Tithing is the drug of choice for many churches

What I mean by that is that tithing is the needle, the concoction of out of context and old testament scripture manipulation, mixed up just right is the 'heroin', and the high is the justification by old testament law and man. That is the tithers reward. LoL! Hear ye hear ye hear Yeee Hawl! LoL I love the woodshed! Notice in these first two paragraphs there is no separation between tithing and giving.. This all by itself reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of giving all together, and here is what I mean.. To be brief, Tithing is a tax, a compulsory, non optional, mandatory, old testament law. There actually were a few different types of Tithes in the old testament. Tithing was always on the increase of live stock, food, etc.. It was to support the sacrificial operations of the old testament temple as well as widows and the poor.. Offering on the other hand, is Giving as the new testament tells us to give.. 2 cor 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. Here we have a new testament scripture telling us NOT to pay tithes. LoL (Do NOT give by reason of COMPLUSION, but give as YOU (not the pastor, not old testament law) have decided in YOUR heart.) 3rd Paragraph response Do I hear the familiar high of justification ringing through? "I am honored to give God 10%!" "Its an opportunity" LoL Since when has a mandatory tax become opportunity? I present for consideration that a tax is and always will be a tax. To decorate the tithing tax as an opportunity is confusion because they are opposite to each other.. God is not the author of confusion. No matter how much you want to give that 10% it really doesn't matter because you don't have a choice according to the teachings of tithes. Because if you don't pay up, you will be cursed with a curse.. Only of course if you are living the tithing deception. The same old testament law curse that Jesus saved us from, now he will put us back under the same old curse because I forgot about a $10 off coupon saving me $10 which is an increase of which if I didn't pay tithes off that increase, then tithing teachers say I am a thief and a robber stealing from God and on my way to hell.. LoL what a wonderful belief system! Its almost like a new heavy burden laid on the back of a new convert right after Jesus said "Come to me all that are heavy laden and I will give you rest"..... By slapping you in the face with an increase of 10% on your taxes and if you don't pay you are back on your way to hell.. LoL My personal revelation came when I refused to give 10% I wanted to give 100% but I never could because according to the tithing teaching, that 10% is fixed, you can never give more than 10% because anything more magically converts into an offering. but I wanted to give 100% and I never could because the 10% wasn't mine to begin with, it was Gods, so I could max out at only 90% and I was upset and that began my journey of revelation that at first was a little scary. But follower feels I say all this because of greed? Why would follower immediately jump to that conclusion? (Brain washing) LoL 4th Paragraph - I agree with everything except the last sentence simply goes off the rails.. LoL "No one should listen to such non-sense".. Is this a suggestion to close the ears by "not listening"? Doesn't the bible say faith comes by hearing? Are you suggesting selective blindness? Because a closed mind is a blind mind. Our ears did not come with doors, and I feel followers suggestion to install them so we can close the doors on followers orders, is counterproductive. 5th Paragraph - All tested an confirmed, revelations from God himself. 6th Paragraph - "So enlighten us backseat driver ... tell us HOW to keep the church open, without tithes .... perhaps a Raffle? Selling cakes sometimes works?" Oh Ye of little faith. You preach faith but are afraid to exercise it yourself, is that what we call hypocrisy?. It appears follower would rather intimidate with fear and demand old testament taxation be foisted new testament church because a lack of faith. Matthew 16:8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketful's you gathered?" Follower says 20% of the entire church membership gives tithes? How can follower know this? Ah, I know.. It is because follower has placed a net worth value on the heads of the saints and has judged them accordingly. That is called the building blocks of corruption. Tell me follower, is the 20% that give tithes worth more than those who do not? Of course they are, your entire argument confirms this observation or the entire building will come crumbling down... Such statements reveal a little problem in the faith department.. It seems like follower states that without tithing, Big fun churches are impossible. Oh but with God all things are possible, not sure if follower knows that or not, but it seems to be missing from the equation. And the rest of the 80% of the congregation HAVE been listening to the backseat preacher, and based on all the things follower has to say about the backseat preacher, I can clearly see that those 80% are less valued than the 20% and this is all because the love for money. If love for money is NOT involved, then there would be no 80 and 20, and those nasty 80% need to be taken to the woodshed because they are worthless? This observation that follower has kindly shared with us is all seems like its based on money money money.. And last but not least, how can new testament churches be supported without tithes? (How can a heroin addict continue without heroin?) Its simple, first of all a church that has been built on the lie of tithes unfotunatly will always be committed to keep the lie going unless it wants to go through serious withdrawals from the drug of tithes, which numbs us to faith, and leaves Jesus completely out of the picture.. Christ is dead to tithe teachers because their trust is in the law of tithes more so than Christ. Follower has already stated such by saying the entire church will collapse without tithes, where is Jesus? Follower thinks of selling cakes before involving Jesus. Money first? Well actually follower never did involve Jesus or faith because Jesus is not relevant for tithing teachers. Jesus is not needed at all because follower and other tithing followers are justified by the law and apparently that's all that is needed. Elaborating on Justification.. That is the feeling of relief with the pat on the back from the tithing teachers and followers that the tithing was paid. That feeling only lasts for a short time. All any church needs to survive is have faith. Can a church collapse that God wanted in action? Who wants to sell cakes when God has wisdom and faith for sale. Start a church without a lie as part of the foundation and always remember, when you pay a tithe, you are at the end of the mandatory and spiritually irrelevant task, but when you give an offering, you are starting and initiating spiritual interaction. But follower seems content with initiating a good boy pat on the back from man and the short lived justification that comes with it. Keep in mind, I am not saying tithers are going to hell. But I am saying all tithers are and will always be spiritual midgets. Do we need to install a wheel chair ramp from the woodshed for you? Maybe bust out some new LED'S and get some light in there and it is my hope that they will illuminate enough for you to begin your journey. I can tell you are a spiritual asset and there are much greater things that are just on the other side of this revelation waiting for you. Thank You BackSeatPreacher