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Pastor guarantees a full refund of tithes if God does not keep his promises
By admin in Christian News · June 16, 2014
If you want God to give you blessings more than you can hold, it’s time to start giving your tithes to the church and put Him to the test, according to the Fellowship Church, Grapevine, Texas.
Furthermore, the pastor of the church, Ed Young, promises that if God does not keep his word in Malachi 3:10, the church will refund 100% of the tithes you have given during a 90-day period.
The latest challenge to members of Young’s megachurch is part of a sermon series titled “The Tipping Point,” in which he attempts to persuade members to bring their tithes to the storehouse of the Lord, so that he will pour out upon them countless blessings, as stated in Malachi.
A description of the challenge encourages members of the Fellowship Church to bring their tithes and offering to the church so that they will become a part of the incredible life changing events that are happening within. It continues, “If you are not tithing already, the 90-Day Challenge is the best place to start. We commit to you that if you tithe for 90 days and God doesn’t hold true to his promise of blessings, we will refund 100 percent of your tithe.”
Brad White, pastor of LifePoint Church, Tampa, Florida, introduced the “Tipping Point” sermon series at Fellowship church early in June. He told those assembled that the new sermon series was the most “provocative” of the year. He added that if the members followed the advice of their pastor, they would receive blessings from God that would change their lives forever.
However, Fellowship Church is not the first to think of this 90-day challenge to bring funds into the church. Several other U.S. churches guarantee their members their money back if God does not shower them with blessings within 90 days.
Some of those churches are: The Rock Church, San Diego, California; Laurel Ridge Community Church, Oakley, California; and NewSpring Church at 3 locations in Anderson, Greenville and Florence, South Carolina.
Although many pastors support the idea of a 90-day challenge to test their member’s faith in God, some believe that this kind of tithing is open to abuse by dishonest members of the clergy.
Around 10 million people who tithe in the U.S. give about $50 billion annually to various religious organizations and charities and 97% of those donations go directly to churches, according to the annual “State of the Plate” survey.
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People need to study their Bibles. If they did, they might learn that their pastors are lying to them about tithing.
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People need to study their Bibles. If they did, they might learn that their pastors are lying to them about tithing.
Amos 3:3 asks the question, “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”.
An interesting question indeed. A question today could be asked why so many who claim to be walking with God disagree with His Word? Are they truly walking with God?
God said in Leviticus 27:30-33 that His holy tithe is agricultural. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god who says the commanded tithe is money?
God said in Numbers 18:21,24,26,28 that He gave His tithe to the Levitic tribe of the children of Israel. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god who says we are to tithe to people who are not of the Levitic tribe?
God said in Deuteronomy 6:1-3 & Deuteronomy 12:10-11 that one was not to start tithing until one crossed Jordan and entered Canaan. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that requires tithing on Gentile soil?
God said in Deuteronomy 14:22-27 that a second tithe was to be taken to a Jewish Feast and eaten by the tither before the LORD God. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says we must tithe to our Church and nowhere else?
God said in Deuteronomy 14:28-29 that a third tithe was to be given every three years to feed the widows, the orphans, the Levites and foreigners in Israel. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says the tithe must go to your Church?
God said in Nehemiah 10:37-38 that the firstfruits were to be taken to the Temple storehouse in Jerusalem, and the tithes were to be taken to the Levites. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says tithes are to go to pastors on Gentile soil?
God said in Psalm 147:19-20 that His statutes and judgments were given to Israel and Israel alone. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says the Mosaic Law is to be obeyed by all people of every nation?
God’s Word tells us in Acts 21:23-25 that Gentile Believers are not commanded to keep the Mosaic Law. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that demands Gentile Believers obey the Mosaic Law?
In the last chapter that tithing is mentioned in God’s Holy Word, (Hebrews 7:5-8 ) we are told that the commanded tithe is the same agricultural tithe commanded in the Pentateuch more than 1500 years earlier. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says the commanded tithe is money?
Are we in agreement and walking with God? or have we rejected His decree and chosen our own path?
There is not one Scripture in the entire Bible where God amended His tithe command to extend to the New Testament Church. Nor is there an amendment in His Word to make the tithe a monetary tithe instead of an agricultural one.
If God didn’t amend the tithe in His Word, how can we, who are supposed to boldly proclaim the Truth as it is written in His Holy Word, say He requires tithes of money? There is absolutely no justification for such an action.
Proverbs 30:6 tells us we are not to add to God's Word. For that reason, I cannot change the tithe that He said was to be agricultural into a monetary tithe. I cannot, in good conscience, bring a tithe that was meant for Israel alone to observe to another geographical location.
If we go by what God's Word says concerning His holy tithe, then we must concede that God's holy tithe was never commissioned for the New Covenant Church, never carried to the New Covenant Church, never collected in the New Covenant Church, and never controlled by the New Covenant Church.
If you want God to give you blessings more than you can hold, it’s time to start giving your tithes to the church and put Him to the test, according to the Fellowship Church, Grapevine, Texas.
Furthermore, the pastor of the church, Ed Young, promises that if God does not keep his word in Malachi 3:10, the church will refund 100% of the tithes you have given during a 90-day period.
The latest challenge to members of Young’s megachurch is part of a sermon series titled “The Tipping Point,” in which he attempts to persuade members to bring their tithes to the storehouse of the Lord, so that he will pour out upon them countless blessings, as stated in Malachi.
A description of the challenge encourages members of the Fellowship Church to bring their tithes and offering to the church so that they will become a part of the incredible life changing events that are happening within. It continues, “If you are not tithing already, the 90-Day Challenge is the best place to start. We commit to you that if you tithe for 90 days and God doesn’t hold true to his promise of blessings, we will refund 100 percent of your tithe.”
Brad White, pastor of LifePoint Church, Tampa, Florida, introduced the “Tipping Point” sermon series at Fellowship church early in June. He told those assembled that the new sermon series was the most “provocative” of the year. He added that if the members followed the advice of their pastor, they would receive blessings from God that would change their lives forever.
However, Fellowship Church is not the first to think of this 90-day challenge to bring funds into the church. Several other U.S. churches guarantee their members their money back if God does not shower them with blessings within 90 days.
Some of those churches are: The Rock Church, San Diego, California; Laurel Ridge Community Church, Oakley, California; and NewSpring Church at 3 locations in Anderson, Greenville and Florence, South Carolina.
Although many pastors support the idea of a 90-day challenge to test their member’s faith in God, some believe that this kind of tithing is open to abuse by dishonest members of the clergy.
Around 10 million people who tithe in the U.S. give about $50 billion annually to various religious organizations and charities and 97% of those donations go directly to churches, according to the annual “State of the Plate” survey.
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People need to study their Bibles. If they did, they might learn that their pastors are lying to them about tithing.
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People need to study their Bibles. If they did, they might learn that their pastors are lying to them about tithing.
Amos 3:3 asks the question, “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”.
An interesting question indeed. A question today could be asked why so many who claim to be walking with God disagree with His Word? Are they truly walking with God?
God said in Leviticus 27:30-33 that His holy tithe is agricultural. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god who says the commanded tithe is money?
God said in Numbers 18:21,24,26,28 that He gave His tithe to the Levitic tribe of the children of Israel. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god who says we are to tithe to people who are not of the Levitic tribe?
God said in Deuteronomy 6:1-3 & Deuteronomy 12:10-11 that one was not to start tithing until one crossed Jordan and entered Canaan. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that requires tithing on Gentile soil?
God said in Deuteronomy 14:22-27 that a second tithe was to be taken to a Jewish Feast and eaten by the tither before the LORD God. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says we must tithe to our Church and nowhere else?
God said in Deuteronomy 14:28-29 that a third tithe was to be given every three years to feed the widows, the orphans, the Levites and foreigners in Israel. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says the tithe must go to your Church?
God said in Nehemiah 10:37-38 that the firstfruits were to be taken to the Temple storehouse in Jerusalem, and the tithes were to be taken to the Levites. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says tithes are to go to pastors on Gentile soil?
God said in Psalm 147:19-20 that His statutes and judgments were given to Israel and Israel alone. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says the Mosaic Law is to be obeyed by all people of every nation?
God’s Word tells us in Acts 21:23-25 that Gentile Believers are not commanded to keep the Mosaic Law. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that demands Gentile Believers obey the Mosaic Law?
In the last chapter that tithing is mentioned in God’s Holy Word, (Hebrews 7:5-8 ) we are told that the commanded tithe is the same agricultural tithe commanded in the Pentateuch more than 1500 years earlier. Are we in agreement with God? Are we walking with Him? or are we following a god that says the commanded tithe is money?
Are we in agreement and walking with God? or have we rejected His decree and chosen our own path?
There is not one Scripture in the entire Bible where God amended His tithe command to extend to the New Testament Church. Nor is there an amendment in His Word to make the tithe a monetary tithe instead of an agricultural one.
If God didn’t amend the tithe in His Word, how can we, who are supposed to boldly proclaim the Truth as it is written in His Holy Word, say He requires tithes of money? There is absolutely no justification for such an action.
Proverbs 30:6 tells us we are not to add to God's Word. For that reason, I cannot change the tithe that He said was to be agricultural into a monetary tithe. I cannot, in good conscience, bring a tithe that was meant for Israel alone to observe to another geographical location.
If we go by what God's Word says concerning His holy tithe, then we must concede that God's holy tithe was never commissioned for the New Covenant Church, never carried to the New Covenant Church, never collected in the New Covenant Church, and never controlled by the New Covenant Church.
