I Am Not Guilty!

I Am Not Guilty!

by Ronald W Robey

Why I am not guilty of “robbing God” when I don’t tithe…

1. God said His holy tithes were to be agricultural, not monetary (Lev. 27:30-33) I do not grow crops, nor do I breed livestock.

2. God said His holy tithes were to be given to widows, orphans, Levites and foreigners living in the land of Israel/Canaan (Deut. 14:22-29) I am not in the land of Israel, so it is impossible to give my tithes to those who are the only ones God said His tithes were to go to.

3. Tithing is to be observed only once one crosses the Jordan and enters Canaan. (Deut. 6:1-3; 12:10-11) I have never crossed the Jordan River, nor have I entered Canaan.

4. The ordinances God gave to Israel, He gave to no other nation. (Psalm 147:19-20)

5. Judaizers in AD 51 demanded that Gentile Believers be made to observe Israel’s ordinances of the Mosaic Law. (Acts 15:5) The Apostle Peter told them they were tempting God by demanding such. (Acts 15:10) The Apostle James said they were subverting the souls of Gentile Believers with their demands. (Acts 15:24) The Apostles and the Holy Ghost determined and decreed that the Gentile Believers were not to be required to keep the ordinances of the Mosaic Law. (Acts 15:28-29)

6. The Apostles sent a letter to the Gentile believers telling them they were not bound by the ordinances of the Mosaic Law, but that they had to observe four “necessary things”. Tithing was not one of those “necessary things”. (Acts 15:28-29)

7. In AD 59, the Apostle James reminded the Apostle Paul that the Gentile Believers were free from the Mosaic Law. (Acts 21:23-25)

8. In the last place in the Bible that tithes are commanded, the commanded tithes are still “according to the Law”; i.e., agricultural, and for the children of Israel. (Hebrews 7:5-8)

9. The tithe still belongs to the Levites, not to pastors living on Gentile soil. (Hebrews 7:5-8)

10. Remarkably absent from the pages of the word of God is any command or instruction for members of the New Testament Church to tithe their money to their local Church.

11. God never commanded a tithe of money in His Holy word. It is a doctrine of man-made construct.

Jesus said of the Pharisees, “In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men”

12. In the Bible,

a. tithes were never commanded for the New Testament Church,

b. tithes were never carried to the New Testament Church,

c. tithes were never collected in the New Testament Church,

d. tithes were never controlled by the New Testament Church.

In light of the Scriptural facts, I can say without a doubt that I am not “robbing God” if I fail to tithe my money to a building doing business as a ‘Church’. In light of the fact that God never authorized pastors to teach their congregations that He requires tithes of money, I can say without reserve that pastors are robbing their congregations of money through their monetary tithe requirement lie and through their handling of the word of God deceitfully.

 

Tithing: A Centralized Command

Tithing: A Centralized Command by Ronald Ward Robey Biblically speaking, “God’s tithe Ordinance, Leviticus 27:30-33 (KJV) And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. was given specifically for the children of Israel. Leviticus 27:34 (KJV) These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. They were to FIRST move to the land of Canaan, Deuteronomy 12:10 (KJV) But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; and THEN God would choose a place where they were to take their tithes. Deuteronomy 12:11 (KJV) Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: Not once, in the entire Bible, does God ever say that tithes are to be given/paid all over the world. Psalm 147:19-20 (KJV) He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. Conclusion: God’s command to tithe was a centralized command (to be observed ONLY in the land of Canaan) and not a global command.

 

God’s Commanded Tithe

God’s Commanded Tithe
by Ronald W Robey
(written April 22, 2024)

According to God’s Tithe Ordinance (and the commands written therein) the Priests of Israel did not receive tithes from the congregation. They only received tithes from other Levites who were employed for service in the House of God..

God’s tithe Ordinance is found in Leviticus 27:30-33. The Ordinance (and the commands written therein) was given to Moses for the children of Israel. (Leviticus 27:34)

The children of Israel were to FIRST move to the land of Canaan to live there (Deuteronomy 12:10) and THEN God would tell them where they were to take their tithes. (Deuteronomy 12:11)

The children of Israel aka, the congregation, were not to go near God’s House with their tithes, (Numbers 18:21-23) but were to give their tithes to biological descendants of the biblical patriarch Levi aka, Levites. (Nehemiah 10:29,38)

The tithes required of the children of Israel were to be the inheritance of the tribe of Levi, (Numbers 18:21,24) not the property of the House of God.

