The Tithing Myth

The Law Did Not Exist In The Time of Abraham!

Those that are heirs of the promised blessing, are those who live by the principle of faith. The Jews regarded Abraham as their father and the source of their spiritual blessing.

Shem being the progenitor (the father) of the Hebrews—recieved the blessing from his father Noah.

I Peter 2:10,11

Who once were not a pepople but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

II Cor 5:20

Now then we are ambassdors for christ as though God were pleading through us; we implore you christs behalf, be reconciled to God.

The mystery of God’s Plan for Salvation:

The mystery was formerly adivin secret, but in the new covenant is now a fully diisclosed truth for understanding and application.

Eph 1:9

Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself.

Eph 1:12

That we who first trusted in christ should be to the praise of his glory.

We the gentile nations, only trusted in christ after we heard the word of truth. first being chosen by God (Eph1:14 + John 15:16)—These things happend to the gentile nations after we all heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; After we believed in this gospel and not the gospel of the law of mages. For the letter kills—but the spirit gives Life. In the spirit in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the holy spirit of promise. See Eph 1:13

The Holy Spirit is the guaranteed hope of all believers salvation. for the nation of Israel had not this Holy Spirit—(See Rom 7:5-6 and 13-14)

Remember that God according to Ex 19:5—it says: Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasue to me above all people; For all the earth is mine, See verse 6.

To teach and to preach to the genties John 7:35

Acts 14:27

Now when they had come any gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Rom 11:11

Say then, have they stumbled that they should full? Centainly Not! but through their fall, to provoke them to Jealousy salvation has come to the gentiles.

The unbelief of Israel has opened the door of opportunity for the gentiles. Gods purpose is that when unbelieving Jews see many gentiles turn to christ they will become jealous and will repent and come to faith.

Paul warns all gentiles against boasting for we non-jewish people was every bit Eph 2:12 and Gal 4:8. Now read Rom 11:17-22

Saints the church was never apart of the history of Israel, we all non-jewish people never had the—other words the was never given to the gentile nations. Nor did the gentile nations ever had hope, Nor did the gentile nations ever have a God on their side (Eph 2:12) gentile nations had no promise and no covenants.

None never knew that one day, God would turn to all gentile nations, for worship. It all begin at the tower of babel that mankind became estranged from God.

Mankind could in no way worship God, because God had lowered the character of all mankind-Giving each a reprobate mind. See Rom 1:28. from Gen11:8-9 thr cause of this estrangedment lies in Rom 1:18-32.

This is no way that way that you ministers/pastors/reverends, ad teach the spoils of war tithe to their congregation—because the gentile nations one did not know God, who was the gentiles teacher back in those days of old? Gal 4:8 and Eph 2:12 is also a witness to this truth:

No one especially the pople of God, His chosen people Israel—it never crosss their minds that the gentiles would one day be their God’s elect. Salvation of the gentiles was always a mystery.

To undstand more, let us read Eph 3:1-7

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of christ jesus for you gentiles—if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation he made known to me the mystery (as I briefly written already, by which when you read, you may understand my knowledge in mystery of christ).

Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, aas it has now been revealed by the spirit to his holy apostles and prophets: that the gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of it is promise in christ through the gospel of which I became a minister according to me by effective working his power.

This mystery was especially foreign to the hebrews of the old testiment jewish mindset, not being understood by either jew or gentile until Jesus came. The church has the revelation of all this through the holy spirit. Revelation refers to clear perception and applicable understanding the holy spirit is the divine and supernational source of both. Mystery was formerly a divine secret, but in the new convenant is now fully disclosed truth for understanding and application.

We can no longer let our religious leaders poison our conscience minds by manipulating the church into this pegan guilt of the spoils o fwar tithe. Gentiles was never a part of Gods’s worship. Why do you think he created spiritual Israel? Eph 1:9-14

God is Most Wise of All

God in Gen 6:4-7 and Gen 13:13 and Gen 11:8-9 had trouble with minkind giving him worship. for that reason God created his chosen people Israel to he him a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, EX 19:5.

The story of Noah, The family that God sayed from the flood. well it was not very long after the descendants of Noah reverted back to the ways of sin that was known on the old world.

Joshua 24:2 says

And joshua said to all the people, thus says the God of Israel: your fathers including Terah, The father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the river in old times; and the served other gods.

Now the scripture says God took abraham (Joshua 24:3-Gen 12:1) says to Abraham get out of your country.

Josh 24:3

Then i took your father Abrahma from the other side of the river, led him throughout all the land of cannan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.

Ham did he bring sin upon his Desendants?

Lev 18:6 NCV

You must never have sexual relations with your close relatives. I am the Lord.

Lev 18:6 (The Message)

Dont have sex with a close relative for I am God.

Gen 9:24

So Noah awake from his wine, and knew what hsi younger son had done to him.

Lev 18:6 Commentary Says

To uncover his nakedness means to have seaxual intercourse. Anyone who is near of kin covers cases such as incest between father and daughter or brother and full sister. To uncover someones nakedness is to have sexual intercourse. As the saying goes the proof is in the pudding.

