The commandment
of tithing was changed!
*Heb 7:5 “And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the
priesthood, have a COMMANDMENT to TAKE
TITHES OF THE PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW,
that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham”.
*Heb 7: 11-12 “If therefore perfection were by the LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD, (for under it the
people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest
should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order
of Aaron? FOR THE PRIESTHOOD BEING
CHANGED, THERE IS MADE OF NECESSITY A CHANGE ALSO OF THE LAW!
*Heb 7: 17-18 “For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for
ever after the order of Melchisedec. For there is verily a DISANNULLING of the (COMMANDMENT) going before FOR THE
WEAKNESS AND UNPROFITABLENESS
THEREOF”.
The word (COMMANDMENT)
is Strong’s # 1785 it means a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing
is done. Priests that received tithes of the people were weak and unprofitable.
Christ proved
their weakness and unprofitableness!
*Luke 10: 30-37 “And Jesus answering said, A certain man
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him
of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by
chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he
passed by on the other side. And likewise
a LEVITE, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on
the other side. But a certain SAMARITAN, as he journeyed, came where he
was: and when he saw him, HE HAD
COMPASSION ON HIM, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil
and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took
care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, HE TOOK OUT TWO PENCE, AND
GAVE THEM TO THE HOST, AND SAID UNTO HIM, TAKE CARE OF HIM; AND WHATSOEVER THOU
SPENDEST MORE, WHEN I COME AGAIN, I WILL REPAY THEE. Which now of these three,
thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said,
He that shewed mercy on him. THEN SAID
JESUS UNTO HIM, GO, AND DO THOU LIKEWISE”.
*Luke 18: 9-14 “And he spake this parable unto certain
which TRUSTED IN THEMSELVES THAT THEY
WERE RIGHTEOUS, AND DESPISED OTHERS: TWO MEN WENT UP INTO THE TEMPLE TO
PRAY; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and
prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the
week, I give tithes of all that I
possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as
his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me
a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the
other: FOR EVERY ONE THAT EXALTETH HIMSELF SHALL BE ABASED; and HE THAT HUMBLETH HIMSELF SHALL BE EXALTED”.
*1 Timothy 6:10 “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”.
Our New High
Priest planned a more perfect way!
*Hebrews 9:11 “But Christ
being come an high priest of good things to come, by A GREATER AND MORE PERFECT TABERNACLE, not made with hands, that is
to say, not of this building”.
*Matt 25:34-46 “Then shall the King say unto them on his
right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked,
and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came
unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked,
and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, INASMUCH AS YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ONE OF THE
LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHREN, YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME. Then shall he say also
unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels: For
I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no
drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him,
saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked,
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer
them, saying, Verily I say unto you,
INASMUCH AS YE DID IT NOT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE, YE DID IT NOT TO ME. AND
THESE SHALL GO AWAY INTO EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT: but the righteous into life
eternal”.
*Luke 6:38 “Give,
and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again”.
Jesus sent his
Disciples with NO money!
*Mark 6:7-9 “And he called unto him the twelve, and began
to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a
staff only; no scrip, NO BREAD, NO MONEY
IN THEIR PURSE: But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats”.
*Matt 10:8 “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: FREELY YE HAVE
RECEIVED, FREELY GIVE”.
Jesus did NOT
have any money!
*Matt 17:27 “Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them,
go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh
up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee”.
God chooses the
poor!
*Matthew 19:21-22” Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be
perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and
give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow
me”. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for
he had great possessions”.
*James 2:5 “Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the
kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
*Matt 6:24 “No man
can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon”.
When the Spirit of
God dwells in you through your obedience to HIS word Acts 5:32 then YOU ARE THE
TEMPLE of God, 1 John 4:6!
*1 Cor 3:16-17 “Know ye not that YE ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD, and that THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLETH IN YOU? If any man defile the temple of
God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye
are”.
*2 Corinthians 6:10 “As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; AS POOR, YET MAKING MANY RICH; as
having nothing, and yet possessing all things”.
*2 Corinthians 8:9 “For ye know the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be
rich”.
Christ’s true ministers 2 Cor 3:6 serve the people for
free 2 Peter 1:7-8, without respect of persons.
*Luke 18:25 “For it is easier for a camel to go through a
needle's eye, THAN FOR A RICH MAN TO
ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD”.
