I never studied theology. I never enrolled in a bible school (came close).

I was a stand-in for my

work's preacher while he was away for a time - and that is how far my pastoral experience goes.
And now i shall seem ...arrogant? Boastful? Maybe overly argumentative?... for I shall not hold my
peace on this:

I was a christian. I was an atheist. I was a self-proclaimed satanist. And I was a charismatic.

And God saved me from the charismatics to become a true Christian; few people who start talking
religion with me, want to do it a second time. Because I do not accept what they want accepted: a
“holy spirit” that is more important than both the Father, and Jesus the Son,who only did that which
pleased the Father; Who told His disciples, that the comforter He would send, would come to
“reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8).

“He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” (John 16:14)

Sin – to dethrone God and go to “my will” instead of”Thy Will.”

God shall not bless those who give with the intent to receive. But that is very rarely spoken out.
Which is why people first need to get desperate and see through the lies, and repent and return
from the church to God, before He answered.

The Holy Spirit does not speak out of himself; He only says and does what He is given from the
Son, Who only does that which pleases the Father.

And to tithe, or to give with the intent to receive, which these major preacher make their followers
do, is merely greed, which is idolatry. Covetousness.

Which breaks the Second Commandment.

Now they shall tell you that we are out from under the Law and we are now under Grace:

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom
of heaven.

Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house
of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I
was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After
those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in
their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Sin is now condoned in the church, which was meant to be the congregation of the holy; the new
“church leaders” wish to include all religions as ways to god (intentionally decapitalized) under
different names. We all probably know of Rick Warren's sly move, to confuse (it actually does not
necessarily mean to have a warbled mind) different denominations with different religions. It was
well planned over 6000 years. After all, is it not written that friendship with the World is enmity
with God? A spiritual book which is used by all religions (Purpose Driven Life) is definitely not
from God the Father.

What is hidden in plain sight, is that all Worldly religions are based on rules, regulations and
rituals. The best the apostate church could come up with, to be acceptable to a World which is
searching for “freedom” yet despises that which is given for free, is to bring the “tithing” ritual into
it.

2Co 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of
necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

This verse has been twisted to break the ninth Commandment (no false witness) by forcing people
to smile while giving the last of their livelihood; to break the eighth Commandment (don't steal) by
getting people to give money they do not have (a loan still belongs to the lender, the borrower is
merely allowed to use it – and when the checque bounces, the bank does not say “oh, it was for the
church”).

If God lays it on your heart to give to the church, give to the church. If He lays it on your heart to
give to the poor, give to the poor. If you cannot sustain your family, keep in mind:

1Ti 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied
the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

All in all, the Modern Gospel has created a new breed of Pharisee: Mat 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is
made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

The tithing ritual may work its magic for some; whereas people who tithe because they wish so, to
worship God, not their greed, shall also in time receive when in need. I have been in serious trouble
in my life, and somehow, God has every time sent a way out.

God does not help those who help themselves: He answers those who diligently seek Him, not the
preacher's consent, and He helps those who are at the end of their line.

And lest we forget:

Luk 17:9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow
not.
Luk 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say,
We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

In short, to serve Jesus Christ, means to be a slave of God. It's either that, or a slave to sin. I prefer
being a slave to God.

A slave has nothing. All it has, is granted by his master. Why in the universe, would God be
impressed, feel any obligation, towards anyone, for returning onto Him only ten per cent of
what belongs to Him anyway?

All scriptural references are from the KJV on e-Sword.