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Let No One Judge You Regarding the Tithe
Eric M Hill, author of "What Preachers Never Tell You About Tithes & Offerings" (available at Amazon Kindle) describes how Paul ...
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William J. Ford Sr.
08:06 AM on November 18, 2010
Hello, Bro. Eric. My name is William. I am 38 years old and married with two kids now, but ever since I was single (almost 6 years ago), I always had issues with tithing, but could never understand why. Something about it just never seemed right to me; I just didn't know what that something was. I have been tithing for years now (off and on, of course). I have been taught tithing ever since I can remember receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit at the still growing age of 17 -- many years ago. And, I was taught that if I didn't tithe, that my finances would be cursed and that I would not be blessed as I should as a child of God.
My family and I moved from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Oglethorpe, GA (where we are now) early March of 2010, but I personally was born and raised in Akron, OH (I only lived in Indiana for 3 years). Obviously, We are about 2 hours away from where you are located.
But anyway, after we moved to Georgia, it has been very difficult for us what with me needing full-time employment. Although I was able to collect unemployment benefits, it was still not enough money -- but God still blessed us to still have a place to stay and our lights still on. Amen. But, I say this to say that we didn't -- and still don't -- have enough money to do some things that need to be done. I am now working for near minimum wage, but it is still very hard with a family of four, and God knows I am trying to find better. I'm trusting God and being patient, but still exercising my faith by looking and filling out applications. I mean what else could I ever do?
My point is that I have been told by trusted friends that God told them to tell me to pay tithes off of my unemployment. Sounded kind of ridiculous to me, but they said that is what God said. At that point I was kind of fed up, but I started to do it anyway. Remember, it was already hard as it is with a wife and two kids! I could see paying tithes off of my check from work at least, but my unemployment check? Come on! Still, I paid, and it got harder. Our friends and family had to give us money to help buy diapers for our daughter and other personals for the home, and we had to seek outside help to help us pay our electric bill. Pay tithes on unemployment indeed, but that is what I did because that is what they said God told them to tell us. After all, we didn't want to be disobedient to what God said!
Weeks went by. Because I was distraught about this tithing thing and nobody seemed to understand (even my wife, because she didn't want to be cursed), I began -- right out of the blue -- to do some research online on tithing. I found some interesting results! My curiosity got the best of me, and I continued to research. I wrote down all kinds of scriptures, looked up words in the dictionary, and tried to piece things together.
In short, I found out what you teach here in that tithing was not mandated by God. From that point, I began to say to myself, 'I wonder what else the church believes that God does not agree to or that is not necessary?'. And, God began to let me see a couple other issues in the church! See, when you seek the truth from your heart, you find it.
During my research, I somehow stumbled upon your website, and I like you already! But, I have an issue. Because I no longer believe that I should be tithing in our condition at least, what do I say to my pastor and his wife who believe wholeheartedly in tithing? They might sit us down, and then what? Since we will 'never believe', wouldn't we have to leave? We don't know what to do. Other than tithes, there are a couple other issues.
Please pray for us (William & Shareca Ford) that God will reveal unto us a better plan.
When I think about it, though, we could visit your church, but our pastor is funny about such things when you are member there. Besides, we are 2 hours apart from you. God, help us.
My family and I moved from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Oglethorpe, GA (where we are now) early March of 2010, but I personally was born and raised in Akron, OH (I only lived in Indiana for 3 years). Obviously, We are about 2 hours away from where you are located.
But anyway, after we moved to Georgia, it has been very difficult for us what with me needing full-time employment. Although I was able to collect unemployment benefits, it was still not enough money -- but God still blessed us to still have a place to stay and our lights still on. Amen. But, I say this to say that we didn't -- and still don't -- have enough money to do some things that need to be done. I am now working for near minimum wage, but it is still very hard with a family of four, and God knows I am trying to find better. I'm trusting God and being patient, but still exercising my faith by looking and filling out applications. I mean what else could I ever do?
My point is that I have been told by trusted friends that God told them to tell me to pay tithes off of my unemployment. Sounded kind of ridiculous to me, but they said that is what God said. At that point I was kind of fed up, but I started to do it anyway. Remember, it was already hard as it is with a wife and two kids! I could see paying tithes off of my check from work at least, but my unemployment check? Come on! Still, I paid, and it got harder. Our friends and family had to give us money to help buy diapers for our daughter and other personals for the home, and we had to seek outside help to help us pay our electric bill. Pay tithes on unemployment indeed, but that is what I did because that is what they said God told them to tell us. After all, we didn't want to be disobedient to what God said!
Weeks went by. Because I was distraught about this tithing thing and nobody seemed to understand (even my wife, because she didn't want to be cursed), I began -- right out of the blue -- to do some research online on tithing. I found some interesting results! My curiosity got the best of me, and I continued to research. I wrote down all kinds of scriptures, looked up words in the dictionary, and tried to piece things together.
In short, I found out what you teach here in that tithing was not mandated by God. From that point, I began to say to myself, 'I wonder what else the church believes that God does not agree to or that is not necessary?'. And, God began to let me see a couple other issues in the church! See, when you seek the truth from your heart, you find it.
During my research, I somehow stumbled upon your website, and I like you already! But, I have an issue. Because I no longer believe that I should be tithing in our condition at least, what do I say to my pastor and his wife who believe wholeheartedly in tithing? They might sit us down, and then what? Since we will 'never believe', wouldn't we have to leave? We don't know what to do. Other than tithes, there are a couple other issues.
Please pray for us (William & Shareca Ford) that God will reveal unto us a better plan.
