Jesus Christ vs the Evangelical Tithe
Jesus Christ vs the Evangelical Tithe
# 34: Tithers will not do well at the judgement seat of Christ. While obedience to Jesus Christ will make that encounter a gratifying experience, submission to evangelical “commandments of men” will result in loss. (Paul: “If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss.”) Those losses are eternal losses. Jesus: “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”
Life on earth should be a preparation for that day of accountability. Will evangelicals be ecstatic or deeply disappointed? The answer is obvious to anyone daring to be observant (observant, not critical or judgemental). Are evangelicals taking Christ’s Great Commission seriously? Are they submitting to the Holy Spirit? Do they follow Christ or follow each other? (Jesus: “Follow Me.”)
Most important to you is your encounter with Judge Jesus. Are you preparing? Will you be “the wise man who built his house on the rock” of Christ’s sayings, or the “foolish man” who didn’t? (See Matthew, chapter 7) Are you tithing to mortal men or giving as the Holy Spirit so directs? Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” In other words, the one who gets your money gets your heart.
Repeat: Tithers won’t do well at the judgement seat of Christ.