Only the Levites, the poor and needy were given tithes. Pastors taking tithes today is a rip-off.
Akua Gyamfia 10 years ago
This homily needs one thing: a revision. Unfortunately, much of its contents are popular intuitive thinking of the Bible illiterate. Mr. Frimpong, read the whole chapter 1 and 2 of Malachi and get the proper context before yo ... read full comment
This homily needs one thing: a revision. Unfortunately, much of its contents are popular intuitive thinking of the Bible illiterate. Mr. Frimpong, read the whole chapter 1 and 2 of Malachi and get the proper context before you make your comments. Remember to allow your readers or your audience to read the texts which provide the context of what you are saying. All the texts in this homily are incongrous to the contexts provided in the bible.
Remember it is the saving truth of the bible, and the obedience by faith in Christ which will save people, not what our sinful nature wants to hear.
"And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few" (Acts 17:10-12).
AFRIKABI 10 years ago
Todays pastors are not Levites. they do not come from the tribe of levi. Only those from the tribe of Levi collected tithes. The fact that one is a pastor does not make onea Levite. Paul was not a Levite, neither was Matthew, ... read full comment
Todays pastors are not Levites. they do not come from the tribe of levi. Only those from the tribe of Levi collected tithes. The fact that one is a pastor does not make onea Levite. Paul was not a Levite, neither was Matthew, Mark or Luke.
Akua, where din the Bible did any prophet or man of God receive Tithes?
Where in the Bible was money used as tithes in the temple?
Did the poor pay tithes in the Bible?
Where is the Bible was tithe given to Jesus or his apostles. The Rev raised many points about tithes. You did not address any one of them. Not even one.
Tell us from the Bible why Rev. Frimpong is wrong.
Excellent 10 years ago
Ekua, You don't make any sense. If you have any counter arguments to that of Rev Frimpong, why don't you express them?
Ekua, You don't make any sense. If you have any counter arguments to that of Rev Frimpong, why don't you express them?
Akua Gyamfia 10 years ago
The Levites "were not fairly using the tithes for the poor and needy"?
Note why the Levites collected the tithes.
"And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return ... read full comment
The Levites "were not fairly using the tithes for the poor and needy"?
Note why the Levites collected the tithes.
"And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting" (Numbers 18:21).
"It was to feed the poor and needy in society"?
The Levites also collected tithes once every three years for the benefit of the poor, not weekly or monthly.
"When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled" (Deuteronomy 26:12).
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
Deuteronomy 26:12
The third year, which is the year of tithing - This is supposed to mean the third year of the seventh or Sabbatical year, in which the tenths were to be given to the poor. See the law, De 14:28. But from the letter in both these places it would appear that the tithe was for the Levites, and that this tithe was drawn only once in three years.
"Today, Christians are not under the law, so we do not follow the Mosaic Law, as we are under grace and not the law"?
GObserve the victory of God's people, Jews or Gentiles in the controversy between good and evil.
"And the dragon (Satan) waxed wroth with the woman (church), and went away to make war with the rest of her seed (the Remnant Church), that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus" (Revelation 12:17).
AFRIKABI 10 years ago
Tithe was never paid in silver, gold or money. Tithe was only paid in farm produce and farm animals. God never asked money to be sent to the temple.
fishermen , traders and carpenters did not pay tithes. God did not want t ... read full comment
Tithe was never paid in silver, gold or money. Tithe was only paid in farm produce and farm animals. God never asked money to be sent to the temple.
fishermen , traders and carpenters did not pay tithes. God did not want tithes from these people. Poor people did not pay tithes.
Akua, can you prove this wrong.
You conveniently picked on Rev Frimpong's point that the reason of tithes was to feed the poor. Weren't the Levites poor?
Did fishermen pay tithes?
Did the poor pay tithes?
Was tithe ever paid with money?
Are pastors Levites?
Akua, us the Bible to prove ur point.