A biological descendant of the biblical patriarch Aaron was to be present at the time that the children of Israel gave their tithes to the Levites. (Nehemiah 10:38)

Upon receiving their inheritance (the tithe) from the congregation, the Levites were to give a tithe of those tithes, i.e., the tenth of the tenth, to the Priests, the biological descendants of the biblical patriarch Aaron. (Numbers 18:25-31)

They (the Levites were also to take a tithe of the tithes they received from the children of Israel to the House of God. (Nehemiah 10:38)

Who were the Levites that were not Priests? They were Singers; Musicians; Porters; (Janitors) Officers, Judges, and Supervisors employed for said duties in the House of God. (1 Chronicles 23:1-5)

So it was the Singers; Musicians; Porters; Officers; Judges; and Supervisors employed at the House of God that were to receive tithes from the congregation, not the Priests. The Priests received tithes only form the Singers; Musicians; Porters; Officers; Judges; and Supervisors.

 

Who Do You Believe?

Who Do You Believe?
by Ronald Ward Robey
(written April 15, 2024)

When your pastor (or preacher) stands behind the pulpit and preaches that, “God requires that you given Him monetary tithes” he is teaching neither Old Testament nor New Testament text.

He is teaching his own opinion. He is attempting to make his opinion on tithes (which contradicts both Old and New Testament texts) your authority instead of God’s word.

And if you believe your pastor’s opinion about tithes to be authoritative, you are guilty of idolatry. You are, in effect, telling God, “I believe my pastor, not You!”

Don’t believe me? Let’s look at what the Bible says, shall we?:

1. Leviticus 27:30 (KJV) And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD.

Leviticus 27:32 (KJV) And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

God said that His tithe is agriculture, not money. So who do you believe? God, or your pastor?

2. Leviticus 27:34 (KJV) These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

God said the commandments were given for the children of israel. So who do you believe? God, or your pastor?

3. Deuteronomy 12:10-11 (KJV) But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

God said the place to take His commanded tithe is in the land of Canaan/Israel. So who do you believe? God, or your pastor?

4. Numbers 18:21 (KJV) And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 18:24 (KJV) But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

God said His commanded tithe is to be given to the tribe of Levi. So who do you believe? God, or your pastor?

Psalm 119:105 (KJV) NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

The truth is, your pastor has to step off the illuminated path; he has to depart from the Word of God in order to teach you that God requires you to give Him monetary tithes. For no such doctrine is to be found in the page of God’s Word at all. And as points “1-4” above clearly demonstrate, your pastor’s monetary tithe requirement sermon contradicts God’s Word.

So who are you going to believe? God, or your Pastor?

Jeremiah 17:5 (KJV) Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

 

Tithe Your Time? NOT!

Tithe Your Time? NOT!
by Ronald W Robey
(written March 18, 2024)

Argument: “Tithe can be part of our TIME too.”

Rebuttal: Yea, hath God said that the tithe is to be the seed of the land; the fruit of the tree; and the tenth animal to pass under the rod? God doth surely know that time is tithe too.”

Why do so many church members hate the word of God so much that they have to contradict it so?

Psalm 119:140 (KJV) Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

 

Pastors Who Will Not Accept Tithes

Pastors Who Will Not Accept Tithes
by Ronald W Robey
(written March 12, 2024)

According to the Bible, God’s tithe is agricultural crops, flocks, and herds, (Leviticus 27:30,32) not money. So pastors who stand for biblical truth would not accept money as tithe.

According to the Bible, only Israelites are commanded by God to tithe. (Leviticus 27:30-34) So Pastors who stand for biblical truth will not accept tithes from people who are not Israelites.

According to the Bible, God gave the commanded tithe to the tribe of Levi. (Numbers 18:21,24) So pastors who stand for biblical truth will not accept tithes if they are not biological descendants of the biblical patriarch Levi.

