Recent content by AgapeShellArt

Thank you for sharing. I see now that I am referring to offerings people make to their local church, but I don't regret my mistake. It help reveal the difference between tithing and offering in Biblical terms. Come to think of it our pastor does refer to that time as "taking up the offering"...

Most of the churches I have attended are transparent with their finances. Meaning they say what goes up pay the bills and what goes to missions. I know there are false churches seeking to fleece the sheep, but I have been blessed not to run across them often.

I apologise if my title was misleading. I never gave much thought to the origin of the word "tithe" and just used it as I have heard other Christians used it. I didn't come up with the concept, but heard it in a sermon. I will have to read the Bible and pray more about it...so you prefer the...

The verses before and after speak directly of tithing and gives two reasons why we should do it...1. to teach us to respect (aka fear) God and 2. To feed the Levites who didnt get land like the rest (how that applies to today could be discussed. Thanks for sharing the Bible verses and your...

Your hypothesis doesn't take into account an outside force that can change the momentum of a particle: God. He can take a particle destined for destruction and make it eternal.

We already transmit and receive waves from one another. Most people don't conciously understand it. I want to state waves are physical to begin with. We can measure them. We can measure heat emitted by our bodies. We can detect pheromones that send off and communication our feelings to this...

Do you have scientific proof to support this hypothesis? Why would it multiple? Ever heard of the "Conservation of energy"?

No, our physical bodies wouldn't be dying, suffering from old age and disease if they had not eaten from the tree. We would still be physical Are the trees evil? Are the sun and stars evil? What about being physical makes you think it's evil? What part of this world do you think God created...

Then did Adam and Eve eat from a spiritual tree?

There is a lot of false preaching out there about tithing. Folks feel guilted into giving money into what most often is NOT God's church but a congregation mislead by worldly people who don't understand spiritual things. If the preacher is talking more about sowing seeds to get earthly rewards...

Don't have a horse in that race.

I agree we don't have our new bodies yet and since you agree that we are now children of God...then the only thing we disagree with is the use of the word "adoption" Thanks for clarifying your position.

Fear? That's why I don't speak up, but I do walk away and warn my brethren by telling them my personal experience. I don't always talk to the offender because I don't want to invite abuse

What is the difference between adoption and becoming a child of God?

Romans 8:16 ESV The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,