Tithing: PROBLEM IN THE CHURCH OF GOD

Tithing: PROBLEM IN THE CHURCH OF GOD.

     Tithing is something established as law, is mandatory, not voluntary, it is required, is the financial relationship with God, He provides everything for him or give back a tenth of what was received, meaning the company that he established with complying with this law. He becomes our partner, all profits generated, but receives only ten percent of income.

     It is a beautiful bond of faith in the riches of this world, where we need to survive or live as we take account of our actions on this earth.

     The issue of tithing in the church caused many problems, including the destruction or division of congregations not really know the origin, its purpose, that is, who owns the tithe or to use.

     In our youth ministry pastors have come to members or sheep in the church a long time to consult or to expose such problems, because in some cases tithes are given to conditionally for many reasons, one of them is that the congregation realized that the shepherd was feeding his brother who was not working and they said quoting the Bible, the pastor did not have to feed it, because it worked had no right to eat and at one point that he retained the tithes by agreement of the congregation.

     In other cases we have had to see churches founded long time and large congregation where the pastor of a lot of experience, has decided to share their tithes, setting rates, with some leading members of the church, and his wife, the copastor, Treasurer , and some other leaders, creating conflict in the distribution of tithes, especially when the pastor of some sheep or spiritual children are given to the tithes directly or personnel without going through the barn, with large quantities generated discontent and discussions between the copastor, treasurer and even the wife, to the point of stealing part of the tithes which he collected to offset what the pastor does not agree with him or with others.

     Recall that tithes are for the Levites, descendants of Levi, son of Jacob, who were chosen by God to the Temple service. God said: "The Levites are mine and pulled away. In this sense, the tenth in our country have to support or belong to full-time managers of the work of God.

     The pastor must share with his wife, she being the helper and pastor or prophet of God almost always sheep serving women, is praying with the pastor, is dedicated to the work of God, totally. Do not want to destroy it, as we have known cases.

     Tithing also be shared with leaders who are undergoing full-time work of God within the church, under the leadership of senior pastor.

     That is the meaning of tithing teaches us the Bible, God's inheritance to those who serve full time, avoiding contamination by worldly things, be holy, caring holiness submit. Being in the temple instead of doing a little job or something extra. Be clear and convinced that belongs exclusively to the workers who work in the vineyard of the Lord. God alone Worker

     When we surrender to God's work entirely, we become like the Levites to God, He is pleased to serve him, wants us to be good and nothing is missing. He commands that we eat well, to me it has commanded us to rest well. To live without worrying about food, clothing, debt. That's why tithing earthly heritage who serve in heart.

     Sometimes, the congregation calls superbly pastor accountable to the use of their tithes, to the point many times to go to the courts to seek accountability or end of criminally charge the representative of God.

     Other pastors to avoid problems rather not ask or require as mandated by the word, the tithes of God, quoting the Apostle Paul, who asked to be forgiven the wrong burden of not being Christians or the church. In this way these pastors are also resenting the law of tithing that Jesus himself, endorsed, which will see later.

     In doing so, pastors who do not tithe to not receive tithes, or the fruits of their work is done, fall into an act of pride, not wanting to receive members of his church what God commands, conceited and to work to eat and demonstrate that they eat because they work as if they were applicable to them that part of the word.

     Pastors who do this, divide God's time between work and the work of God, between spirituality and the desire to obtain profits of one's work to feed himself and his family.

     Have sufficient physical and spiritual forces to work and lead the work of the church. I do not know where but if you know the source of its vitality to do both jobs: God and the World.

     When you want to have intimate fellowship with God when you seek His face and his power, when you want to please the Almighty, you give your brother as long or all of your time to the Lord of Hosts. Plus, when you have to face a congregation that needs to be addressed and instructed in the way and the commandments of our God.

     In this search for God and his power, there is great spiritual wear no time to devote to work, otherwise it goes into a spiritual and physical fatigue that the enemy takes advantage of different ways to fill the body, because it opens doors weariness, despondency, boredom etc. especially since the demons are always stealing energy.

     In this process of quest for intimacy with God, delivery, there is a spiritual struggle against Satan and exhausting his demons, not only because of us, but also because of the souls he snatched from the hands of Satan, that struggle is against the demons that seek these souls, for them we are their direct enemies once we are praying for them in different areas and attacked with fury and hatred to destroy us, the pastor, leaders, anyone to intercede.

