tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post4594380997461560859..comments2023-08-01T20:14:02.890-04:00Comments on Thunder Sounds: My Commentary: The Top 10 Church FallaciesSLWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-73220273898256902152008-03-25T10:59:00.000-04:002008-03-25T10:59:00.000-04:00Larry,Jesus was addressing those under the law in ...Larry,<BR/>Jesus was addressing those under the law in that passage, as was Malachi. Paul's letter to the Galatians is the operative paradigm for those under grace, and explains clearly that we do NOT operate on the basis of the law.<BR/><BR/>If one wants the blessing circumscribed by obeying the law, not only should he tithe, but he should get circumcized, let the corner of his hair grow out, move to Israel, rebuild the Temple and start sacrificing the appropriate animals.<BR/><BR/>We can not mix and match in this regard. It's new wineskins for new wine, or it's a mess that ends up destroying both. We either are under law or under grace, but never both.SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-75144235705144521752008-03-25T10:14:00.000-04:002008-03-25T10:14:00.000-04:00#2 - Tithing - Please note Matthew 23:23, Woe to y...#2 - Tithing - Please note Matthew 23:23, Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have neglected the weightier matters of the law justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the other undone. <BR/><BR/>It would seem to me that Jesus was saying that tithing should not be undone. If tithing is something Jesus thinks I shoud do then being obedient would bring a blessing. Just because tithing was an Old Testament idea and practice does not mean the church should not make a practice of tithing. 2 Corinthians 2:20 - For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. - I think that "all" would include the Old Testament promises including Malachi 3:10. It might be good to back up to Malachi 3:6 and read these words - For I am the Lord, I do not change...(continue reading)... you have gone away from my ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me and I will return to you, says the Lord....in what way shall we return...(then come verses 8-11) - So if the Lord changes not and He calls for a return to His ordinances shouldn't New Testament believers do the same? I think it would be a mistake to discount the promises and warning of the Old Testament just because there are no direct references or commands in the New Testamnet to tithe. And I also think the "blessing" still applies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com