I heard this, or a statement very similar, from a well-known Christian radio speaker. A very good person as far as I can tell. An excellent teacher and communicator. I like the guy.<\/p>\n
But he gave this canned response when confronted with a question about tithing.<\/p>\n
Here’s how the events unfold. The person is teaching about tithing. Someone calls in or emails asking if tithing is taught in the New Testament. So far, so good.<\/p>\n
Now, instead of directly answering the question, the teacher turns it around and asks if this person tithes, and then makes a comment such as “Almost every time (or every time) that question is asked it comes from a person who doesn’t tithe.”<\/p>\n
But I have never heard the actual question answered.<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether that person tithes or not, whether that person gives one dollar to his church, does not matter in regard to the question: “Does the New Testament teach tithing?” Whether I tithe or not does not alter NT teaching.<\/p>\n One very well-known Christian financial counseling ministry does the same thing. I believe I am accurate in saying that I have personally heard the question asked three different times: “Does the NT teach tithing?” Every time, instead of directly answering the question, the caller was asked if he tithed. Not one single time was the question answered<\/u>. Not once<\/u>.<\/p>\n One well-known Southern Baptist preacher’s answer is that “it is assumed.” Can anybody say slippery-slope?<\/p>\n The only person I have heard biblically address the issue is John MacArthur on Grace to You. The only one.<\/p>\n Here is a response.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you hear –<\/strong> “Every time I am asked that question it is from a person who does not tithe.”<\/p>\n Think –<\/strong> “Every time I hear that question avoided is from a person responsible for a large ministry dependent on donor dollars.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I heard this, or a statement very similar, from a well-known Christian radio speaker. A very good person as far as I can tell. An excellent teacher and communicator. I like the guy. But he gave this canned response when … Continue reading