     The pastor is responsible to pray, intercede, fight, deal directly and for all his sheep, so will be attacked and his family take a good portion of those attacks. Sometimes with catastrophic results for the life of the pastor if your family is wrong. All these attacks in order to discourage the pastor, of shame, but if all your trust is in God, nothing will falter. Not be removed, remain as Mount Zion. Neither the sins of his wife, nor their sons or daughters they will fail. Ultimately salvation is individual.

     The servant of God does not transmit tired anointing of God, does not perform as God wants, so the chances of performing miracles in Jesus' name will be reduced. This for some is hard to understand, but they are revelations of God, this servant, tired somo less used by Jehovah. The same word is not preached with unction and can not transmit to people who need and want to believe, but the demons will not leave and that is the case many times that the people were removed from the churches.

     Besides this, he led the congregation to a spiritual life without decimation, would be carrying the curse of their finances and household finances, curses of poverty and misery would be over it, economic problems and unnecessary expenses, believing that through God have to make an expenditure that had not had to do without are current with their tithes, as well as the same curse of God be pastors and leaders on how well they are financially or appear to be. They must know that their economic blessing is not from God, are being deceived by the bad, if not decimating, no matter how they are used by the Lord and very successful they may seem.

     The pastor who is well off financially and has business and does not require tithes to live, must be received in an act of obedience and humility to avoid being wrong before God, not to stop the blessing of his congregation, that the curse does not fall of God on it. You can use these tithes as he wants, as his mind and tells you all should also tithe, but has no one to treasure of his church.

     The congregation needs to understand that tithes are absolutely the servants of God, who is not accountable to anyone in the inheritance that God has given you. How to spend it is their problem. It may be the luxuries you want is God's inheritance for him. Nobody has to criticize, if enrichment is given of God's anointed. The Lord our God so ordained, as we shall see below biblically.

TITHE: ORIGIN AND BIBLICAL BASIS.

     The initial mention of tithing is found in Genesis 14:20 "And blessed be God Most High who delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all." Abraham tithing to Melchizedek priest.

     When Jacob, felt the presence of God at Bethel, after the dream vision of angels descending and climbing a ladder, makes a promise to God to tithe of everything you give, is to recognize God as your provider. "And this stone which I have set up, it will be God's house, and everything I wilt give the tenth unto thee." Genesis 28:22

     We must acknowledge God as our sole supplier, it is he who allows our stores, our revenues, in return, in an act of recognition from us He calls us ten percent of everything that gives us to prove, anyway we will continue.

     When we have little, or just maybe you need to spend is difficult for us to tithe because misaligned, or perhaps the gain is great and feel sorry or regret for both the tithe pastor or priest. This will have negative consequence, because the enemy immediately acknowledge God and ask permission to touch our finances if we are under God's hedge of protection. If we are not under the protection of God's curse is activated automatically. It should not matter to the Christian purpose or use of the tithe by the pastor or priest, is decimating to God, who has decided to whom he gives. and multiply the blessing comes from above not of man.

     Jacob, God honored his promise, because that was multiplied and found favor with God.

     In Leviticus the Lord set transparently tithe to him, indicating that it is a tenth of the earth, bone-tenth of a property, all fruit of the land, cows and sheep, which were at that time the main wealth. "A tenth of the land, whether of the seed of the land and the fruit of the trees, is the Lord is holy unto the Lord. And if a salvage something of tithing, added the fifth of its price for it . And concerning the tithe of cattle or sheep, all that passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the Lord. " Leviticus 27: 30-32

     The Lord also reveals to Israel, his people where they deposit and held by whom and to whom belongs the tithe once it has been brought home, in other words to whom God has chosen to give the tithe belongs to Him , and deposited in his temple.

     "Behold I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their ministry, they serve the tabernacle of meeting. And not come near the children of Israel into the tent of meeting, not to bear sin and die.

     But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity perpetual statute throughout your generations, and have no inheritance among the children of Israel.

     Because I have given the Levites for an inheritance the tithes of the children of Israel, which will offer an offering unto the LORD: wherefore I said: Among the children of Israel have no inheritance. "Numbers 28:21-24

     You can not expect to be accountable for an inheritance, with which one has nothing to do. The estate or inheritance is a matter between the inherited and which wants to inherit. It is a sovereign act. This is how God in his sovereignty inherited the Levites the tithes that belong and you are brought by the people. How to use a problem of the Levites, God commands that are accountable to no one, not tell them how to use them. Are of them and nothing else.

