Do People Who Receive Monthly Pensions Have To Pay Tithes and Offering?

By: Anthony Joseph Hopkins

          Praise The Lord Everyone!! Praise The Lord!! How are all of you doing today?  Fine, I hope.  I have a very important question. Do people who receive a monthly pension have to pay tithes and offerings?  The answer to this question is yes.

 Everyone have to pay tithes and offerings even if you cannot afford it.  However, Deuteronomy 16:17 says: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which he has given you.  I want to say that this is found in the Mosaic Laws.  There are times that people have to pay their bills first; long before they are able to pay tithes and offerings.  I receive a Social Security pension each month.  I will admit that I have been paying my bills first, and afterwards, I pay my tithes and offerings.  I do not know if this applies to all of us in the year 2020.  It is that I have been paying tithes and offerings for many years now.  You know something, your tithes and offerings are supposed to be included in the household budget.

Next, according to James 1:17 is very interesting to me as a person.  This is because every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.  My personal Savior Jesus Christ has never disappointed me yet.  Therefore, I believe this Bible verse because it is the truth.

          Further, I want to say that in Malachi 3:8-12 is very interesting to me.  It asks everyone a very important question.  Will a man rob God?  There are some people who are robbing God by not paying their tithes and offerings.  I agree with everything that is written inside of the Bible.  It is extremely valid!! Anyway, we are supposed to bring all of the tithes inside of the storehouse that there will be meat inside of my house.  The house that Malachi is talking about is the Church.  We have to pay 10% of every dollar to the Church.  When you are faithful to God, He will be faithful to you.

          In Addition, this Bible verse in Luke 12:48 pertains to disobedience when it comes to God.  For example, if you already know the Word of the Lord, and you are still doing wrong, you will be beaten with many stripes.  For those who do not know about the scriptures, or laws of the Bible, will be beaten with few stripes.  I will admit that I have been paying my bills first, and then whatever I have left, then I will pay my tithes and offerings.

  This is wrong!!  If you earn $1,000 dollars per month, an average person would pay only $100.00 dollars.    In my case, I have been paying at least 15% to the Church.  I pay extra when it comes to my tithes and offerings.  An Example of this is paying gratuity at a restaurant.  It will be very nice to give a waitress a tip for his or her services while they are serving you.  I really understand that the money that we earn each month does not belong to us.

          Finally, I really like 2^nd Corinthians 9:7 because it is like an entitlement.  The verse says: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.  I really like this Bible verse because it is in the New Covenant.  It gives everyone a sense of flexibility.  I really love this Bible verse because I can pay my tithes and offerings according to what is inside of my heart.  So, I give not in a manner that would cause me to become angry with the Church.  When it comes to out of necessity is concerned, I guess paying tithes and offerings are mandatory; if you want to take care of your Church.  Every church should be recognized and distinguished by the presence of God.  When it comes to this Bible verse, By God’s grace and mercy, He understands my financial situation.