i want to talk about giving/tithing/offering
ok so if u are a christian you may have a stance on these things, but maybe peep my stance too and see if it is legit to you or not my stance is basically that u should do it however there are right and wrong ways to do it imo, your giving is an act of faith so this is why u should do it- not so much because you have the money, but because you have the faith.. if you don't really have the money to spare then in your heart its like you're saying "if i give this, i believe God will provide for me" this gives God something to work with in your life because it is impossible to please the Lord without faith- so this is one way to exercise your faith from time to time so i say we should do it, but we should remember to try and do it correctly (remember these are just my beliefs, you peeps take it or leave it) one thing you should do is make sure not to talk about your tithing or giving or offering.. just keep all of that quiet i file all that stuff under giving.. and u should do certain things (like give and pray) in secret as opposed to in public because you are supposed to do these things for the right reasons, not to appear good or holy so that's rule number one.. if u give, don't talk about it to anyone at all really ever if you can avoid it another rule is.. in your giving, don't be rigid about where it goes what i mean by this is (again this is just my opinion) don't just give to church, also give to people who have a need so first ask the Lord in your heart how much to give or just give your routine amount or whatever u do once u have the amount set, then ask and think about who/where the money should go to if your heart says give to church AND to your cousin, then figure out how to split up that money, or figure out if you need to add more money to what you originally were going to give or whatever don't necessarily always just give to church.. if God brings to your rememberance that your friend needs money for something, then it might be good to give to your friend AND to church don't be rigid about it, be flexible.. when you are flexible then God can get you to pay different amounts or He can get you to give to diff places or people.. i think primarily the money will usually go to church cuz the Word has to be preached.. but again just don't be 100% rigid about it because the Lord cares about the church AND His people individually here is the 3rd rule the third rule is that giving does not make you righteous i was talking to a guy at work and he said he fornicates but he tithes so he thinks he is in good standing with the Lord to him that statement made a lot of sense to me that statement made no sense because obedience is better than sacrifice.. giving is good however basic obedience is even more important than that also the fact that he said "i pay tithes" outloud as if it made him 'clean' or something was not really cool because again.. u shouldn't speak on your giving if you can help it i am not a preacher at all, so u peeps take it or leave it do u all think this is legit? i could say more however i'm gnna let that breathe
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