     By taking us Gentiles the commandments of God's law and assume the fulfillment of their mandates and statutes, we benefit from the thirty-four thousand promises from the Bible and especially with salvation and eternal life that Jesus brought us those no are Jews, otherwise we are lost.

     In making the promises of God as our own, to accept Jesus as our Savior, our Provider, our Healer, our Deliverer, we are agreeing to comply with what God sends to get a new life with God and not to the world. Accepted depend on the Almighty. We accept tithing. Partner Celestial accept that. We do not have to do at all our partner who gives his winnings or ten percent that is the problem of Him

     We limit ourselves to fulfill our commitment, once you accept Jesus into our hearts, the ten percent deposit in the hands of whom we said from the beginning, the Jews to the Levites who were in charge only of service temple and we Gentiles also God's children, in the hands of one who directs and administers the temple, in this case the pastor or priest.

     Tithing is applied even to the pastors or priests. For the Levites were established in the form of tithing: "And the Lord said to Moses, saying, Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given them for your inheritance, you shall offer an offering unto the Lord a tenth wave of the tithes. " Numbers 18:25-26

     This tithe of pastors is presented to the pastors who give spiritual covering. For God's direct coverage must be presented in the Temple treasury and used for purposes relating to the church on their needs. Even offering to people in need, but once placed in the barn.

     God set apart the tribe of Levi son of Jacob, who are Levites, to serve him forever. totally consecrated to God only in the temple service that MEANS for us the church. "At that time the LORD departed the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the Lord to serve Him and to bless in his name until today, so Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brothers: the Lord is their inheritance, as the LORD thy God promised him.) "Deuteronomy :10:8-9

     Our Lord provides protection for the coat which is a server directly from God, that must be satisfied as the wealth of others. It should not go needs. "And do not forsake the Levite who is within thy gates, he hath no part nor inheritance with you. At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year and lay it up within thy gates. And the Levite that no part nor inheritance with you, and the stranger, the orphan and the widow, which are within thy gates, and eat and be satisfied, for the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands doest. " Deuteronomy 14: 27-29

     Of the twelve tribes of Israel, eleven received the promise and inheritance of land or tracts of land, the Levites were not divided land, because God is their inheritance, tithes consecrated to God, are the perpetual inheritance, which could buy and own property, make your equity from the tithes.

     "The Levitical priests, that is, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: the LORD burnt offerings and eat his inheritance. They shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is his inheritance , as he has said. And this is the right of priests from the people, of whom offer a sacrifice, beef or lamb, give the priest the shoulder, jaws and the stomach.

     The first fruits of your grain, your wine and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you'll find, because it has chosen Lord your God with all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord he and his children forever.

     And when you go out a Levite from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he lived, and come with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose, Minister in the name of the Lord his God as all his brethren the Levites which they would there before the Lord. Ration equal to that of the others eat, in addition to their wealth. "Deuteronomy 18:1-8

     The people of Israel were ordered to the tithe of the fruits of their land every three years and share with the needy. "When you have finished paying all the tithe of thine increase the third year, the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the orphan and the widow, and eat in your towns and be satisfied." Deuteronomy 26:12

     In the book of Joshua we find a reaffirmation of the inheritance of the Levites in view of the territory were not given to other tribes as sisters. "But the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he had said." Joshua 13:14

     Also found in Joshua 13:33 "But as the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance, the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, as he had said." and Joshua 18:7 "But the Levites have no part among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; ..." At the time of Nehemiah, the people of Israel attempted to reconcile with God, after its destruction, as had been prophesied imnumerables times, ignoring the voice of the Lord. The people are ready to fulfill the obligations of the temple ordered by God in the Law given to Moses, especially regarding the tithe. "To bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of every tree , and wine and oil, for priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our land to the Levites and the Levites receive the tithes of our work in all cities, and would son of Aaron the priest with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God, to the chambers of the treasure house. " Nehemiah 10:37-38

     The Levites, God's direct servers and set apart by God himself for that purpose came to have their heritage, they had us cities "And all the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, were forty-eight cities its suburbs. " Joshua 21:41

     When the prophet Samuel grew old he made his sons judges in Israel, but did evil before God and people. The wise elders of Israel in his own mind, thought it best to have a king to govern and it was told Samuel. God is not pleased with what he asked the people of Israel through the elderly because they were not throwing to reign over the people.

