Why is God So selfish?
Why is God’s request a need
But my own, a want indeed?
Why must God’s house be so fancy
But my house should not be much to see?
Why should I give to God’s missionary
When my own city is cold and hungry?
Why should I find God by going to church
As if God wanted me, but didn’t search?
Why does a man of God drive a brand new car
As I drive my clunker that does not get very far?
Why should your music program be so hot
But my stereo system be so not?
Why is God so selfish and unkind
What about healing the sick and the blind?
Why is God’s money used for investments
But for me, it is the root of disobedience?
Why does God need a coffee shop
And I have to wait at the bus stop?
Why is a mission trip a huge cost
But our own neighbors are still lost?
Why must God have padded pews
And the poor walk with holey shoes?
Why does God have a tall steeple
But seems to reject the lowly people?
Why does God pass the offering plate
And pass by the widow standing at the gate?
Why does God need elegant pipe organs
But only muse about the orphans?
So why is God so selfish?
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O.K here is a freewillgiver wrapping responce to your poem.
Because not giving to the pastors in the church is a sin, the poor and the giving congregations lose, while the pastors collecting the tithe win.
Because leaglism and denominationalism is so strong, and the 20 thousand dollar organs in the church play along.
Because the church is considerd a building and the pastors are considerd preists. Congregations give to the rich and neglect the least.
Because christian children are educated in secular schools, and pastor have money to take vacations and pastor make the rules.
which say an offering is not holy untill it hits my collection plate.
Because folks don’t consider looking up tithes in the Bible, and they think the building is the only place for revival.
Offerings are above and beyond my moneytithe freewill giving I hate.
Can a man rob God? yall all know the verse if you don’t moneytithe my offering plate you are under a curse.
Tithe church comes first other ministries are secondary, including missions, your debts, and giving to the needy which is unnessisary.
Give to the church and we will meet the needs Tithe church is the profits that you must heed
Power to the pastors deakons staff and boards Power to the no profit organizational accord power you recieve when to the church you give no need to benifit the place that you live.
Money tithes are good, money tithes make pastors strong, money tithes seem right while other giving is wrong. Money tithes create sheep Money tithes send folks astray Money tithes send Offering and Freewill giving away.
Ok I messed up one line
Because Christian children are educated in secular schools, While paststors have vacation money and pastors make the rules,
which state an offering is not holy until it hits my collection plate
Offerings are above and beyond my moneytithe
Freewill giving I hate.
Read the Bible in its original context. If you need help, ask (genuinely). Sarcastically developing your own theories and perspectives, that may or may not be Biblical, are futile. There is a reason that tithes, offerings, first fruits, and alms have been in existence for over 4000 years. God has a plan for all of it.
Remember, His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. You have to get beyond yourself if you are truly going to understand something of this nature.
Micah
Thankyou for replying. There is no sarcasim in my post. I think that Christian forced giving of 10% of their income to the local church is wrong. If pastors want 10% of their congregations money then they must ask and that is ok with me. Demanding the money by saying that money is a tithe required for Christians is wrong. Jesus and the new testement do not require tithing of money. The bible never required a money tithe. I just read all 40 scriptures in the Bible on tithing last month. You should do the same. After you have read pleas respond to my post I enjoy discussing the scriptutures.
Lost and needy souls don’t come to the church because they usually have nothing left to give and it seems that joining a church requires you give or they don’t want you to take up space in their there.
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I beleive that God requires you to tithe, you may not give it to all to yor local church, but you should tithe. If your local church is blessing you in any way at all, if your pastor is giving his blood in praying and fasting and if your church is serving your spiritual need in any way then you might consider giving your tithe to your local.
church. Malachi 3:10 (New International Version)
10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
–A storehouse is a place where you take out of when you need. So according to the bible we should give to a storehouse, that place where we receive when we are in need. In this case that place where our own needs have been met spiritually.
God requires that we give. Its selfish not to give money. Why do we rave and rant when it comes to giving and tithing. What do we have that we did not receive any way?
Gods missionary might as well be in your city, so find that missionary in your city, if you are passionate about your city find the missionary that blesses your city and bless him with your money.
If the offering plate bothers you, then make the beggars plate your offering plate, try giving with an open heart. Give to a beggar in your street with an expectation to receive, God owes no man, and I am sure you will receive something before the end of that week!!
The answer to this issue is so simple.Do we pay for our salvation? what about healing?and Gods favour?Gods promises and blessing?.Where do christians get their teaching from?Please stop this nonsense WE CANT MANIPULATE GOD.Its all in the Bible,Apostle Paul clearly teaches in Galatians and the book of Hebrews that if we try to gain Gods favour or try to please God by keeping the law we will be cut off from Christ.Hebrews 8:4 says if Jesus was here on earth He was not allowed to perform or act as a priest because he was not from the Levitical priesthood.Jesus would have sinned.No one here on Earth is allowed to perform or carry out any religious tradition or try to keep the Law of Moses in the old testament.Apostle Paul strongly opposes anyone who tried to go back to the law of Moses.Gentiles are not allowed to practise or go near Gods Holy Priests in the old testament.If Jesus is forbidden from operating as a priest because He was not a Levite what makes you think we are allowed to receive tithes here on earth or continue to practise the law of Moses.Most of the teachers and preachers teach we receive all our blessings for free through faith in the Grace of our Lord Jesus but when it comes to money we have to pay our tithes for God to bless us.Thats a lie from hell.Jesus teaches if you ask anything in my name belive that you have received it and you shall have it.Its the same with Salvation its FREE!!!,JUST BELIVE THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS CONFESS HIM AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS AND TO HELP YOU LIVE FOR HIM AND YOU SHALL BE SAVED.Apostle Paul did not have a bible like you and me he got his instructions direct from the Holy Spirit.I pray that you go to Jesus for more information on this like Apostle Paul did when he was here on earth.Please honour God with your finances but dont make a big deal about it, he loves us when we walk in his humility Love you Al
Al are you saying that, we are not allowed to partake of the blessings enjoyed in the old testament because we are not levites? why shouldn’t we make a big deal about finances why must christians continue to wallow in penury? Do you know what poverty causes even to cristians? poverty causes divorce, anxieties, heart attacks to mention a few.You say just beleive Jesus died for your sins and confess he is lord, yet you lash out against his principles on giving, do you know how many christians are suffering do to lack, from the Africa to America. Why do you judge me from your holier than thou pinnacle because i choose to beleive what the bible says on giving, and that I will blessed if I give? should i tear my bible in half and throw the old testament in the trash can without beleiving what God says because I am not a jew or a priest or a levi? Yes we dont pay for Gods blessing, but if the bible says if i give i will receive then how dare you judge me because i choose to beleive the whole bible. Yes we receive all our blessings for free but didn’t the bible say it is more blessed to give than to receive? Luke 6: 38: Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure– pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”
(Luke 12:33 NIV) Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Acts 20:35 Paul told people “to remember the words of the
Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Al You dont have to pay your tithes, its your choice, but dont hinder other peoples blessing if they chose to beleive Gods word……its there prerogative not yours
and by the way this as worked for me, every time I give to God and to people in need and I humbly pray and beleive with all my heart I always always receive. So when I chose to give this is my prerogative Al not yours, and yet I get blessed, call it what you like. I call it Gods blessings and rewards and awesome testimony!!