Lev 18:24-30

The land of Canaan had become so defiled by the perverted practices of the canaanites that it was vomiting the canaanites out. for thatt reasom, the land would be available to Israel to settle. God would clean up the muss created by the canaanites, and purify the land. but the israelites had to be very careful to as Gods’s holy people in the or it would also vomit them out.

This Book of leviticus is the third book ascribed to moses from the hebrew scriptures of the old testament. In Jewish education it was the first book to be taught to the Jewish Children (Israel) and malachi closes the old testiment—Reminding all Israel to remember the law of moses, Mal 4:4. The book of Leviticus focuses on the life and the worship of ancient Israel only.

There is no scripture in the old testiment the hebrew bible, that you will find nations of Gentiles worshiping God nor a Gentile Prophet.

Lev 18:24-25

Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you.

Verse 25

for the land is defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its inhabitants.

Lev 18:24-25 NCV

Don’t make yourself unclean by any of these wrong things. Iam forcing nations out of their countries because they did these sins, and I am giving their land to you.

Verse 25

The land has become unclean, and I punished it for its sins, so the land is throwing out those people who live there.

God says that the land of canaan was a very sinsful place—but you pastor tells you that the people their was so much in love with God until all the land gave God 10% of everything that would come through their hands? But what did God say? Deut 7:1-7;

Deut 7:4

For they will turn your dond away from following me, to serve other gods; So the anger of the lord will be araused against you and destory you suddenly. See verses 5-8

I Cor 10:11

Rather, that the things which the gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

I Cor 10:14-20 flee from idolatry

Pagan worship is a violation of the believers inion with christ(v21). The idols themselves are not a threat(v19); The danger lies in the demons (v20) who, unknown to the worshipers, are real objects of idol worship

This spoils of war tithe envolved two individuals and not as a community of people, for there was no establish religon nor has their been an established law given to mankind in theses days remember what I Cor 10:11 said.

The Spoils of War Tithe

Looting, he steals; To rob, sacking, plundering, despoiling or pillaging is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory or during a catastrophe or riot, such as during war, natural disaster, or rioting

Gen 14:4 They Served

That is, the kings from the mesopotamia forced the kings of the cities in the valley of siddim to pay Tribute.

Let’s take a better Look at Canaan

Gen 14:5 Rephianms Commentary:

Some of these canaanite tribes seem actually to have been demon-possessed, in the same manner as the demon-energized population before the flood. The men of renoun: The pre-flood giants had, by the time of moses, become renouned heroes of antiquity as far as the world was concerned. They, Like their parents, were probably demon-controlled their giant stature engineered by genetic manipulations discovered and carried out by these evil spirits. They could not have been demi-gods (half man, half god), however, as ancient mytjology claims, since such imaginary bengs are beyond the pale of God’s creative purposes. Fallen angels are not prospects for Salvation, where as fallen men and women are. A half angel, half human being would be an impossible anomaly. The apparent soultion to all the problems posed by these verses is demon possession of both parents and progeny, not demonis marriage of precreation.

The Rephaim (Strong ones) and the Zamzummim (powerful ones probably the same as the Zumzim) along with the Emim, all seem to have been of the sons of Anak giants (See Deut 2:10-20; Joshua 15:13). In Numbers 13:33, These Anakim are actually said to have been giants (Hebrew Nephilim, the word as used in 6:4).

Futhermore, The term rephaim is also used to refer to some of the spirits of the wicked dead of Hades (Job 26:5; Pro 2:18,9:18,21:16; Is 14:9, 26:14).

All of this suggests another irruption of demonis spirits after the flood, possibly at the rebellion at babel, with giant progency again being produced throught demon possessed parents. Their descendants inhabited Canaan.

This melchizedak was also said to be a man (Hebrew 7:4). for he was shem Noah’s son.

The spoils of war tithe—was during the era of demon possessed people. when man-ruled himself. These periods have been few and far. Time after time satan has crept in and misled man. To escape his responsiblities to rule as king and priests. Mankind had already established their own governmeant and their own priest and kings even before the arrival of Abram.

As we all can tell by the intructions that was give to Aner, eshcol and Mamre.

Gen 14:24 NCV

I will keep nothing but the food my young men have eaten. but give Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre their share of what we won, because they went with me into battle.

The spoils of war fithe as we all can plainly see, it was the custom of the land (See Lev 18:30). The Same filthy land that God describes. The term spoils of war tithe is also used in a broader (Some would argue metaphorical) Sense, to describe egregious instances of thrft and embezzlement, such as the plundering of private or public assets by corrupt or authorities.

Gen 14:11 Says this about bandits… .

Then they took all the good s of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.

Gen 14:14

Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Gen 14:12 Says

They also took lot, and his goods and departed.

Now Abram gives this king all that he recovered-God had already instrusted Abram in his statutes and laws (See Lev 18:30). Swely the progenitors of this new spiritual race was he first to be given God’s commandments, my statues, and my laws.

Gen 26:5

Because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my change, my commandments, my statues, and my laws.

Heb 11:13

These all died in faith, not having recieved the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embaraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Heb 11:39-40

And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not recieve the promise (v40) God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us

In spite of the good testimony resulting from their faith, the Hebrew saints did not recieve the promise of the belessing of the new covenant brought by christ. but the body of christ will be compete with saints from bothe the hebrew bible and the new covenant believers.

