Tithing is the drug of choice for many churches

At the time of this writing Pro has given no response to begin the Debate, this is however not relevant as, Pro merely provides his very humans thoughts regarding God and Gods thinking or thoughts, of which can be summarily dismissed out of hand as the only one who knows Gods thoughts, Gods plan and Gods will … is God!Having said this, neither do I fault Pro his thinking and thoughts … indeed but by the grace … yes? Likely as not we all begin this selfsame way in our own walk? Dependent on the principle of Gods will. God in determination of the path He has chosen for each of us and having completed the task in reality, of which we are merely following the predetermined path for which selected … hence the term (Predestination?) I will allow you to ponder the significance of THAT KEY WORD! In any case I am reminded thatIsaiah 55: 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.For this cause I require no reading of Pro’s comments to proceed with the debate: let us begin as must be begun … in Truth and truth alone, not opinion, conjecture, supposition or personal interpretation as Pro has done, and is likely doing in his walk. This of course is in error and in direct defiance of Scared Scripture at the onset! Thus IF Pro starts out his walk IN VIOLATION of scripture … can such a ones viewpoint be considered even potentially accurate? Unlikely! But let us begin.Pro begins in error by stating quote “Tithing is the drug of choice for many churches” “by old testament law and man.” This is in fact untrue! Genesis 14:1919 He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." He gave him a tenth of all.Hebrews 7:1-21 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”Hebrews 7:4Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils.Genesis 28:21-2221 and I return to my father's house in safety, then the LORD will be my God. 22 "This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, will be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."By this it is confirmed that Pro is in complete error as it is proved at the time of a tenth being given to Melchizedek there WAS NO MOSES and No law! Yet Abraham and Jacob provided a tenth of all they received from God! And it was accounted righteousness to Abraham.There were anywhere from 300 to 500 years between the time of Jacob and Moses. Jacob was born first of the two. One of Jacob's sons was Joseph - who became a leader in Egypt. Moses was born into the Egypt that Joseph had presided over. Therefore, Moses came about 2 generations after Jacob. In biblical time, that's about 3 to 5 hundred years.Thus it is proved that the Law of Moses as of the giving of the Tenth by Abraham AND Jacob, did “NOT “as yet EXIST! This alone should render Pro’s comment “by old testament law and man.” As obviously false, and no other scripture submitted by Pro, WILL deviate from this primary truth, unless and until one … any one “CAN” produce the scripture which IS REQUIRED, that states emphatically Christ statement that Tithing is “NO LONGER REQUIRED” Why is it important to HAVE this stated outright? Because to do otherwise is in DIRECT contravention of The Sacred Text to wit:2 Peter1 20-2120 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.That I know as do most of you if not because of the complete lack of scripture which states outright the tithe is NOT to be paid or required to be paid, for anyone Saint or sinner to INTERPRET this from any number of scriptures that NONE specifically state TITHE, is to what? Everyone? RIGHT … to PERSONALLY INTERPRET Gods Word which 2 Peter 1 20-21 state is what? RIGHT ... NOT GIVEN to prophet nor any other! KEY VERSE: “own interpretation” You DON’T need a Theologian or Scholar to INTERPRET this for you do you? Because if he DOES HE then becomes guilty of violating the sacred text himself doesn’t he? And what happens after that? Of course 43,000 Christian Denominations right? There you go!http://www.religionfacts.com...http://blogforthelordjesuscurrentevents.com...http://www.philvaz.com...Whether you DO look these up is really unimportant, as the WHY this did occur IS the compelling factor! In a WORD? The CAUSE IS Defiance of Scripture at the onset of the Believers walk! How so?Remember when you were saved and God presented Himself as REAL to you which IS the reason you WERE able to immediately transform from a perpetual Sinner to a Saved Believer who can and IS empowered to be FREE from the Bondage of Sin, through the indwelling Holy Spirit which SEALS you for God! Accompanying this transformation the desire to know God better. But instead of going into the WORD many of us went into the commentaries, Authored books from learned Theologians and Scholars … failing to realize who KNOWS God better than God Himself? Because we were new, to it all we had our minds set by listening to our favorite commentators and Preachers BEFORE we really learned the Bible. According to my experience on this board … the vast majority do reflect the concern presented by the Scholars which suggest an epidemic of Biblical illiteracy among the Brethren?http://www.christianitytoday.com...http://magazine.biola.edu...https://albertmohler.com...Had we stuck to the Bible Alone and God, we would have learned not only at a much FASTER rate but in a more in depth manner, which God stated flatly in the Word we all failed to read, opting for the opinions of Men! See where we are going with this? It also explains WHY Pro got it wrong. He’s listening to humanity, not God, despite reading the scriptures himself, he obviously relied on the text outside of the Bible for clarification, and interpretation … which 2 Peter 1 states is forbidden.By attaching PERSONAL INTERPRETATION, whether his or some pastor’s or some theologians isn’t the point at all, the point is this was not to be done! God’s word is not for the personal interpretation of anyone. The quicker you learn this the faster you will grow!Yes. Yes I have heard that’s “NOT” what that scripture MEANS and the lost Bible soul proceeds to pull out the Greek, the Hebrew theological books, the Strong’s concordance and such … after which I merely respond! Huh? I only went to GOD! Because in John 6:45 it states “It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.” And this points to Isaiah 54:13 which tells me quote "All your sons will be taught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be great., which coincides with 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another., which agrees with 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.” Which IN TIME helps me understand that Philippians 3:15 All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.” Any questions? If so put it in the comments section please!