Kwame Yebuah 10 years ago
Tithe was God's way of proving food for the Levites.
Tithe was also a way of providing food for the needy in ancient Israel.
God had a dual purpose for tithes. God did not want golod or silver in his house. He wanted food i ... read full comment
Tithe was God's way of proving food for the Levites.
Tithe was also a way of providing food for the needy in ancient Israel.
God had a dual purpose for tithes. God did not want golod or silver in his house. He wanted food in his house for the levites and the poor.
The Levites had no means of making a living so they were poor, just like the orphans and widows.
Excellent 10 years ago
The Bible is subject to so much interpretation that readers should apply common sense and logic as it prevails in today's world. We tend to live in the reality of so called self ordained pastors,arch-bishops, prophets and r ... read full comment
The Bible is subject to so much interpretation that readers should apply common sense and logic as it prevails in today's world. We tend to live in the reality of so called self ordained pastors,arch-bishops, prophets and religion intellectuals instead of our own realities. "if you bring forth what is within you, what's within you will save you. If you do not bring forth what's within you, what's within you will destroy you" - Book of Thomas 60. - Be wise, live your own truth with God's goodness, moral and social ethics, and good conscience as your guide.
Excellent 10 years ago
Rev Frimpong, your comment is very informative and I think should be a feature article. Can you please submit it to Ghanaweb as a feature? Thanks
Rev Frimpong, your comment is very informative and I think should be a feature article. Can you please submit it to Ghanaweb as a feature? Thanks
kofi Joe 10 years ago
what Kind of Rev. are you?
how is the electricity and the bills are going to be paid in the house of God. in the Old Testament for example they paid their tithes in oil to light the candles. Can you pay your tithes in electr ... read full comment
what Kind of Rev. are you?
how is the electricity and the bills are going to be paid in the house of God. in the Old Testament for example they paid their tithes in oil to light the candles. Can you pay your tithes in electricity? If you qare a true Rev. you should know about the dispensation that the church is going through now. May God open the eyes of your understanding.
K BOATENG 10 years ago
OH YES APOSTLE YAW ADU CAN BE TRUSTED, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST MEN OF GOD THAT WE SHOULD LISTEN TO. GOD BLESS REV. FREDERICK APENTENG OF PRAISE COMMUNITY CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL -LONDON
OH YES APOSTLE YAW ADU CAN BE TRUSTED, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST MEN OF GOD THAT WE SHOULD LISTEN TO. GOD BLESS REV. FREDERICK APENTENG OF PRAISE COMMUNITY CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL -LONDON
GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago
ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFUL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GOOGLE OR GO TO greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot.com
ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFUL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GOOGLE OR GO TO greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot.com
DOCTOR THINK TWICE 10 years ago
EIIIIIH MAN OF ALLAH, ARE U ESCLUDING YOURSELF? WHEN MANY OF YOU HAV HELPED RENDERED EMPTIED THE POCKETS OF MANY PARENTS IN SOCIETY THERE BY MAKING THEM PORER. WORST IS DEPRIEVING PARENTS FROM DEVELOPING THEIR WARDS. HOWMANY ... read full comment
EIIIIIH MAN OF ALLAH, ARE U ESCLUDING YOURSELF? WHEN MANY OF YOU HAV HELPED RENDERED EMPTIED THE POCKETS OF MANY PARENTS IN SOCIETY THERE BY MAKING THEM PORER. WORST IS DEPRIEVING PARENTS FROM DEVELOPING THEIR WARDS. HOWMANY BILL BOARDS DO U AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAV? A MONTH, A YEAR BILL IS HOW MUCH? GOD IS WATCHING U ALL
Whatever 10 years ago
The message is a good one
The message is a good one
Deblaze22 10 years ago
They will because they are learning from senior pastors like you who have made billions from people's tithes...
They will because they are learning from senior pastors like you who have made billions from people's tithes...
John FROM USA 10 years ago
BE WISE AND LEARN AND DON'T SPEAK AGAINST SOME ONE YOU DON'T KNOW.
BE WISE AND LEARN AND DON'T SPEAK AGAINST SOME ONE YOU DON'T KNOW.
Joe 10 years ago
it's sad in this continent that salvation and Holiness is no longer preached but rather love for material things and money ooooooo.
Christians should be careful about who they listen to and most importantly study the word ... read full comment
it's sad in this continent that salvation and Holiness is no longer preached but rather love for material things and money ooooooo.
Christians should be careful about who they listen to and most importantly study the word of God themselves and allow the Holy Spirit to guide and lead them in what ever do.
Koo Nimo 10 years ago
Look, Apostle Yaw Adu,we all know that you and your miscreants are all prosperity preachers; that one who claims to be a Christian, but whose teaching focuses on man’s happiness and prosperity in this life. He is a humanist ... read full comment
Look, Apostle Yaw Adu,we all know that you and your miscreants are all prosperity preachers; that one who claims to be a Christian, but whose teaching focuses on man’s happiness and prosperity in this life. He is a humanist. It’s amazing… the only time in scripture where Jesus got furious was when men used God’s temple to make money (Luke 19:45-46).
These were money-grubbers setting up shop in the Lord’s house of prayer. It happened in Jesus’ day and it’s happening in our day. This is exactly what hundreds and thousands of prosperity preachers are doing today.
These men and women that stand up in their golden pulpits in designer clothing begging for money and making promises of healing and monetary return in the name of Christ should cause a holy anger in God’s children!
The immature believer will often find it hard to distinguish these false teachers. We must warn against these mammon worshippers that call themselves Christians as a doctor warns against a deadly poison advertised as a life saving medicine.
It's amazing how these Word of Faith (Wolves) preachers manipulate, twist scriptures, deceive their followers, and bring shame to the Gospel and Christianity. And this false gospel is spreading like wildfire!
kwame antwi 10 years ago
yous should be ashamed of yourself and it is a course to speak against a man of God.
yous should be ashamed of yourself and it is a course to speak against a man of God.
sikadwa kofi 10 years ago
the apostle is already DEAD. His head is cut off. o my God!!!!
the apostle is already DEAD. His head is cut off. o my God!!!!
Kwasi Adarkwah, Sunyani 10 years ago
They say it is easier said than done. Mr. Rev. you have said it correctly but are you ready to set an example by taking the lead? If yes, then we will commend you. But I know that you are all lairs men of God who preach but d ... read full comment
They say it is easier said than done. Mr. Rev. you have said it correctly but are you ready to set an example by taking the lead? If yes, then we will commend you. But I know that you are all lairs men of God who preach but do not practise what you preach. So give us a break ok.
morgan osei 10 years ago
indeed, the fear of god is better then wealth.
indeed, the fear of god is better then wealth.
John FROM USA 10 years ago
God Bless You Apostle. You are one of the best and the True of our Generation.A true spiritual father indeed. WHEN YOU CAME TO USA WE SAW IT YOU ARE A REAL BLESSING IN OUR LIVES.
God Bless You Apostle. You are one of the best and the True of our Generation.A true spiritual father indeed. WHEN YOU CAME TO USA WE SAW IT YOU ARE A REAL BLESSING IN OUR LIVES.
TITHES- PASTORS CANNOT TAKE TITHES
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No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay tithes God wou ...
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This is the first time I have read an unbiased and true account from a real and educated theologist in Ghana.
Rev, next time quote your church, and I bet you'll fish men into it!!
I used to pay tithes even when financially i was struggling. Taking care of my aged mother and my kids was very hard. But my pastor encouraged me to still pay tithes. I was told to pay tithes with the last i had and God would ...
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Rev. I want to pay tithe after reading this , bcos God has blessed me so much. I fwant to give something back, my church has a charity wing that we donate to orphanages in deprived areas. What bothers me now is that u hv give ...
