Jesus Christ vs the Evangelical Tithe

Jesus Christ vs the Evangelical Tithe

# 35: To compare God’s perspective of evangelicalism with the perspective of salaried evangelicals one simply has to examine the New Testament. Amen? (Paul: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.”) So let’s examine….

Question: What relevance do the salaried give to Jesus’ words, “Freely you have received, freely give”? Answer: None.

Question: What relevance do the salaried give to Jesus’ definition of wages:“Eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages”? Answer: None.

Question: What relevance do the salaried give to Paul’s words to Timothy, “Having food and clothing, with these we shall be content”? Answer: None.

Question: What relevance do the salaried give to Paul’s words to the Corinthians, “I did not burden you”? Answer: None.

Question: What relevance do the salaried give to Paul’s words to the Ephesian elders, “These hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.” Answer: None.

Question: What relevance do the salaried give to: 1) there is not one New Testament example of a public collection and 2) the word salary is not in the Bible? Answer: None.