If money is the root of all evil, why are churches always asking for it?
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Because churches are evil.
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in a word: yep\n\nthe whole point of a religion is to get people to buy in on your belief system most likely gaining their obedience and (in the case of some unscrupulous cults and spiritual leaders) access to their piggy bank
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Maybe God is going out of his way to stop you from tithing. Church tithing is a scam. In Deut. 14:22-26 you will see that the tithe is food not money. Your preacher will say that they didn't have money back then, but read it closely, vs 25 says if its too far to travel sell your tithe for money and when you get to Gods place buy whatever food and strong drink(could this be alcoholic?) you want. Deut. 12:11-27 tells you that you can tithe at home and vs 17-18 tells that the tither always eats the tithe. The word tithe is used 40 times in the OT and only 8 in the NT but it is preached constantly. 2 Cor 16:1-3 collections were for the poor and to be on Sunday so that no money would be collected when Paul preached. Hmmm I guess that means he didnt preach on Sunday like the Pagan Romans did. Jacob was the first to tithe 10% of all that he has. Ask yourself what church did he give it to? In case anyone can't figure this out there were no churches.Tithing was a requirment of the law, why do churches only keep the parts of the law that will benefit them? If you keep the law then you must keep all the law. With that being the case why isn't your preacher slaughtering animals for sacrifce and checking their innards by hand for tumors? And if we follow the O.T. tithing we are allowed strong drink, think the preacher will mind if you come to church drunk? Just tell him you are partaking of your tithe. Always remember "You cannot serve God and Mammon".If your preacher tells people to tithe, which almost all do,then he is serving mammon(money).He is not a man of God and does not know Christ as Saviour for no man of God would ever ask for money for himself. Run from this church and never return. Find a non-tithing church.good luck with that one.(They are out there though, I lead a non-tithing church and Schneb attends one.) We are to live by faith, where is the preachers faith, he is a swindler and has no faith and is stealing yours from you. Everywhere ever mentioned tithing is food. Now offerings are something different. You are to offer money as God leads you to help others in need. \n\nCheck out the below websites for truthful Biblical answers on tithing.
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More killing has been done in history in the name of religion than for any other reason.I believe in God without a doubt,but I wouldn't walk into a church if you paid me.It's funny that I find church goers to be the most intolerant folks I've come accross.The people in church may not be evil but yes ,religion is most definetly evil and you can bet satan is happy with the divisions that religion creates.All part of his evil plan.
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Because they already know that money is the ROOT of all evil... guffaw... chortle... titter....\n\nwell .... I thought it was funny\n:-)
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To promote Christianity. But, you ask me, it's asking for trouble...!
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no..ive asked my preacher about this cause ive been through the same thing and they just want your money and its wrong of them to use jesus ...theres plentey of people who will pray for free..they are evil people who do that..don't trust anyone who asks for money..i'll pray for  you and im sure many others will
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Money....money is the root of all evil.\nEverything revolves around money...what kind of house you have, what kind of clothes you wear, what kind of car you drive, what kind of people you hang out with....all these things are the things that people want so bad...everyone wants the best...everyone wants to fit in....so..the root of it all is how much money you have.
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CERTAIN religious organizations, as, for example, the Adventists, Mormons, etc., insist on taxing their members one-tenth (or tithe) of their annual income for support of their respective church systems. It is said that such demands are in accord with the tithing laws given to ancient Israel.\n\nSearch as you may you will not find Jesus recommending or commending tithing for his followers. When Jesus sent out his apostles and disciples to do missionary work from house to house and city to city, even unto the ends of the world, he made no provisions for their support through tithing. (Matt. 10:1-42; 28:19, 20; Luke 9:1-10; 10:1-17; Acts 1:8) \nJesus came to fulfill and put an end to the Law covenant and all of its ordinances by having it nailed to his torture stake, and at the same time his poured-out blood set in operation a new covenant with superior arrangements. (Col. 2:14-16) Under such new system Christians are under new commandments that are summed up in total or complete love. They must therefore consecrate, not a tenth part, but everything they possess to God’s service and for the aid and comfort of good-will strangers among them.—Matt. 22:36-40.\n\nTITHING UNKNOWN IN EARLY CHURCH:  After Jesus ascended on high do we find the apostles recommending tithing among Christians? Not at all! Paul, who was given the care of all the congregations (2 Cor. 11:28), declared that the provisions and ordinances of the Mosaic law were only a “shadow of the heavenly things”, of “good things to come”, and hence were not the very substance of spiritual things. “Let no man judge you” in connection with the invalidated Law. Christians are concerned about the substance, not the shadow.