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Matthew 6 tells us how to "Give" and how to "Pray".
Antinomianism and The New Covenant ^ | 3/29/2011 | Gart O'toole

Posted on 04/01/2011 6:53:44 PM PDT by Davidlion

Matthew 6:1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Prayer

5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward" !!

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Mainline Protestant; Prayer; Theology
KEYWORDS: giving; prayer; theword
It is important to know that one need not give to the "professional Christian" so the he can live well and pay his mortgage and car payment.Give to the poor and no one must know except the poor person. If you are giving to others, not poor, Stop!!. And anyone who prays out loud in public should be severely rebuked in accordance with the commands of Jesus!! We have only silent prayer at table to follow our Lord's commands.
1 posted on 04/01/2011 6:53:47 PM PDT by Davidlion
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To: Davidlion
So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do


2 posted on 04/01/2011 7:02:02 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: Davidlion

This is a beautiful reminder—thanks for posting it.


3 posted on 04/01/2011 7:04:16 PM PDT by eleni121 ("All Along the Watchtower" Book of Isaiah, Chapter 21, verses 5-9)
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Thanks. We are very misled in our giving and our prayer life. Those in the Spirit are very much aware of the correct scriptural admonitions but “professional Christians” try to confuse us into giving to them for their personal gain. Did you know the word “tithe” is not in the New testament?


4 posted on 04/01/2011 7:11:01 PM PDT by Davidlion
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To: Davidlion

What exactly is a “professional Christian?” Are you speaking of giving to pastors so they can live well, pay their mortgages and car payments?

Asking because I’ve felt very un-compelled to give to our church because it seems that very little money is going for the poor. I don’t even see any money going to bring people to the Lord. Lately it seems we are giving to ourselves and to those who work for the church.

What do you think?


5 posted on 04/01/2011 7:33:55 PM PDT by madison10
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"Did you know the word “tithe” is not in the New testament?"

That's not true. The Greek word for tithe - "apodekatóō" or it's derivitives "dekátē" and "dekatóō" appear at least 7 times in the NT, but never in a prescriptive context. Most are historical allusions to the OT custom under the law (See: Hebrews 7:5,6,8,9) or Gospel references by Jesus to the tithing practices of the Jews.(Matt 22:23, Luke 11:42, 18:12).

6 posted on 04/02/2011 5:01:55 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: madison10

I am bothered by the amount of money we give to our Pastors. It exceeds the average income of those in our congregation. We also pay for schooling toward the Pastors doctorate degree which is is finishing off, and he admonishes us that he is soooo very busy with his schooling and his family - I hesitate to call him at all. I just received a letter that after six years of being a Pastor, our lead Pastor is going on a three month sabbatical.

Perhaps I am covetous. I haven’t had even a week long vacation in that same time period - he takes at least six weeks every year.


7 posted on 04/02/2011 5:29:11 AM PDT by colorcountry (Comforting lies are not your friends. Painful truths are not your enemies.)
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IMHO it’s either time for a group/congregation conscious meeting to replace the pastor or it’s time for you to find a new church.

I love bringing new people to my church because they’re always amazed that we don’t pass the basket. There are baskets at the exits and our pastor trusts in God that our church’s needs will be met.


8 posted on 04/02/2011 6:08:41 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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Thank you. I am looking.


9 posted on 04/02/2011 7:46:54 AM PDT by colorcountry (Comforting lies are not your friends. Painful truths are not your enemies.)
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To: Davidlion
It is important to know that one need not give to the "professional Christian". . . . And anyone who prays out loud in public should be severely rebuked in accordance with the commands of Jesus!!

Huh. That doesn't sound very "antinomian" to me.

10 posted on 04/02/2011 9:17:59 AM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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