When I think about it, though, we could visit your church, but our pastor is funny about such things when you are member there. Besides, we are 2 hours apart from you. God, help us.
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William J. Ford Sr.
08:04 AM on November 18, 2010
Hello, Bro. Eric. My name is William. I am 38 years old and married with two kids now, but ever since I was single (almost 6 years ago), I always had issues with tithing, but could never understand why. Something about it just never seemed right to me; I just didn't know what that something was. I have been tithing for years now (off and on, of course). I have been taught tithing ever since I can remember receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit at the still growing age of 17 -- many years ago. And, I was taught that if I didn't tithe, that my finances would be cursed and that I would not be blessed as I should as a child of God.
My family and I moved from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Oglethorpe, GA (where we are now) early March of 2010, but I personally was born and raised in Akron, OH (I only lived in Indiana for 3 years). Obviously, We are about 2 hours away from where you are located.
But anyway, after we moved to Georgia, it has been very difficult for us what with me needing full-time employment. Although I was able to collect unemployment benefits, it was still not enough money -- but God still blessed us to still have a place to stay and our lights still on. Amen. But, I say this to say that we didn't -- and still don't -- have enough money to do some things that need to be done. I am now working for near minimum wage, but it is still very hard with a family of four, and God knows I am trying to find better. I'm trusting God and being patient, but still exercising my faith by looking and filling out applications. I mean what else could I ever do?
My point is that I have been told by trusted friends that God told them to tell me to pay tithes off of my unemployment. Sounded kind of ridiculous to me, but they said that is what God said. At that point I was kind of fed up, but I started to do it anyway. Remember, it was already hard as it is with a wife and two kids! I could see paying tithes off of my check from work at least, but my unemployment check? Come on! Still, I paid, and it got harder. Our friends and family had to give us money to help buy diapers for our daughter and other personals for the home, and we had to seek outside help to help us pay our electric bill. Pay tithes on unemployment indeed, but that is what I did because that is what they said God told them to tell us. After all, we didn't want to be disobedient to what God said!
Weeks went by. Because I was distraught about this tithing thing and nobody seemed to understand (even my wife, because she didn't want to be cursed), I began -- right out of the blue -- to do some research online on tithing. I found some interesting results! My curiosity got the best of me, and I continued to research. I wrote down all kinds of scriptures, looked up words in the dictionary, and tried to piece things together.
In short, I found out what you teach here in that tithing was not mandated by God. From that point, I began to say to myself, 'I wonder what else the church believes that God does not agree to or that is not necessary?'. And, God began to let me see a couple other issues in the church! See, when you seek the truth from your heart, you find it.
During my research, I somehow stumbled upon your website, and I like you already! But, I have an issue. Because I no longer believe that I should be tithing in our condition at least, what do I say to my pastor and his wife who believe wholeheartedly in tithing? They might sit us down, and then what? Since we will 'never believe', wouldn't we have to leave? We don't know what to do. Other than tithes, there are a couple other issues.
Please pray for us (William & Shareca Ford) that God will reveal unto us a better plan.
When I think about it, though, we could visit your church, but our pastor is funny about such things when you are member there. Besides, we are 2 hours apart from you. God, help us.
My family and I moved from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Oglethorpe, GA (where we are now) early March of 2010, but I personally was born and raised in Akron, OH (I only lived in Indiana for 3 years). Obviously, We are about 2 hours away from where you are located.
But anyway, after we moved to Georgia, it has been very difficult for us what with me needing full-time employment. Although I was able to collect unemployment benefits, it was still not enough money -- but God still blessed us to still have a place to stay and our lights still on. Amen. But, I say this to say that we didn't -- and still don't -- have enough money to do some things that need to be done. I am now working for near minimum wage, but it is still very hard with a family of four, and God knows I am trying to find better. I'm trusting God and being patient, but still exercising my faith by looking and filling out applications. I mean what else could I ever do?
My point is that I have been told by trusted friends that God told them to tell me to pay tithes off of my unemployment. Sounded kind of ridiculous to me, but they said that is what God said. At that point I was kind of fed up, but I started to do it anyway. Remember, it was already hard as it is with a wife and two kids! I could see paying tithes off of my check from work at least, but my unemployment check? Come on! Still, I paid, and it got harder. Our friends and family had to give us money to help buy diapers for our daughter and other personals for the home, and we had to seek outside help to help us pay our electric bill. Pay tithes on unemployment indeed, but that is what I did because that is what they said God told them to tell us. After all, we didn't want to be disobedient to what God said!
Weeks went by. Because I was distraught about this tithing thing and nobody seemed to understand (even my wife, because she didn't want to be cursed), I began -- right out of the blue -- to do some research online on tithing. I found some interesting results! My curiosity got the best of me, and I continued to research. I wrote down all kinds of scriptures, looked up words in the dictionary, and tried to piece things together.
In short, I found out what you teach here in that tithing was not mandated by God. From that point, I began to say to myself, 'I wonder what else the church believes that God does not agree to or that is not necessary?'. And, God began to let me see a couple other issues in the church! See, when you seek the truth from your heart, you find it.
During my research, I somehow stumbled upon your website, and I like you already! But, I have an issue. Because I no longer believe that I should be tithing in our condition at least, what do I say to my pastor and his wife who believe wholeheartedly in tithing? They might sit us down, and then what? Since we will 'never believe', wouldn't we have to leave? We don't know what to do. Other than tithes, there are a couple other issues.
Please pray for us (William & Shareca Ford) that God will reveal unto us a better plan.
When I think about it, though, we could visit your church, but our pastor is funny about such things when you are member there. Besides, we are 2 hours apart from you. God, help us.
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