     But God gave his people their desire to have a king, but warned the consequences through Samuel, one of them as the tithe. "Tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give to his officers and servants. It will take your servants and your female servants, your finest young men and your asses, and put them to their work. We could say:" We're decimating the State or the Government, why tithe in church?

     Tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his servants. And cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you in that day. But the people refused to hear the voice of Samuel, and said: No, but will have a king over us and we shall be like the other nations, and our king may judge us and go out before us, and fight our wars.

     And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke in the ears of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city. "First Samuel 8:15-22

     To this day this form of tithing to the governments of men has been established by law. In my professional country legally withheld ten percent of its revenues, companies must contribute two percent to the state and the general tax for the population regardless of the other tax burdens is fifteen percent on all products and consumer services, you pay one percent on real estate to the municipality and thus different ways to use the airport taxes, business permits etc..

     I would answer according to my relationship with God, the Lord I propose to be my partner in the financial or economic, when I start to tithe, not to mention so far of offerings and first fruits they'll do it later, I've done with faith and seen their results. I pay tithes owed to the state in the form of tax as, what Jesus commanded, but the tithe to God and the tenth place in the hands of their pastors and priests regardless of their destination or to be used, it brings an economic advantage can be called economic blessing from above, so our barns are always full. God will fill our treasures as it has promised. "To those who love me to inherit, and I will fill their treasures." Proverbs 8:21

      There are people who are tithing in the church of God, but do not see real results, do not see their blessings. Wonder what happens sometimes think that it is not God's time. It can happen commonly God's time, but finances are under a curse for some reason and that curse of our finances or family finances for us to detect and break it, otherwise the demons of Satan, will be blocking our finances or it will be stolen. That battle for us to fight it.

     There are many ways in which finances are under a curse, some are when we are spending our money on things displeasing to God, when we are not honoring father and mother, regardless of our parents from misusing the money. We must honor them.

     I honored my mother only because my father was on holiday in the world and adultery and financial mnis thought they were going to curse, but God told me I had to honor it because that was his commandment with promise, no matter what he did with that money.

     I started to honor him that way, without saying anything, but he was less than my mother. The Lord corrected me and told me I had to honor my mother as his commandment says to honor father and mother, putting the father on the mother. I do so today. God has seen my obedience and I was honest in my worldly goods even for a short time while coming.

     When I started to honor my father, and reclaim him as before, underwent a change, my Christian testimony raised. He took his true stature. Now I can talk to my father more time and even if you hear me calling and not get upset. Before we could not share or five minutes. He is my promise, I'm still praying specially for my father, my mother and my brothers.

     At the time of Nehemiah the people were dispersed, had been destroyed and taken captive by their disobedience and sin. Began to bring to the Levites to the holy city to the temple service and the Israelis with joy and jubilation brought their tithes to the temple, to give to the Levites as their share. The people of Israel knew that God's relation to compliance with the tithe was important to have food and clothing, in order to prosper in his hands them to. The history of Israel, is a town prospered by God.

     "At that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings of first fruits and tithes, to gather into them out of the suburbs of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites, because it was great Judah's joy over the priests and Levites who served. " Nehemiah 12:44

     Not only in modern times is the problem of tithes the Levites were also, sometimes because the people did not fulfill its obligation to God and other temple because administrators did not give his share to the Levites, so they preferred to go . The prophet Nehemiah had to correct anomalies of this type that occurred in the temple, and friendships among the administrators wanted to manage the tithe, which is not rightfully theirs.

     "And before that the priest Eliashib, still head of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah, and made him a great chamber, where aforetime offerings, incense, utensils, tithes grain, wine and oil, which was ordered to be given to the Levites, the singers and the porters, and the offering of the priests.

     But all this, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon was the king, and after a few days the king asked permission to return to Jerusalem, and then I knew the evil he had done Tobias Eliashib for the sake of doing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. And it hurt me greatly, and threw all the furniture in the house of Tobias out of the chamber, and said they cleansed the chambers, and I go back there the vessels of the house of God, offerings and incense.

     I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, and the Levites and singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his inheritance. Then I rebuked the officials, and said: Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and put them in office.

     Then brought all Judah the tithe of grain, wine and oil, to the stores. And I made them stewards Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and the Levites to Pedaiah, and serving them Zaccur Hanan son, the son of Mattaniah for they were counted faithful, and they had to distribute to their brothers . Nehemiah 13: 4-13

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