—Heb. 8:5; 10:1; Col. 2:12-17, NW.\n\nChristians maintain no Levitical priesthood. No “clergy class” exists among them, for whom tithes are collected. “All you are brothers.” (Matt. 23:8-11, NW) Those given oversight of Christian congregations, therefore, are unpaid slaves, not hirelings, not lovers of money or greedy for selfish gain. (John 10:13; 13:15, 16; Heb. 13:5; 1 Pet. 2:16; 5:1-4, NW) This is why Paul, the overseer, instead of collecting tithes for his support, worked with his own hands making tents. (Acts 18:3; 1 Cor. 4:12; 1 Thess. 2:9) Christians in those ancient times, in proving love for God and fellow Christians, made voluntary contributions for the needy, yes, but no oppressive tithing system was established.—Acts 11:29, 30; Rom. 15:26; 1 Cor. 16:1, 2; 2 Cor. 9:1-7; Gal. 2:10.\nUnknown in the early church, tithing was not introduced until wolves had entered in and spoiled the simple purity of the Christian flock. (Matt. 7:15; Acts 20:29, 30; Rom. 16:17, 18; 2 Pet. 2:1, 3) Apostasy in turn spawned an oppressive and expensive hierarchy of bishops, archbishops, metropolitans, popes, etc., who placed heavy financial burdens on the necks of the people. Revenue for this drone class had to be obtained somehow, and so in the year 567 the Council of Tours made tithing obligatory. In 585 the second Council of Macon made its payment mandatory under pain of excommunication. The pope-crowned Charlemagne enforced tithing throughout the “Holy Roman Empire”, and in such countries as France the Roman Catholic Church continued collecting tithes until the Revolution in 1790.\n\nAs Christians, they were encouraged to give support to the Christian ministry both by their own ministerial activity and by material contributions. Instead of giving fixed, specified amounts to defray congregational expenses, they were to contribute “according to what a person has,” giving “as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2Co 8:12; 9:7) They were encouraged to follow the principle: “Let the older men who preside in a fine way be reckoned worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching. For the scripture says: ‘You must not muzzle a bull w
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If you read carefully, the LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil, not money itself.\n\nMoney is not evil. It is a necessity in modern society. All it is is a method for bartering your service for script, and script for other items you need.\n\nThe LOVE of money is what is evil - loving the acquisition and power of money over people, you family, your God, that is where evil comes in.
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Absolutely. Any religion that needs to twist their own words and beliefs in order to 'recruit' people to gain power are corrupt. Religion is man made remember, and God(or the Gods as I believe) is love. Christianity and the church have been so twisted over the centuries that they have now completely lost their grip on reality. They should try going and sitting in a field and meditating on nature instead of putting so much focus on the church. Life isn't about a big building with a spire, its about understanding. The catholic church in particular is one of the richest and most powerful institutions in the world? How did they get there? By helping the poor? I don't think so. By taking money, keeping it and recruiting new followers by twisting, turning and having an answer for everything. I'm not going to apologise if this offends anyone - If ya cant stand the heat ....
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The only evil that exist in the world today is the Godless or should I say Satanists who hijack great faiths ( Christianity, Islam)  and twist its teaching for the advancement of war, carnage, injustice and greed. THE GREATEST TRICK THE DEVIL EVER PULLED OFF WAS CONVIENCING THE WORLD HE DIDN'T EXIST--from the movie "The Usual Suspect" the title of the movie says it all, it is always religion and God who are castrated.
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Because churches - all centers of organized religion - do not care about god at all, their sole purpose is to control the masses and use them; churches are the false prophets, really. Top clerics in all religions would kill god and any true messenger on sight to defend their wealth gained by deceiving people.
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This is EXACTLY what organized religion is about today.  Money, money, money.  How many of these dudes with 4000 square foot houses would be preaching if there was no money involved and it was just about the bible and god?  Does "the word" someone get passed BETTER because he's pulling in $125K a year?  No, it doesn't.  \n\nAnd people continue to fall for it, giving, giving, giving and giving some more "in the name of" whomever.  Give me a break.  I was forced to sit and listen to a BS sermon about "giving 10% of your earnings to the church, if you don't then these "bad things" are going to happen.  C'MON!  BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO EVERYONE.  They would have happened anyway!  Then the people leave and inevitably something bad will happen to them...they might get in a wreck, lose something important or worse, then think, "If I had given the church that money, this wouldn't have happened."  What a farce.  And people buy into it, hook, line and sinker.
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They do it all the time. They find a scriptural loophole to back up their own personal desires.
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Give it away! "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows" 1 Timothy 6:10
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For some, sure it is!  It's an easy way to get what they want and all the money in the world.  For others it isn't, it has nothing to do with money or power but their belief system.