Faith First: Translating The Tithe
I read a news article from the author, Bridgett Williams-NBC Augusta titled, “Faith First: Translating The Tithe”. You can view the article here. There was a video on there interviewing two pastors, and i want to quote one of the pastors. He said,
“Those that feel that they can’t afford to tithe are those that will remain in poverty for the rest of their lives.”
I guess there’s two ways to take that. Does he mean that they’ll be in spiritual poverty or does he mean that physically, you’ll be in poverty? I’m guessing he’s one of those people who have been suckered into the health and wealth gospel, so he probably meant physical poverty. So for those of you who are making over $130,000 a year, and you feel that you can’t afford to tithe just remember that you’ll remain in that poverty until you start tithing. I don’t think most people could live on $130,000. Do you?
There’s been some big time media coverage lately especially with the article just written by the Wall Street Journal, “The Backlash Against Tithing
To Tithe or Not to Tithe? CBS News Video
Church Member Gets Shocking Letter From Pastor
Rebellion against tithing: lashing out at legalism?