The Hall of Fame of The Faithful

Does not mention Shem and Ham?

II Cor 6:16 (The Message verses 14-18)

Don’t become partners with these who reject God. How can you make a partnership out og right and wrong? Thats not partnership; Thats war. Is light best friends with dark? Does christ go strolling with the devil? No trust and mistrust hold hands? who would think of setting up pagan idols in God’s holy temple? But thats is exactly what we are, each of us a temple in whom God lives. God himself put it this way.

I’ll live in them; I’ll be their God and They’ll be my people So leave the corruption and compromise, Leave it for good, says God. Don’t link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself. I’ll be a father to you. You’ll be sons and daughters to me. The word of the master, God.

The spoils of war tithe is a paganistic custom. And paganism is at odds with the gospel. One cannot belive in paganism and believ the christian gospel. The theology and ethics of the two arei n complete opposition with each another. Where paganism is polytheistic, Christianity is montheistic.

Where paganism is sensual, Christianity is Temperate. Where paganism is materialistic Christianity rejects materialism.

Gentiles and Material Living

Matt 6:25

Therefire I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; Nor about your body, what you will put in. Is not Life more than food and the body more than clothing?

Matt 6:31

Therefore do not worry, saying what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or what shall we wear?

Matt 6:32

For after all these things the gentiles seek. for your heavenly father knowns that you need all these things.

See verses 33-34.

The spoils of war tithe is definitely a pagan custom. A believer should not be slothful or impudent, and certainly not greedy, or misery, but should honor the lord in all aspects of life, having faith that God will supply his needs (Matt 6:33-34)

Phil 4:19

But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

PS 23:1

The lord is my shepard; I shall not want.

Man refused to worship God in the ancient world. By mankinds refusal to worship God saw fit to create for himself a people that would. And that came in God’s creative work of the Israelites.

There is again no way for mankind to give God praise and worship God in the ways that the church leaders of today say that human—race did. Why? Do you think that God created a new race of people EX 19:3-7

Verse 5

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to me above all people; for all the earth is mine.

PS 135:4 Says

For the lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his special treasure.

See Eph 2:12 and Gal 4:8-9 (Gentiles)

Ex 19:6

And you shall be to me kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.

Deut 7:6 Says

For you are a holy people to the lord your God; The lord your God has chosen you to be a people for himself, a special treasure above all the people on the face of the earth.

Duet 7:7

The lord did not set his love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all people;

The gentile nations, as you can plainly see had no envolvement in the spiritual history of Israel and Judad (Jer 31:31).

When God made his original promise to bless the people of Israel, the nation consisted of one family, Abraham, and Sarah, (Rom 9:3-4). Even by this time, the israelites were small in number compared to the wicked multitudes in Canaan (Duet 7:17)

Just as, Israel’s health, prosperity, and success are based upon maintaining the covenant relationship with God.

Obeying the covenant—commandments-statues Deut 7:25Tells Spiritual Israel

You shall burn the carved image of their gods, with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold. That is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you shared by it; for it is an abomination to the lord your God.

Deut 7:26

Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an acursed things.

John 12:25-26

The spoils of war tithe—was actually a abomination to God. It was of a paganistic descent. Its is definitely not from God. This part of the world’s history has no spiritual, divine application on the salvation of man.

Definition of Spoils of war tithe:

Goods are prepared seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.

Now Gen 14:17 says—when Abraham returned from his successful attack on the raiding party from Mesopotamia, one from sodom and one from salem. Abram’s raid was a complete success. He regained all the goods stolen by the raiding party from Mesopotamia

The spoils, incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially polictical patronage enjoyed by a successful party of candidate. The act of plundering and booty.

Did spiritual Israel give 10% of their spoils to God?

See Deut 2:31-37 NCV

Verse 34

We captured all his cities at that time and completely destroyed them, as well as the men, women, and children. We left no one alive. (v35) But we kept the cattle and valuable things from the cities for ourselves. (v36) By the law of the ban, every living thing, human and animal, was to be utterly destroyed. That is, put to death (Deut 7:1-2, 20:17). The ban included fighting men and civilians, males and females, adults and children.

God use the people of Israel to punish the conaanites for their continual wickedness through the generations. further the destruction of the canaanities was designed to protect Israel from following the canaanites evil practices.

Under the ban of herew, the Israelities were to take no possessions from the idolitatrous people they defeated lest they partake of the charater and nature of those items.

See Deut 7:1-11

The customs of the spoils of war tithe is very different between the pagan ways of doing things and the Israelities, God chosen people that had the word of God. These prohibitions were to prevent Isreal from endangering its covenant with God.

Two separate commmunties of people, that we are talking about firat there is mankind the pagan self-ruled world. This self-ruled world, God’s wrath of unrighteousness came down on these people. This socirty of people was all ungodly generation. See Rom 1:18-32

God tells the church that those people that was in the era of the spoils of war tithe-who, knowing the righteous judgemant of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

I Cor 10:20 Says

Rather, that the things which the gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship