Comments on: Why Religion is an Important Part of Personal Financepersonal finance that makes centsBy: John- February 27, 2008 Russ do you have a link or any online materials regarding your programhttp://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/07/15/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal... By: Debbie- February 22, 2008 I went to this post because I wanted to read it. It appears some read it just to find fault. How sad! I tithe regularly and have for well over 20 years. I do not tithe because of what I get from it as some teach. I tithed when I was a divorced mother of 3 on welfare and now I tithe as a married mother of 6 living in a 5 bedroom house. I hope that the writer of this article realizes that we were warned that we are not of the world so why should we be surprised if the world does not...http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/07/15/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal... By: Russ- February 22, 2008 Next we will observe a Scripture that you will probably never hear a sermon on. No tithe-preaching clergyman would use the example of how Jacob tithed. Remember, Jacob is the grandson of Abraham, the father of the faithful, whom God also blessed tremendously. Not only did God approve of Jacobs tithing proposal, but, He made it the foundational principle upon which all future tithing would be based. Here it is. 3 Gen. 28:20-22, "And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, IF God will be with me, and if God..http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/07/15/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal... By: Russ- February 22, 2008 Ahem...pleased to chime in here. There is not one example of anyone tithing MONEY to anyone in the entirety of the Bible! Unfortunately, most western churches have no idea what the Bible says about this subject. Many preach tithing firstfruits of MONEY when in fact the ONLY mention of money related to the tithe (Deut. 14:24-26) was if you have to travel a long way to the storehouse you were to SELL your tithable commodities (grain, livestock, herbs, etc.) at your local market and then...http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/07/15/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal... |