Assertion: tithe | /r/HasProperty | mandated
Facets:
value: for giving
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Tithes are similar to the tax levied on Israelite people and are mandated and not an option.
text: Some think that the tithe is a mandate given by God that we should follow today to experience His protection and blessing.
text: But there is no suggestion that the early Church ever retreated from believing that the tithe was a mandatory minimum for giving.
text: THE TITHE WAS A MANDATED OBLIGATION.
text: As such, while a traditional and legalistic clergyman might argue that tithes are mandatory 10% gross income given to the local church, and offerings are bonus gifts, I would argue that the local church should be given something, or nothing, as needed, as should various other charities be given something, or nothing, as needed, and you should do as the Spirit of God leads you.
text: To use the argument that tithes are mandated today because Abraham gave Melchizedek tithes is ludicrous for many reasons: