God had given us a commandment the Tithes & Offerings. How people today followed the commandment?
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You are quite incorrect, and the verse you quoted is irrelevant. While some of the truths of Scripture are only available by God's revelation, much of the truth is readily available to its readers.
Proper hermeneutics enables us to understand Scripture rightly. You have not learned proper hermeneutics, so although you are able to understand some basic truths, other things are hidden from you, and you distort the Scripture and lead others to distort it.
What you also fail to accept is that you aren't the only one receiving revelation from God!
Many people on this forum are believers and already understand Scripture better than you do. Many of us have studied Scripture under God's guidance for years if not decades, and you come along with your arrogant pretense of "revelation", and we shake our heads. You have much to learn, and the sooner you stop acting like you are here to teach anyone, the better.
Sharing the truth doesn't mean to insist anybody. It is take it or leave it.
And you are free to abandon it.
And I understand your position. Because our Lord Jesus knows, and said it already in his time and his word never pass away (Matthew 24:35).
1 CORINTHIANS
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Yes it has nothing to do with understanding the text. But that is not important.
It is a basis to salvation because this is what Chosen of God belief. That is the important.
HEBREWS 11:1
11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The evidence of things not seen is come from God alone.
And the Chosen of God alone can find it because their faith was given by God as a gift.
EPHESIANS 2:8
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
It is your perception but I'm not teaching. I'm sharing. You are free not to take it.
Anyway, the words that I shared are not come from me.
The way you response is you are hurt.
It proves that the Truth in the Words of God never pass away.
HEBREWS 4:12
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
This is what Saul of Tarsus belief (proper hermeneutics)
That is why he studied to Gamaliel. One of the famous doctors of the law in his time. Saul belief what he learned from Gamaliel is a guidance from God.
And Saul of Tarsus got hurt when the Disciples of Christ Spread the Good News.
So he persecuted them because of what he learned about proper hermeneutics.
But when Saul of Tarsus admitted that he never knew the real Jesus recognized by the Apostles (Acts 26:15). And the equivalent of it was he doesn't know the the One True God whom he thought he loved and served (John 8:19).
Then Saul of Tarsus became Paul. And what he learned from Gamaliel (proper hermeneutics).
This is what he said.
PHILLIPIANS 3:8
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
As I said, you can tell what you want and criticize but your criticism will not save you.
Do you honestly think that I believe my criticism will save me? Where did you get such a foolish idea?
The idea is because instead of sharing what do you believe is True, I always read your criticism by using deep words.
But I understand, because you are hurt by the Truth in Hebrews 4:12
I'm also hurt by the Truth that is why I beg to God the Father and ask for his Mercy.
To understand the text is not a basis to Salvation. Because it is an equivalent of KNOWLEDGE only. And Knowledge to the words of God will not save you. Scribes & Pharisees as well as Gamaliel has knowledge. Even Saul of Tarsus has the Knowledge. That is why they can preached.
Revelation from God is the basis to Salvation. Because God would reveal the meaning of his words is by asking for his Mercy. It requires humbleness to ask Mercy. The equivalent of Revelation from God is WISDOM. The Chosen of God has Wisdom from God like Apostle Paul.
You don’t understand English well enough to criticize my words.
I’m not hurt by the words of Scripture. Stop being an insulting jerk and start having a respectful conversation.
It is just normal to get hurt by the Truth of words. Our Lord Jesus Christ will not get mistake on that (Hebrews 4:12). All you have to do is to ask God's mercy.
If you don't hurt with the Truth of words. I don't think you are telling the Truth. You are not true to yourself.
Because even Our Lord Jesus got hurt with the Truth.
MATTHEW 26:39
39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
No, it is not normal. People are hurt by truth because truth exposes their sin and error.
Another error; but, given your pattern of refusing to learn when corrected, you will persist and build other errors on your shaky foundation.
As Jesus did not sin and was never wrong, He was not hurt by the truth, and again the verse you quoted has nothing to do with the subject at hand.
Even the Apostles of Our Lord like Simon Peter got hurt by the Truth.
The Truth was Jesus must suffer and be killed so he can fulfill his Testament as God the Father Gen 17:7 & Hebrews 9:16-17).
But Simon Peter got hurt and he refused that will happen.
MATTHEW 16:21-23
21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Firstly, Peter was not "hurt" by the truth; he disagreed with it. Secondly, one example does not prove your point because the text does not provide a universal declaration.
There is no need for Universal Declaration for the Truth.
It is only God who can judge and decide.
So we must depend on God alone and no one lese.
How can we depend for Universal Declaration with this Truth revealed by Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our Lord said The Whole World was Deceived. And this word of Our Lord Jesus never pass away (Matthew 24:35)
REVELATION 12:9
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Once again you are wrong because you don't understand English well enough. Really, man, back off. You're out of your league here.
In the Time of Noah the equivalent of Universal Declaration for the Truth , Noah was Crazy because he was building the Ark.
In the whole world there was only 1 family (Noah's family) who was dependent on God alone.
The Truth must be shared to everybody. And it is everybody to decide.