If God’s Tithe is not Abolished

If God’s Tithe is not Abolished
by Ronald W Robey

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Many today are quick to reference Matthew 5:17 when defending the monetary tithe requirement doctrine that is preached in their mainstream religious institution.  They will say, “Jesus did not come to abolish the Law.  Therefore, God’s tithe command is still to be obeyed.”

If God’s Law concerning God’s holy tithe is not abolished, then that means…

 

a) God’s tithe is to be agricultural…not money

 

Leviticus 27:30 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 27:31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

Leviticus 27:32 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.

Leviticus 27:33 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.

 

b) God’s tithe is to be eaten…not spent

 

Deuteronomy 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

Deuteronomy 14:23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

Deuteronomy 14:24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

Deuteronomy 14:25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:

Deuteronomy 14:26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

 

Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

 

c) God’s tithe is only required of the physical descendants of the Patriarch Jacob…

 

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

 

d) God’s holy tithe is only to be observed by those living in the land of Canaan

 

Deuteronomy 12:1 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

 

Deuteronomy 12:10 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;

Deuteronomy 12:11 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:

 

e) God’s holy tithe is only to be given to Levites, widows, orphans and strangers living in the land of Canaan;

 

Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

 

f) to be given every third year…not weekly, not bi-weekly, not monthly.

 

Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

 

Even two years after saying that He did not come to abolish the Law, (Matthew 5:17)

Jesus Christ said that the tithe was “mint and anise and cummin”…agricultural plants from the gardens. (Matthew 23:23)

 

The Books of the Law state that God’s tithe is agricultural. Nowhere in God’s word can we find a verse that states that man’s monetary wages are to be tithed to the House of God…nowhere!

 

This begs the question… If the commands God gave concerning His holy tithe are not abolished, why are Pastors insisting that God requires tithes of man’s monetary wages?

 

Only the noble will search out the truth…

 

Acts 17:11 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.

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Intruders in the Household of Faith

Intruders in the Household of Faith
by Ronald W Robey

Hebrews 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

The word “chastisement” in the above verse is translated form the Greek, “paideia, ” pronounced “pahee-di-ah” It means, “correction; Instruction.”

Those who will not accept correction and instruction are not considered children of God. Instead, they are seen as illegitimate. They may call themselves adopted sons…but their unwillingness to accept correction and instruction reveals them to be intruders in the household of faith.

So it is with many who teach the monetary tithe requirement doctrine. When confronted with the truth, that God never commanded Christians to tithe their monetary income in the Bible, the majority will not receive correction or instruction.

They will dismiss the written word of God, and continue to perpetuate the lie. They show no conviction for teaching the lie; and will, in fact, continue teaching the lie.

It is these teachers that will be among those who hear Jesus say, “Depart from Me, I never knew you.” (see Matthew 7:21-23)

But we must not lose heart in proclaiming the truth. Though the majority will reject it, some will be encouraged to be as the Bereans of the first century AD and search the Scriptures to see if it is so.

We must keep proclaiming this truth for their sake.

Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 

Turn It Around

Turn It Around

by Ronald Ward Robey

 

Have you been tithing for years and are still struggling to get by each month?

 

Is your Pastor living the high life, (driving expensive automobiles, living in a mansion, flying back and forth from Nigeria to Canada on a weekly basis) while you are struggling to put food on your table and to keep a roof over your head?

 

The wise king Solomon tells us why you are struggling…

 

Proverbs 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

 

By giving your money to the rich each month as “tithe”, you have come to want. (lack) The rich Pastor, who has been lying to you about God requiring ten percent of your money,  while he is continuing to flourish off of the many tithes he has extorted…come to want one day . If not this side of life, then on the other…

 

…he will be in want…just like the rich man in Luke’s Gospel…wanting one drop of water to quench the flames of thirst. But no water will come for him.

 

Do you want to be in a place where you are not struggling anymore? Then, stop giving to that lying preacher. If you want to give, give to someone poorer than yourself.

 

Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

 

God will turn it around for you only after you turn yourself around and stop making the rich richer.

 

Was Jesus a Rebellious Son? or Was He the Christ?

Was Jesus a Rebellious Son? or Was He the Christ?

by Ronald W Robey

 

If the monetary tithe teacher is correct when he says that God requires ten percent of monetary income, then Jesus taught His Apostles to rebel against God when He told them to give the coin from the fish’ mouth to the Roman Tax Collectors instead of telling them to tithe it.

 

If the monetary tithe teacher is correct when he says that God requires ten percent of monetary income, then Jesus taught His Apostles to rebel against God when He told them to use the money from selling a garment to purchase a sword instead of telling them to tithe it.

 

If the monetary tithe teacher is correct when he says that God requires ten percent of monetary income, then Jesus taught the certain ruler in Luke 18 to rebel against God when He said , Go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor” instead of telling him to tithe ten percent of the proceeds of the sale of his possessions.

 

There is absolutely no evidence in the word of God that God requires monetary income to be tithed. However, if the monetary tithe requirement teachers are correct when they say God requires tithes of monetary income…then that means that Jesus was a rebellious son, and not the Christ.

 

Of course, we know that Jesus was not a rebellious son. He was indeed the Christ; sent to dwell among men and to do His Father’s will in the Earth.

 

 

Leviticus 27:30 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 27:31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

Leviticus 27:32 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.

Leviticus 27:33 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.

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

 

God’s word is clear…His commanded tithe was to come from agricultural crops, flocks and herds…not from ones’ monetary income.

