Jesus Christ vs the Evangelical Tithe

Jesus Christ vs the Evangelical Tithe

# 44: Reality: Before every evangelical there is both a superior and an inferior christianity. Reality: Before every evangelical there is both a superior and inferior eternity.

Everyone  determines the worth of his/her present and future lifetime. People-pleasers – those more intent on pleasing people rather than Jesus, those choosing obedience to “commandments of men” over obedience to the very “head of the church” – are not living a superior christianity. They are walking into an eternity quite inferior to that which is attainable. To the contrary, those abiding primarily in Christ will bear “much fruit”, not a scarcity of fruit. (Jesus: “He who abides in Me…. bears much fruit.”)

Followers of christians will “suffer loss”, as revealed at the upcoming judgment seat of Christ. That loss will be extensive, painful, eternal. To the contrary, followers of Christ will receive bountiful rewards that will never fade away.

Tithers and non-tithers who finance evangelicalism are people-pleasers, having chosen submission to the influential. Their reward – acceptance, approval – is temporary. The cost of that acceptance is eternal rewards and a devalued relationship with the very “King of kings and Lord of lords”.