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It’s in the Bible!
by Ronald W Robey
Whenever I mention the fact that I don’t tithe, someone is sure to reply, “It’s in the Bible!”
Tithing is indeed found in the Bible. I do not dispute that fact at all.
However, we cannot focus on the fact that the tithe ordinance is in the Bible and ignore
a) the commanded ELEMENTS of the tithe;
b) the commanded GIVERS of the tithe;
c) the commanded LOCATION of the tithe;
d) the commanded RECIPIENTS of the tithe;
e) the commanded YEAR of the tithe.
A diligent study of the Bible will reveal to the reader many precious and wonderful truths that are not even preached in so many mainstream religious institutions around the world today.
There is no instruction in the entire Bible where God said that one’s monetary income is to be tithed to either Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue or Church. Even in the last place in the Bible where tithing is mentioned as a command, (Hebrews 7:5-9) the author avows that the tithes are the property of…not Americans, not Nigerians, not Russians…tithe are the property of the sons of Levi, and that the tithes are still “according to the Law”.
Since the author of Hebrews reveals that tithes are still “according to the Law”, it is imperative that we go to the Books of the Law in order to learn what is written concerning God’s holy tithe.
The Law states that God’s holy tithe is
a) agricultural (Lev. 27:30-33
b) only required of the children of Israel (Lev. 27:34)
c) only to be observed by those living in the land of Canaan (Deut. 12:1,10-11)
d) to be given to Levites, widows, orphans and foreigners; (Deut. 26:12) and even to be eaten by the one bringing the tithe. (Deut. 14:22-26)
e) to be given every third year…not weekly; not bi-weekly; not monthly. (Deuteronomy 26:12)
God NEVER amended the tithe command to say money is now required as tithe. He NEVER amended the tithe command to say tithes are to be given around the world. He never amended the tithe command to say that the tithe is to be observed every week, or every month of the year and every year of your Christian life. As a matter of fact, the Bible never says that Christian’s are required to tithe at all..these are all man’s inventions, not God’s decree.
Pastor’s in many mainstream religious institutions have handled the word of God deceitfully in order to teach a tithe command that is totally foreign to the word of God, i.e.; a tithe of man’s monetary wages.
Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
According to the words of Jesus, those who teach man-made doctrines…doctrines not given to man by God…worship God in vain. God doesn’t even recognize their worship at all. That alone should be incentive for people to study the word to make sure what is being taught is truly “of God”.
Attempting to obey God’s command to tithe, without obeying the other commands concerning God’s holy tithe, merits a curse…not favor.
Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of t3:10orks of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
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The Elements of the Stolen Tithe
by Ronald W Robey
The elements of the tithe mentioned in Malachi 3 are easily explained when one takes into consideration what is written in Luke 16:16.
Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
“The Law and the Prophets were until John.”
This means that, when Malachi addressed the stolen tithes, he had to have been speaking of the tithe that the Law demanded. Malachi existed 460 years before Luke 16, and was therefore bound by the Mosaic/Levitic Law just as the rest of Israel was.
That fact established, what was the tithe required by the Mosaic/Levitic Law?
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.
According to Leviticus 27:30-33, God’s holy tithe was to come from agricultural crops, flocks and herds. Therefore, Malachi could not have been speaking of any other tithe than the agricultural tithe required by Law.
Had Malachi been speaking of anything other than agricultural crops, flocks and herds, he would have been telling Priest’s of the Temple (it was the Priest’s that had stolen the tithe) to transgress the Law. Transgression of the Law is sin, according to John’s epistle.
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Malachi would not have told anyone to tithe their money. He would not have encouraged the transgression of the Law in order to correct a transgression of the Law.
I trust that the above helps to bring light and truth and clears up any misconceptions that readers may have concerning what tithe Malachi was referring to.