 

Jesus would not have transgressed the Law that God handed down to Moses for the children of Israel in Mount Sinai. Nor would He have told anyone else to transgress the Law. He was in perfect agreement with His Father. And that is why He said to the scribes and Pharisees:

 

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.” (Matthew 23:23)

 

“These ye ought to have done”… The word “These” in Matthew 23:23 is in reference to the tithing of mint and anise and cummin. Jesus was not teaching that money was to be tithed…He was teaching that the tithe demanded by Mosaic Law ought to have been observed…along with practicing judgment, mercy and faith.

 

Did Jesus Oppose God’s Decree?

Did Jesus Oppose God’s Decree?

by Ronald W Robey

 

The money from the mouth of the fish in Matthew 17…what did Jesus say to do with it?

 

He told the Apostles to give it to those who were collecting the Roman Taxes.

 

Now, it is clear that, before getting that coin from the mouth of the fish, Jesus and His Apostles were flat broke…as far as money was concerned.

 

They gain the coin by extracting it from the fish’ mouth. Interestingly, their monetary gain was not taken to the Levites as tithe…instead, it was given to the Roman government.

 

Matthew 17 reveals to us that, contrary to what many Pastors have brainwashed their flocks into believing…God did not require money to be tithed.

 

If He did require money to be tithed, then Jesus sinned against His father in telling the Apostles to give it to the Tax Collectors instead of to the Levites.

 

And in Luke 22:36? Sell a garment and tithe the money to the Levites? Absolutely NOT!…Use that money to purchase a sword.

 

The Bible is clear…money was not to be tithed. Agricultural increase was the tithe that God demanded.

 

 

 

An Overlooked Connection

An Overlooked Connection

by Ronald W Robey

 

Leviticus 27:30 says, And all the tithe of the “land” is the LORD’s. It is holy unto the LORD..

 

The saved of God need to realize that the “land” God was speaking of in Leviticus 27:30 is not worldwide…Deuteronomy 12:1-11 reveals that God was speaking of the land of Canaan.

 

Also, the word “holy” is not in Leviticus 27:30 by accident.

 

The word “holy” means “set apart”.

 

Why was the tithe of the land of Canaan “set apart”?

 

Because Jacob had vowed to give God a tenth of the land that God promised in Genesis 28:12-15 back to God.

 

Leviticus 27:30 is connected to Genesis 28:12-15,20-22. It is also connected to Deuteronomy 12:1-11.

 

The tithe was restricted to the citizens of the land of Canaan due to Jacob’s vow. Once Jacob’s descendants crossed the river Jordan and entered Canaan to live there…then there would be a place to observe God’s tithe ordinance.

 

Confused

Confused

by Ronald W Robey

 

Confusion is brought about when…

 

a) A subject has a belief that is factual, and his belief is challenged by a teaching that is false.

 

b) A subject has a belief that is false, and his belief is challenged by a teaching that is factual.

 

Often, when the topic of God’s holy tithe is discussed on Social Media, one party will express that he or she is confused and that the one teaching is the one who is causing the confusion.

 

They are quick to argue that the Bible says that, “God is not the author of confusion”. They then conclude that, because they are confused at the new teaching, the teacher must not be of God… for he is the one causing the confusion.

 

Sadly, due to false doctrine taught in many mainstream religious institutions today, one who bears truth is often seen as being a “tool of the devil”, “sent to deceive the children of God.”

 

As I mentioned in the beginning of this article, confusion can be due to false doctrine being challenged.

 

For the last one hundred forty-seven years in American History, many mainstream religious institutions have taught that

 

a) God’s tithe is monetary

 

b) God requires all members of the Body of Christ to tithe

 

c) God requires you to bring a tenth of your weekly/bi-weekly/monthly household income to the local House of worship you attend

 

d) God said that if you do not tithe your household income, you are robbing Him

 

These four major teachings of mainstream institutions have absolutely no Scriptural support whatsoever. As a matter of fact, if one were to study the word of God as one should, one will discover that what is being taught in mainstream religious institutions as being “God’s holy tithe” doesn’t reflect what the Bible says concerning God’s holy tithe.

 

Here is what the Bible says concerning God’s holy tithe…

 

 

a) the one tithing must be a physical descendant of the Patriarch Jacob. (Leviticus 27:30-34; Psalms 147:19-20)

 

b) the one tithing must have been given a portion of the Promised Land by God as an inheritance. (Genesis 28:13-15)

 

c) the one tithing must live in the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 6:1-3; 12:1,10-11)

 

d) the one tithing must raise crops or breed livestock on that portion of the Promised Land he has inherited (Leviticus 27:30-33)

 

e) the one tithing must take a tenth part of the crops raised and/or every tenth animal of the livestock to pass under a rod to a physical descendant of the patriarch Levi in the farming communities in the Promised Land. (Leviticus 27:30-33; Numbers 18:24-26; Nehemiah 10:37-38)

 

f) The one tithing must have a physical descendant of the patriarch Aaron present at the time that he gives his tithe to the Levite. (Nehemiah 10:37-38)

 

If, after reading this article you are confused, it reveals that previously you have not been given the truth concerning God’s holy tithe. A pastor, or pastors you previously trusted are guilty of abandoning Scripture in order to teach you what is not written in Scripture…a monetary tithe requirement.

 

And, because they did not teach you the truth, when the truth was presented in this article…you became confused.

 

Your Pastor/Pastors abandoned Scripture to indoctrinate you with false teaching. I now encourage you to abandon your Pastor’s false teaching and indoctrinate yourself with the written word of God.