This video I am about to post below is what the church, those who call themselves believers in Christ, are supposed to be doing with their tithes and offerings.
Helping those IN NEED. Not giving to a building or organization for it’s upkeep, but giving to help those IN NEED.
The church has been FALSELY taught for a long time, that it is your church organization that needs your funds.
The church has browbeaten and guilt tripped it’s members into giving it’s money to help the organization, but not people in need.
People in genuine need of help. Instead, we just randomly give our 10% hoping it goes to someone who needs it. There is a better way.
God’s way of doing things.
That’s not to say some churches aren’t helping those in need, but mostly people tithe to a BUILDING and it’s needs and not to those who really need help. You don’t necessarily know where your funds are going. And that also goes for big money charitable Christian organizations as well.
Who knows how much of what you give, goes to where you want it to go? But I digress.
We are to give our offerings FREELY and without manipulation to help others, as God leads you by His Spirit to give.
If you are listening to God.
Or are you letting your church organization do your thinking for you?
Malachi chapter 3:8-10 has been falsely taught and misunderstood in the churches. This was directed at the priesthood at that time in ancient Israel. But the churches have taught that it is for the members to follow and give their 10% right off the top.
you have robbe Me!” But you say,
‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.
9 You are cursed with a curse,
For you have robbed Me,
Even this whole nation.
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it”