Those who insist that we must tithe are regularly citing two Old Testament passages to support their claims. In the first Abraham, they say, gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything he had, long before the law was instituted...
Tag: God
WHEN SACRIFICE IS NOT PAGAN
One prominent bishop in the Church of England, said to be a "brilliant" man, has described the idea that God would sacrifice His son as being "pagan" and mistaken. Is he correct?
FREE WILL AND TIME
If we are just animals, and "stardust", and nothing more than material objects...trillions of independent atoms moving around in perfect harmony; thinking, planning, singing, writing...why is it that we care or even notice that time is flying by?
HOW TO AVOID INSANITY
We all know (or at least, not long ago we all knew) that a man who thinks he is a fish is probably suffering some kind of mental imbalance, and we say that he's insane. But insanity extends further than just those whose brains are physically sick and damaged
THE GLORY OF MAN AND THE JUSTICE OF GOD
"Oh Lord, why did you ever make humans? Why didn't you just settle for animals, which are far more honorable?
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 