Exposing the Error of 10% Obligation Tithing Todd Tomasella and Naomi Ruth

by Frank Telford
Vital, Cheeful Giving

The first thing I want to say before anyone gets the wrong impression from the title of this letter is that its vital to give. God loves a cheerful giver but what is taught in most churches today is wrong. A cheerful giver is one that is not under an obligation but gives because they are blessed. They do it because they want to not because they will get punished if they don’t. Thats the mind frame of those who were under the old covenant law but under the new covenant we walk in the spirit. Lets take a look at those two different mind frames at work in one story Jesus told us.

"Firstfruits" Giving

"Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine." Proverbs 3:9-10