August 2017
August 31, 2017
August 27, 2017
The Deceptive Drink
by Ronald W Robey
I wonder how many people in this world got “drunk” to a certain degree when they drank their first can of beer/glass of wine/shot of bourbon?
The fact is, probably 100% did.
Many who drank the next day, and then the next, and the next, and so on, began to show less and less signs of the alcohol affecting them as the days went on.
Why? Because brain cells that had immediately been affected by the first drink of beverage alcohol, had died. They no longer functioned as they had before. And so, the one drinking the beverage alcohol was deceived into believing that it was not affecting him; that he could handle his alcohol..
The sad truth is, the alcohol had already affected him… and the alcohol was controlling him, not the other way around.
The wise king Solomon wrote, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Alcohol deceives the one imbibing it…from the very first drink. And it continues to deceive the one that drinks it on a regular basis.
The only preventative to drunkenness is abstinence.
August 25, 2017
What They Don’t Tell You (is what you need to know)
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What They Don’t Tell You
(is what you need to know)
by Ronald W Robey
Teachers of the monetary tithe requirement doctrine NEVER give you the whole truth when preaching on tithing from the Bible. Instead, they rip verses (or parts of verses) out of context in order to deceive you.
They will say “God requires tithes be given to the House of God.”
Yet. they fail to tell you that none but the Levitic were required to tithe to the House of God in the Old Testament texts.
They will tell you that “God said to prove Him in the tithe.”
Yet, they fail to tell you that God was speaking to the Priests of the Temple who had removed the tithe from the Temple storehouse.
They will tell you “The tithe is the Lords.”
Yet, they fail to tell you that the tithe that God said is His is to come from agricultural crops, flocks and herds.
They tell you “The tithe of the land belongs to God”
Yet, they fail to tell you that the only land God said His tithe was to be taken from was the land of Canaan… it was not worldwide.
They will tell you that “God said in Deuteronomy 14:24-25 that the crop tithe could be exchanged for money and the money was to be taken to the place where the tithe was to be observed.
Yet, they fail to tell you that Deuteronomy 14:26 says that the money is to be spent on food for the tither and his household.
They will tell you that “Abraham tithed before the Law”
Yet, they fail to tell you that what Abram tithed was not his own property. Abram promised God that he would not take ANY of the spoils as his own property. They also fail to tell you that Abarham’s tithe was descriptive, not prescriptive.
They will tell you that “Jacob vowed to tithe everything to God.”
Yet, thy fail to tell you that Jacob’s vow was in response to God promising land to he and his descendants. Again, they fail to tell you that Jacob’s vow was descriptive, not prescriptive.
They will tell you that “Jesus said tithing ought to be done” in Matthew 23:23
Yet, they fail to tell you that the tithe Jesus was speaking of was garden produces, i.e.; Mint, Anise, and Cummin. They also fail to tell you that Jesus was speaking to a people under the Law, while we are not under the Law. (see Romans 6:14 & Galatians 3:24-25)
Beware of Pastors who teach monetary tithing. Their doctrine is built on Scriptural statements ripped out of context. What they don’t tell you is what you need to know.
August 24, 2017
August 19, 2017
August 13, 2017
Nuggets of Truth from Leviticus 27:30-34
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Nuggets of Truth from Leviticus 27:30-34
by Ronald W Robey
a) The tithe was the LORD’s (God’s)
b) The tithe was holy (set apart) for God.
c) God’s commanded tithe was holy (set apart) due to a vow made by the Patriarch of the children of Israel 350 years before them entering the land of Canaan. (see Genesis 28:20-22)
d) God’s commanded tithe was to come from agricultural crops, flocks and herds.
e) The children of Israel were required to tithe whether they wanted to or not.
f) The children of Israel were able to redeem (buy back) a portion of their crops tithe if they wished.
g) The children of Israel paid twenty percent over the estimated value of the portion of their crops tithe if they chose to buy the portion back.
h) The tithe of the crops was a tenth part of the crops harvested.
i) The tithe of the flocks and herds was the tenth animal to pass under the rod.
j) If only nine lambs were born in one year, the herder was not required to tithe of his lambs.
k) The animal tithe could not be redeemed (bought back)
l) If a herder tried to exchange the tenth animal to pass under the rod for another, he forfeited both animals.
m) God did not command anyone to tithe other than the children of Israel.
n) God’s tithe was not money.
