Comments on: Who are the most generous givers?

By: Caleb Gosa

Caleb Gosa — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:44:12 +0000

Sherma, Christ NEVER told you or ANYONE to tithe. Tithing was the tradition of the Old Testament. You need to join Christ in the New Testament as stated in Luke 14:26, 27 & 33 and give up ALL that you possess if you want to be a TRUE follower of Christ. I did, and now I feed 1,700 meals a week to the poor in the Philippines.

You are tithing (10% is not ALL) by the LIES of RELIGIONS, not the inspired word of God.

Christ NEVER COMMANDED ANYONE to start a Christian RELIGION of any kind but the Southern Baptist Convention says there is 1,000 Christian RELIGIONS. They all think their doctrine is right and the other 999 are wrong. Christ said to do as He COMMANDED the TRUE disciples to do but the RELIGIONS trick you into doing things that Christ NEVER COMMANDED ANYONE TO DO except for a speck or two of things, but the rest is made up LIES. (Matthew 15:7-9)

They cannot show you a single verse where Christ said a single thing good about RELIGION, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, CRAFTED TEMPLES or the DEVIL. They are the same ***BALL OF WAX***.

Christ said to feed the innocent, poor, created temples, not the hand crafted temples in Matthew 12:6-9. Acts 7:47-48 and Acts 17:24 says that GOD DOES NOT LIVE/DWELL IN CRAFTED TEMPLES but they will convince you that God inspired His words ‘OUT OF CONTEXT’. Christ says in Luke 6:20 “Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God. The gospel (GOOD NEWS) is only to the poor, suffering and new adopted creatures of God in Matthew 11:5 and Luke 4:18, but RELIGIONS LIE and say it is to EVERYONE.

STOP TITHING and give up ALL that you possess (I DID) or you cannot be a disciple of Christ, EVER. (Luke 14:33) Unless you follow the words of Christ exactly as God inspired Christ to say them, you will be lead into the abyss by a RELIGION’S misguidance. RELIGION teaches you that God inspired some of His words ‘OUT OF CONTEXT’ and you should trust religious leaders words but not God’s inspired words exactly as God inspired them.

RELIGIONS is the LOG in the eyes of mankind.

By: sherma

sherma — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:53:42 +0000

Sometimes i wonder what i am doing that is wrong. I am born again christainand it has being all most ayear now i am asking god for a finanical breakthrough but i have not gottern it i pay my thithes and offering which is 10% of your salary it is a pleasure for me to that because i am a cheerful giver.And yet still i have not gottern my breakthrough i am broke no money in the bank i am in debts leaving from pay check to pay check. Sometimes i just feel like giveing up but you know what i will not stop praying i know i am going to get my breakthrough.

By: New Covenant Bible Institute

New Covenant Bible Institute — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:33:58 +0000

That is a real sad fact! Why is that those who are also in need are more motivated to give? and those who are blessed financially or has a good financial situation can not give more. In our Church, we are having issues about the tithes. But we are praying to God that He may give us the desire and the conviction to give more for His kingdom. Let us also pray for those who are not giving to the Lord’s treasure well, let us pray for them and for us also to still have faith in the power of God.

By: The Poor are more generous than the wealthy

The Poor are more generous than the wealthy — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:57:50 +0000

[...] are "parasites", the facts suggest that it's another group who is behaving parasitically Who are the most generous givers? I just found this article that takes a look at the various income brackets in the U.S. and [...]

By: Bryan G.

Bryan G. — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:36:07 +0000

I read the aricle, and I was reminded of the scene in the bible where Jesus watches the old lady give her two pennies, and the rich gave their big donations. What did Jesus do? He stood up and declared the gift of 2 pennies more righteous the any other, and the others’ dontations fowl. Why? Because the poor give of their abundance freely, usually unknown to anyone. While the, unrepentatant, lover of money gives for public display so they can brag about it.

By: A roundup | Sense to Save

A roundup | Sense to Save — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:18:30 +0000

[...] PF shares a distrubing bit of research findings that show on average, most people don’t donate much of their incomes (we’re talking around 2% here). In fact, the lowest-income earners give the highest [...]

By: Night Owl Mama

Night Owl Mama — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:54:44 +0000

thats why the rich stay rich and the poor get poorer depends on the richness that your looking for

some can be blessed for giving more

By: Kelly Blackwell

Kelly Blackwell — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:18:41 +0000

That was an excellent article. We found it (thanks to your mentioning it) and everyone at my office passed it around (I work at a non profit Christian radio station). Glad you pointed this out!

By: Peculiar Dad

Peculiar Dad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:53:44 +0000

“The love of money is the root of all evil.” It seems as people accumulate more wealth, they’re perhaps faced with heavier temptation and duty of what to do with it. By these numbers, it appears they’re not following God’s commandments on the situation. Anyone seen the movie, “The Ultimate Gift?” Great movie on this topic.

By: Stats Stats

Stats Stats — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:10:03 +0000

This is a case of someone taking a notion and making a chart around it. I believe that because I just finished studying the topic in sociology and saw no less than 2 charts and 1 detailed report that state something different that this chart. That material claims that the middle-class gives more as a percentage of income, followed by the rich, and then the poor.

I also wonder, how many of the poor are charitable givers while receiving welfare and food stamps? Giving a large percentage, say, of your earned income, isn’t difficult when you don’t have much of an earned income but still receive money.

Just a thought.