Comments on: Goin’ home http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/ Life's short. Live passionately. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:40:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7436 Marc Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:25:59 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7436 Ok, read a bit more. "No nagging about giving?" This comes from taking Paul out of context. Check out his epistles. His "you need to give freely" is wedded to a borderline-manipulative letter telling the Corinthians they better not come up short in the amount they pledged to him. I've got the texts at my site: <a href="http://fundraisingcoach.com/bible.htm" rel="nofollow">http://fundraisingcoach.com/bible.htm</a> Ok, read a bit more.

“No nagging about giving?” This comes from taking Paul out of context.

Check out his epistles. His “you need to give freely” is wedded to a borderline-manipulative letter telling the Corinthians they better not come up short in the amount they pledged to him.

I’ve got the texts at my site:
http://fundraisingcoach.com/bible.htm

]]> By: Marc http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7435 Marc Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:13:10 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7435 I just skimmed it, but it seems to say what I say: Jesus wants it all. Cheerfully and generously but it's all his. To me, it's obvious that tithing's not enough. A great place to start, a lousy place to stop. In my experience in talking with people that make the jump to tithing, <i>not</i> tithing is more about fear and worry. Not trusting God to come through. Perhaps I skimmed the article too fast. I just skimmed it, but it seems to say what I say: Jesus wants it all. Cheerfully and generously but it’s all his.

To me, it’s obvious that tithing’s not enough. A great place to start, a lousy place to stop.

In my experience in talking with people that make the jump to tithing, not tithing is more about fear and worry. Not trusting God to come through.

Perhaps I skimmed the article too fast.

]]> By: rich http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7434 rich Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:55:38 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7434 of all places, the Reformed Pres. church seems to have what I feel is a fairly balanced view of the T topic: http://www.arpsynod.org/thetithe.html feedback? of all places, the Reformed Pres. church seems to have what I feel is a fairly balanced view of the T topic:

http://www.arpsynod.org/thetithe.html

feedback?

]]> By: Marc http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7430 Marc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:51:45 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7430 Ahh... Isn't it interesting that both disciplines attack idols in our culture: * tithing attacks avarice/greed/mammon * sabbath attacks pride & "busy-ness" Ahh…

Isn’t it interesting that both disciplines attack idols in our culture:
* tithing attacks avarice/greed/mammon
* sabbath attacks pride & “busy-ness”

]]> By: rich http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7429 rich Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:14:55 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7429 mmm sabbath.... mmm sabbath….

]]> By: Marc http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7428 Marc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:46:03 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7428 Yeah, if BOTH were high priority, we'd be able to fund the work of the Kingdom <i>and</i> our churches would have funds for the healthcare needs of our congregations and the housing needs and the food needs. But since the average Christian in the US gives 2% (even those that consider themselves "tithers"), most churches choose to teach on giving. Oh...perhaps you meant sabbath wasn't getting enough attention? Yeah, if BOTH were high priority, we’d be able to fund the work of the Kingdom and our churches would have funds for the healthcare needs of our congregations and the housing needs and the food needs.

But since the average Christian in the US gives 2% (even those that consider themselves “tithers”), most churches choose to teach on giving.

Oh…perhaps you meant sabbath wasn’t getting enough attention?

]]> By: rich http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7427 rich Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:14:51 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7427 true. however..based on observation alone, I think it can be fairly said, that it's clear which of the two enjoys a higher priority in the church. hmm true. however..based on observation alone, I think it can be fairly said, that it’s clear which of the two enjoys a higher priority in the church.
hmm

]]> By: Marc http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7426 Marc Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:50:50 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7426 Yep, loaded. Makes about as much sense to me as "Which is better, serving God or eating lunch?" Both are important! :) Yep, loaded.

Makes about as much sense to me as “Which is better, serving God or eating lunch?”

Both are important! :)

]]> By: rich http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7425 rich Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:56:39 +0000 http://marcpitman.com/2008/03/07/goin-home/#comment-7425 oooh, good discussion topic: "which is more important: tithing or observing sabbath" bit of a loaded question, actually.. oooh, good discussion topic:

“which is more important: tithing or observing sabbath”

bit of a loaded question, actually..

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