According to the Bible, the place God chose for His commanded tithes to be taken is in the land of Canaan/Israel. (Deuteronomy 12:10-11) So pastors who stand for biblical truth will not accept tithes if they do not live in the land of Israel.

According to the Bible, tithes are to be taken to the Temple at Jerusalem. (Deuteronomy 12:10-11; 2 Chronicles 6:5-6) So pastors who stand for biblical truth will not accept tithes if they are not employed in the Temple at Jerusalem.

Pastors who stand on biblical truth will not accept tithes.

 

Five Bible Truths

Five Bible Truths
by Ronald W Robey
(written February 09, 2024)

1. God said His holy tithe is agriculture in Leviticus 27:30,32. There is not a single verse where God amended this Ordinance to say that His holy tithe is no longer agriculture but is now money.

2. God said He gave the command to tithe to the children of Israel in Leviticus 27:30-34. There is not a single verse where God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that the saved in Christ are required to tithe.

3. God said the tithe is to be given to the tribe of Levi in Numbers 18:21,24. There is not a single verse where God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that the tithe is to be given to Pastors in the New Covenant church.

4. God said the congregation is not to go near His House with their tithes in Numbers 18:21-23. There is not a single verse where God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that the congregation is to take their tithes to the House of God.

5. God said the place to take tithes is in the land of Canaan in Deuteronomy 12:10-11. There is not a single verse where God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that tithes are to be taken to locations worldwide.

In Matthew 15:7-9 Jesus said that people were worshiping Him in vain because they were teaching man-made commandments as if they were doctrines of God.

The claims that…

a) God’s tithe is money
b) Christians are to tithe
c) tithes are to be given to pastors
d) the congregation is to bring tithes to the House of God
e) tithes are to be observed worldwide

…are all man-made commandments. They contradict what God has said concerning His holy tithe.

Is God a liar? If the preacher of the monetary tithe requirement doctrine is telling us the truth, then God is a liar.

2 Corinthians 4:1 (KJV) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
2 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

 

Is Tithing Necessary?

Is Tithing Necessary?
by Ronald W Robey
(written January 27, 2024)

Biblically speaking, neither the apostles nor the Holy Ghost believed tithing to be a “necessary thing” for Gentile Believers to observe in their final decision at the Jerusalem Council in A.D. 54. (Acts 15)

Eight years later, (Acts 21) the apostle James still did not believe that tithes were a “necessary thing” for Gentile Believers to observe.

The apostle Paul must not have deemed tithing as necessary, for we see no mention of it being a necessity in any of his New Testament epistles.

The early church must not have believed tithing was a necessity.

Tertullian (c. 197, W 3.46) Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs (p.9)…
Though we have our treasure chest, it is not made up of purchase money, as of a religion that has its price. Rather, on the monthly day, if he likes, each puts in a small donation – but only if it is his pleasure and only if he is able. For there is no compulsion; all is voluntary.

The early church did not go to Jacob in order to justify a doctrine of tithing for the early Christians.
Instead, it went to the Law of Moses and taught that tithing was a practice of the Jews but that the church had no such commandment given to them:

“The Lord, by the gift of His grace, has set you loose and given you rest…that you should no more be bound with sacrifices and oblations, and with sin offerings, and purifications, and vows, and gifts, and holocausts, and burnt offerings, and [Sabbath] idlings, and shewbread, and the observing of purifications; nor yet with tithes and firstfruits, and part-offerings, and gifts and oblations – for it was laid upon them [Jews] to give all these things as of necessity, but you are not bound by these things…” — Didascalia Apostolorum, (Teaching of the Apostles) AD 230

Monetary tithing was never taught in the Christian assembly prior to the 1800s. The doctrine of a monetary tithe requirement is of modern construct and actually contradicts what the Bible says concerning God’s tithe.

 

Blasphemous!

Blasphemous!
by Ronald W Robey
(written January 20,2022)

Since God’s word says that His commanded tithe is to be agriculture and agricultural food by-products, (Lev. 27:30,32; Deut. 12:17) it is blasphemous to preach that tithes are to be monetary.

Since God’s word says that the command to tithe was given for the children of Israel, (Lev. 27:30-34) it is blasphemous to preach that the command is for the Body of Believers in Christ Jesus.

Since God’s word says that those He commanded to tithe are to take their tithes to Jerusalem,, (Deut. 12:10-11; 2 Chr. 6:5-6) it is blasphemous to preach that tithes are to be taken to churches worldwide.

Since God’s word says that He commanded only Levites to tithe to the House of God, (Num. 18:21-23; Neh. 10:29,38) it is blasphemous to preach that Christians are to tithe to the House of God.

Ministers of God are supposed to preach the word, (2 Tim. 4:2) and not doctrines that contradict the word. The monetary tithe requirement doctrine contradicts the word in many ways. It is no different than the serpent asking in the Garden, “Yea, hath God said…?”

 

Giving in the Christian Assembly

Giving in the Christian Assembly
by Ronald W Robey
(written January 18, 2024)

Pastors should not be teaching the Members of their congregations that God requires them to give Him 10% of their monetary income. No such doctrine can be found anywhere in the Bible! In fact, the doctrine actually contradicts what the Bible says concerning God’s holy tithe in many ways:

• The command to tithe was given for the children of Israel. (Lev. 27:30-34)

• The commanded tithes were to be agriculture (Lev. 27:30,32)

• Up to 90% of the agricultural crops tithe could be bought back once given. 10% of the tithe had to be taken to the House of God (Lev. 27:31; Neh. 10:38)

• The animal tithe could not be bought back

• They were to move into the land of Canaan before God would tell them where to take their tithes. (Deut. 12:10-11)

• The children of Israel were not to go near God’s House with their tithes. This is because their tithe was the inheritance of the tribe of Levi, not the property of the House of God. (Num. 18:21-23)

• Only Levites were authorized by God to take tithes to the House of God. (Num. 18:21-23; Neh. 10:38)

• Malachi 3:10 can only be speaking to Levites, as Malachi 3:7 calls for a return to God’s Ordinances, and God’s tithe Ordinances say that only the tribe of Levi is to take tithes to God’s House. God would not have called for a return to His Ordinances in Malachi 3:7 and then told non-Levites to bring tithes to the House of God. For if He did He would be telling them to transgress the Ordinances.

• God is not calling for monetary tithes in Malachi 3:10, but for the tithe of the agricultural tithes, 10% of 10% of Israel’s agricultural produce as commanded in the Ordinances.

• Not one verse in the Bible says that God appointed New Covenant pastors as His Authorized Tithe Collection Representatives

• Not one verse in the Bible says that God appointed New Covenant church buildings as His Authorized Tithe Collection and Distribution Centers.

• Not one verse in the Bible says that God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that a tenth of man’s monetary income is to be given as tithe.

• Not one verse in the Bible says that God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that He requires the saved in Christ to tithe

• Not one verse in the Bible says that God amended His tithe Ordinance to say that tithes are now to be given all over the world.

Instead of teaching the monetary tithe requirement lie as they do, pastors should teach the Members of their congregations the guidelines for giving that the apostle Paul encouraged the saints at Corinth to follow:

• Giving should be voluntary (2 Corinthians 9:7)

• Giving should be as one can afford to give (2 Corinthians 8:12) without placing himself in financial straits (2 Corinthians 8:13)

2 Corinthians 4:1 (KJV) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
2 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

 

They Refuse to Listen

They Refuse to Listen
by Ronald W Robey
(written January 13, 2024)

It appears that those who tithe don’t believe God has a voice in the matter.

God said in His word that tithes are to be agriculture. They say, “We will tithe money.”

God said in His word that the place to take tithes is in the land of Canaan. They say, “We will tithe in our city.”

God said in His word that the congregation is not to go near God’s House with their tithes. They say, “We will take tithes to the House of God.”

God said in His word that the tithe is to be given to the tribe of Levi. They say, “We will give tithes to our pastors.”

God has spoken in His word. But they refuse to hear His voice. And they seriously think they are pleasing Him?

Amos 3:3 (KJV) Can two walk together, except they be agreed?