Bible Discussion Thread

No one should be paying tithes, and paying tithes has nothing to do with belief, but rather a lack of Bible knowledge. Abram gave Melchizedek ten percent of the goods he took in battle as he went out to rescue Lot. The goods or spoil was not Abram s possession, he also refused to take any of it. He said: I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich. Those who are preaching tithes are doing so for their own gain and have become the fat "cows" of the churches. Whoever gives, should do so freely. Many christians are burdened due to lack of Bible knowledge. They are struggling to get by while supporting the extravagant lifestyle of greedy Pastors. The problem with many christians is that they tend to pick out Bible verses to sustain their own opinion instead of reading the entire chapter to understand what is said. If we read further we read: 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. Jesus does not require ten percent of anything from us, otherwise we should be giving him ten percent of our heart, and money is of no use to him. In Proverbs 23,26 we read My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.