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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 987422">I&#039;ve listened to a lot of religious radio, in it&#039;s heyday , there was a radio station that would play recordings of&nbsp; sunday sermons from different congregations throughout the country.&nbsp; (now , there is just as much paid infomercials as there is preaching on this station).&nbsp; Different sermons of different congregations(ethnicity, income , geography). While seemingly they were preaching from the same book, lots of different interpretations. And all of the preachers would get to a point where they said that many things in that book were beyond their total understanding( but don&#039;t worry, just believe Jesus died for your sins and your lack of understanding means naught,). But there was one area in which all these preachers were in total agreement and of self professed full understanding.&nbsp; What area was that? You guessed it: Tithing.&nbsp; Oh all these preachers had that area fully understood and they greatly strived to make sure that those listening understood it as well. Along with the understanding of giving back 1/10 of your income (Gross, by the way, not net, in case you didn&#039;t know) is that it was biblical and still in effect today.&nbsp; For those who felt the new testament did away with this rule, fine, then be like the woman who gave all she had. Or you can just give 1/10 , isn&#039;t that better?Chuck Swindall, who I have listened to for many years, was normally a man of high intellect and fine patient charisma was displayed in his deliverance of his messages.I remember one time when he came on the radio and that patience was gone. Apparently, many of the expansionary programs of his church were being delayed due to lack of funding . It was time to put the fear of God into the congregation in order to loosen the purse strings of its members.I would like to bring this home and wrap it up with a C7 chord leading into a friend chord. But I can&#039;t , the subject allows me not this option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickup, post: 987422"] I've listened to a lot of religious radio, in it's heyday , there was a radio station that would play recordings of sunday sermons from different congregations throughout the country. (now , there is just as much paid infomercials as there is preaching on this station). Different sermons of different congregations(ethnicity, income , geography). While seemingly they were preaching from the same book, lots of different interpretations. And all of the preachers would get to a point where they said that many things in that book were beyond their total understanding( but don't worry, just believe Jesus died for your sins and your lack of understanding means naught,). But there was one area in which all these preachers were in total agreement and of self professed full understanding. What area was that? You guessed it: Tithing. Oh all these preachers had that area fully understood and they greatly strived to make sure that those listening understood it as well. Along with the understanding of giving back 1/10 of your income (Gross, by the way, not net, in case you didn't know) is that it was biblical and still in effect today. For those who felt the new testament did away with this rule, fine, then be like the woman who gave all she had. Or you can just give 1/10 , isn't that better? Chuck Swindall, who I have listened to for many years, was normally a man of high intellect and fine patient charisma was displayed in his deliverance of his messages. I remember one time when he came on the radio and that patience was gone. Apparently, many of the expansionary programs of his church were being delayed due to lack of funding . It was time to put the fear of God into the congregation in order to loosen the purse strings of its members. I would like to bring this home and wrap it up with a C7 chord leading into a friend chord. But I can't , the subject allows me not this option. [/QUOTE]

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