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Lovely people do not harass others in their bedrooms, computers, listen on their phone conversations as intruders, Love does not give permissions to bruise others head, to destroy their livelihood and ask them to move forward ...
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I am glad that God has blessed you in many ways. God blesses all his children, even those who are persecuted and killed like Paul.
God did not accept tithe in money. In the Bible tithe was paid only by those who raised an ...
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This homily needs one thing: a revision. Unfortunately, much of its contents are popular intuitive thinking of the Bible illiterate. Mr. Frimpong, read the whole chapter 1 and 2 of Malachi and get the proper context before yo ...
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Todays pastors are not Levites. they do not come from the tribe of levi. Only those from the tribe of Levi collected tithes. The fact that one is a pastor does not make onea Levite. Paul was not a Levite, neither was Matthew, ...
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Ekua, You don't make any sense. If you have any counter arguments to that of Rev Frimpong, why don't you express them?
The Levites "were not fairly using the tithes for the poor and needy"?
Note why the Levites collected the tithes.
"And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return ...
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Tithe was never paid in silver, gold or money. Tithe was only paid in farm produce and farm animals. God never asked money to be sent to the temple.
fishermen , traders and carpenters did not pay tithes. God did not want t ...
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Tithe was God's way of proving food for the Levites.
Tithe was also a way of providing food for the needy in ancient Israel.
God had a dual purpose for tithes. God did not want golod or silver in his house. He wanted food i ...
read full comment
The Bible is subject to so much interpretation that readers should apply common sense and logic as it prevails in today's world. We tend to live in the reality of so called self ordained pastors,arch-bishops, prophets and r ...
read full comment
Rev Frimpong, your comment is very informative and I think should be a feature article. Can you please submit it to Ghanaweb as a feature? Thanks
what Kind of Rev. are you?
how is the electricity and the bills are going to be paid in the house of God. in the Old Testament for example they paid their tithes in oil to light the candles. Can you pay your tithes in electr ...
read full comment
OH YES APOSTLE YAW ADU CAN BE TRUSTED, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST MEN OF GOD THAT WE SHOULD LISTEN TO. GOD BLESS REV. FREDERICK APENTENG OF PRAISE COMMUNITY CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL -LONDON
ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFUL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GOOGLE OR GO TO greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot.com
EIIIIIH MAN OF ALLAH, ARE U ESCLUDING YOURSELF? WHEN MANY OF YOU HAV HELPED RENDERED EMPTIED THE POCKETS OF MANY PARENTS IN SOCIETY THERE BY MAKING THEM PORER. WORST IS DEPRIEVING PARENTS FROM DEVELOPING THEIR WARDS. HOWMANY ...
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The message is a good one
They will because they are learning from senior pastors like you who have made billions from people's tithes...
BE WISE AND LEARN AND DON'T SPEAK AGAINST SOME ONE YOU DON'T KNOW.
it's sad in this continent that salvation and Holiness is no longer preached but rather love for material things and money ooooooo.
Christians should be careful about who they listen to and most importantly study the word ...
read full comment
Look, Apostle Yaw Adu,we all know that you and your miscreants are all prosperity preachers; that one who claims to be a Christian, but whose teaching focuses on man’s happiness and prosperity in this life. He is a humanist ...
read full comment
yous should be ashamed of yourself and it is a course to speak against a man of God.
the apostle is already DEAD. His head is cut off. o my God!!!!
They say it is easier said than done. Mr. Rev. you have said it correctly but are you ready to set an example by taking the lead? If yes, then we will commend you. But I know that you are all lairs men of God who preach but d ...
read full comment
indeed, the fear of god is better then wealth.
God Bless You Apostle. You are one of the best and the True of our Generation.A true spiritual father indeed. WHEN YOU CAME TO USA WE SAW IT YOU ARE A REAL BLESSING IN OUR LIVES.