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Originally Posted by panta dokimazete I do not tithe - I give freewill offerings as the Lord leads and provides. | Perhaps this should be a new thread, but I have often heard about people who give 'as the Lord leads'. Could you elaborate on how this works? How exactly does the Lord lead? Is it some kind of movement in the heart? Is it when your church expresses a specific need? | Tithing removes this difficulty; we give God His 10% and so what we do with the rest is our business - no one else has a right to dictate how we spend our money after we render to God His tax. Tithing, therefore, removes guilt-manipulation.
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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)
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