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No Biblical Record
by Ronald W Robey
Seeing that there is no biblical record of Abram having ever given a tithe of his monetary income to any Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue or Church; and
Seeing that there is no biblical record of Abram having ever given a tithe of his monetary income to any priestly representative of God; and
Seeing that there is no biblical record of either Jesus, or any of His Apostle’s having ever given a tithe of their monetary income to any Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue or Church; and
Seeing that there is no biblical record of either Jesus, or any of His Apostles having ever given a tithe of their monetary income to any priestly representative of God; and
Seeing that there is no biblical command, or instruction, for the saved in Christ Jesus to tithe their monetary income to Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue or Church; and
Seeing that there is no biblical command, or instruction, for the saved in Christ Jesus to give a tithe of their monetary income to a priestly representative of God; I do hereby attest and affirm before both God and man, that
Those who teach a monetary tithe requirement doctrine of the saved in Christ Jesus are teaching contrary to what is written in the word of God.
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Who Rules Your Heart?
by Ronald W Robey
God: My tithe is agricultural. (Leviticus 27:30-33)
Preacher: God’s tithe is money.
God: My tithe is required only of the tribes of Israel because their father Jacob vowed to set it apart from Me. (Leviticus 27:34)
Preacher: Both Jew and Gentile are required to tithe if they are saved.
God: My tithe is only to be observed by those living in Canaan. (Deuteronomy 12:1,10-11)
Preacher: God’s tithe is to be observed all over the world.
God: My tithe is to be eaten. (Deuteronomy 14:22-29
Preacher: God’s tithe is to pay the light bill, to pay salaries, to buy materials, to buy property to build church buildings.
God: My tithe is to be given to Levites. (Numbers 18:21-26; Nehemiah 10:37-38; Hebrews 7:5-9)
Preacher: You are to give God’s tithe to your Pastor, who is God’s Minister.
God’s tithe can be found in the pages of the Holy Bible. The tithe that the preacher teaches is not found in the Bible.
Who is the ruler of your heart? God? or your preacher?
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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.
According to Leviticus 27:30, God’s holy tithe was to come from the land,… “And all the tithe of the land, whether it be of the seed,…”
What “land” is God speaking of here? It may surprise some readers to discover that God was not speaking of the entire world in Leviticus 27:30. Rather, He was speaking of a SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.
Can I prove this with the Bible? If I couldn’t, I wouldn’t have said it.
Grab your Bible and turn to Deuteronomy 12. I’ll wait,…
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.
God is speaking to a SPECIFIC PEOPLE in Deuteronomy 12:1, e.g.; the children of Israel. The children of Israel had left Egypt and the unjust oppression they were under there forty years earlier.
After forty years of wandering in the wilderness, they were getting ready to enter the land that had been promised their forefathers,… the land of Canaan.
God is now giving the children of Israel guidelines that He expects them to obey once they enter the land that He was giving to them.
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:
Deuteronomy 12:10-11 reveal to the reader that the “land” which Leviticus 27:30 was speaking of was the land of Canaan. Once the children of Israel took up residence in the land of Canaan, and were safe from their enemies, THEN they were to begin tithing.
So, Leviticus 27:30 is not speaking of a worldwide, global tithe. It is speaking of a centralized tithe, restricted to the land of Canaan.
Further, Leviticus 27:30 tells us that God’s tithe was to consist of a SPECIFIC thing. It was to come from agricultural increase,… not from the money that the children of Israel had.
A careful study of the word of God will reveal to the reader that God never told anyone in His word to give ten percent of their money to any religious entity or to any religious institution.
His commanded tithe has always been agricultural increase,… it was not to come from anyone’s weekly/bi-weekly/monthly monetary income.
Pastor’s have handled the word of God deceitfully and have twisted the word of Truth into a lie; turning God’s holy tithe into an unholy thing. They have redefined both the elements, and the location of God’s holy tithe. By doing so, it is not God’s tithe they preach,… but man’s..
The monetary tithe requirement doctrine that is being taught in religious institutions around the world today is totally foreign to the word of God.
Psalm 147:19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
Psalm 147:20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
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