[Lokibob]

As I fill out my celestial 1040 form, I always ask “Does God want 10% of my gross pay or 10% of my net?”

.....Bob

[tiki]

I’ve been told it is gross but I don’t know for sure.

I do believe in tithing but it doesn’t all have to be to the church and it doesn’t all have to be monetary, it can be time and talant.

[Dog Gone]

"When you tithe, God makes promises to us, that he ... is not going to let anything bad or destructive come about," says Mr. Sorensen. For those who don't tithe, he says the Lord "is not obligated to do those things for you."

Ahh. God is paid protection, sort of a hired bodyguard.

I'd like to see the numbers of tithers who have had no problems and never got sick or died, or had anything bad happen to them.

You know what? God doesn't need our money. Why would he?

[LiteKeeper]

Neither, biblically, your tithe is your income tax. The tithe went to the priests, who at the time of implementation, were the God-ordained government of Israel.

Tithing is not a New Testament principle.

[Hebrews 11:6]

As a pastor explained to me decades ago when I was a new believer: “You can’t outgive God. How much do you want to be blessed?”

[Grig]

“Does God want 10% of my gross pay or 10% of my net?”

Do you want net blessings or gross blessings?