Skip to main content

What Does it Say About Christians that On the Whole, We Don't Tithe

What Does it Say About Christians that On the Whole, We Don't Tithe

May 2, 2015,

 0 Comments Edit post
I'm part of the 92% of Christians that don't tithe. I want to. I just tell myself I don't make enough to tithe. 

Then I read a Study: Christians Who Tithe Have Healthier Finances Than Those Who Don't:http://bit.ly/HealthyTithe. 

And I compared it to an article about Why I Don't Believe in Tithing:http://bit.ly/tithingdifferently

What did I find out?
The church of today is not great at at giving.  
This isn’t exactly news. But it is a statistical fact: 
    • Tithers make up only 10-25 percent of a normal congregation. 
    • Only 5 percent of the U.S. tithes, with 80 percent of Americans only giving 2 percent of their income. 











And so here we are . . . thrust into this endless history lesson which basically tells us you should tithe, if you want to, but that life was different "back then" and not everyone tithed. I look around churches across America and what I am seeing is white privileged. I'm seeing the Church operating like a business. I'm watching Church politics infiltrate the national debate for social mores. I'm watching rich people telling me to tithe to build their empire. Is it God's Empire? Are we doing what God wants us to do?

Dear Lord, God of all things, Creator of Heaven and Earth, please help me to understand your will, and not to twist the words of the Bible, the faith of your Disciples, nor the Spirit of Christianity to support my laziness, my lack of passion, devotion, and willingness to give. I believe that you are laying on my heart to look into tithing, and as you have said in your Word, Seek & you will find - I seek you Lord to give me wisdom, enlightenment, and sustenance. Be with me as I try to become a better Christian, a more devoted follower. Speak to me as I work through the philosophy, the Words before me, and the opinions of those who write on the subject. Shed light on Truth Lord, and help me to find your path.
Be the first to pray this prayer
I prayed too!

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Christian Economics

Christian Economics   by Most Rev. Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Presiding Archbishop, United Catholic Church   It is accepted as a given, at least in these United States, that Christianity and Free-Market Capitalism are inseparable. To those on the right, it is an article of faith. "That government governs best which governs least." "Godless Communism." "In God’s order there are no schemes of wealth distribution which under the government forces productive citizens to give the fruit of their labors to those who are nonproductive." (Pat Robertson in  The New World Order , page 228.) Laissez faire, tax cuts, slash government spending, downsize, balanced budget, welfare reform, tax relief, flat tax, deregulation, capital gains tax cuts, eliminate the income tax, disband the IRS — these make up the economic litany of conservative Christians. Capitalism and family values go hand in hand. Even liberals seldom badmouth capitalism. They just want to make it a li...
Post a Comment
Read more

RE: San Bernardino Shooters Confirmed As Islamic Terrorists

This is in response to this Funker530.com article, and the statement made by ZH below. At this point, our president and his team want this anti gun agenda to happen so bad that he's gonna brush this under the rug. This was terrorist attack. I had a hard time sleeping last night because I have a heavy heart. This event was too close to home. Yeah we can pray for the victims but faith without works is dead. We need to take action as well as praying. We want peace, we have to be the first ones to take the steps towards it. War has been waged on American soil. Prepare for what may come. Have a plan with your loved ones in case of a emergency. Get a gun, bat, knife, machete, some type of protection for your household and educate yourselves and your loved ones about your protection. One love fam. - ZH What is terror exactly? And by that definition is the US Government a terrorist organization? At any rate, while discouraging you of thinking all Muslims are barbaric warmon...
Post a Comment
Read more

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." - Verbal Kint (The Usual Suspects 1995) One of the things I find hard about "debating" with Atheists is that they generally will use anononimity when talking points about the evils of society come up. Any "bad man" or "bad deed" committed by an atheist goes without judgement, while they seemingly stand as judge, jury, & executioner of God, Jesus, and anyone who doesn't bend to their school of thought, which they unceremoniously call "SCIENCE". Honestly, It's like arguing with a two year old. MINE. MINE. You just have to sit em in the corner and let time deal with this one. Interestingly enough, politics of some situations renders this nearly impossible. And they all feel they have THE RIGHT to trump card your belief system because they don't believe in angels, or anything bigger than they are. When you get right to i...
Post a Comment
Read more