[quote=maat55;179349]The problem many people make is when they set their budget. They buy their house and cars and stuff first, then decide to start saving and tithing
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Faith is a funny thing on timing. Some people are not believers until later in life after they have accumulated debts and so on. The debts still need to be worked out because it is a consequence of our actions. For those who racked up credit cards after believing were warned beforehand and they still made the choice to put themselves in dangerous water and still have to face the consequences as well. (People are people)
There are believers that still do put their own self interest first before God but it is their choice how they want to do things. I believe God is just seeing how we handle things and watch what is important to us being revealed.
Tithe is just a tiny bit of going by the financial ways for believers. There is a lot more to it than that and unfortunately some believers think it is okay just to give money to the church and do nothing else as a service. They do not want to put in time and effort and just go back to their ways when the church service is over.
I guess my point is that so many different people have different thoughts and priority on Tithing. It is not Tithing itself that makes it bad or good, it is the judgment and action on how people do it that either misuse it or do it wisely..
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