August 12, 2017
Examining Matthew 23:23
by Ronald W Robey
Read the following verse…
Matthew 23:23 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.
Now, go back and read Matthew 23:23 again. As you read, ask yourself these questions,…
a) Who was Jesus addressing in this verse? (Hint: the answer can be found in the verse itself)
b) Why were they tithing? (again, the answer is in the verse)
c) What were they tithing? (again, the answer is in the verse)
d) Why were they tithing what they were tithing? (again, the answer is in the verse)
e) Why did Jesus say that tithing these things ought to be done? (again, the answer is in the verse)
f) Why did Jesus tell them to continue tithing what they were tithing? (again, the answer is in the verse)
g) Jesus mentioned the Law in this verse; what did the Law require as tithe? (see Leviticus 27:30-33)
h) Who did the Law say was required to tithe? (see Leviticus 27:34)
i) Where did the Law say tithing is to be observed? (see Deut. 12:1,10,11)
j) Who did the Law say the tithe is to be given to? (see Numbers 18:21-26; Deuteronomy 14:22-29)
k) Are Believers in Christ Jesus as Messiah mentioned in Matthew 23:23?
l) Is the New Covenant Church mentioned anywhere in the text of Matthew 23:23?
m) Is money mentioned in the text of Matthew 23:23?
Many questions can be spring-boarded off of Matthew 23:23. Be as the Berean’s of the first century. Search the answers in God’s word.
August 10, 2017
Briderism Contradicts the Bible
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August 9, 2017
Lending to the Lord
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Lending to the Lord
by Ronald W Robey
Many today are sitting at their tables and desks and filling out their check for tomorrow’s tithe to their local assembly. Many may be doing so from their easy chair.
Many of these same people have heard a knock on their door this past week, or will hear one within the next several hours as the day progresses. Upon answering the door, they find it is a neighbor in need; maybe of a couple eggs, or a cup of sugar, a stick of butter, or some other food item… which you may gladly give if you have it.
But pause and think for a moment? Is the item asked for the only need my neighbor may have? Two eggs will not go very far, especially if there is more than one person in the household of that neighbor. A cup of flour will be spent fairly easy as well.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Matthew 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Matthew 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Matthew 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Matthew 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
If there is a need for butter, for milk, for eggs, then chances are there is a much greater need for groceries. Consider taking your neighbor to the store, or going to the store by yourself, and purchasing groceries with your neighbor… using that check you were going to give to the local assembly tomorrow.
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Matthew 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Matthew 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
The Church today has lost its focus. They have become self-centered and self-serving, neglecting the poor and needy of the community that they are supposed to be a light of truth and compassion in.
“Give God’s tithe to a person that doesn’t even attend my Church? How preposterous!” Suppose God had the same attitude toward us when we were lost and without God? “Give my Son for a people that don’t even know me? How preposterous!”
Brethren, let us stop this foolishness of thinking we please God in our actions when we can’t even bring ourselves to show compassion and concern for those around us. A careful study of God’s word will reveal that God instituted tithing for those who were in lack. For the Levites, who had no inheritance among the other eleven tribes of Israel; for the widows and orphans who had no male provider in the household; and for the stranger who, like the Levite, had no inheritance of land in Canaan.
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.
Proverbs 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Yes, use your check, that you wrote out as tithe, for that person in need. For in doing so, you are giving it unto God.
August 6, 2017
Stop Believing the Lies
by Ronald W Robey