Blaine: Since it is found in Malachi,
an OT prophet, we must assume it to have been given in support of the old
covenant, since payment of tithes and offerings was definitely part of the law
of Moses. The new covenant was to have been the order in which all things were
had in common. However, since the early saints did not live this new order
for long, and since it is clearly not being lived today except in a few isolated
instances, and since the early latter-day saints were not able to
live it, the law of the tithe was given by way of commandment, to be lived until
such time as they (the latter-day saints) are able to once again take up their
crosses and sacrifice worldly concerns to the fuller extant of being able to
live the United Order, the order of Heaven, wherein all things are to
be had in common. In such an order, all things will be commonly
owned, and righteous men will be given authority to disburse it as they are
inspired by the Holy Ghost. As you can no doubt see, this sort of order
would be extremely difficult to live, as privately owned property is
presently held to be a sacred and inviolable constitutional right.
To give up that right would be to place trust in the righteousness of those
judges who would have authority to disperse the property, and of course, that is
the rub--most people would see fault in almost any dispersion, if they for some
reason felt or thought there was special privilege being shown. It would
take more faith than most have. So, the law of the tithe was reinstated
among latter-day saints by way of commandment to be lived until such time as the
Lord in his infinite wisdom sees fit to require the higher law again to be
lived. The revelations are found in the D&C 64:23;
85:3; 97:12; 119:4--see also Proverbs
3:9-10
Just for the record, while I believe
most of my Bishops would be able to disperse property held in common
righteously, I have had a couple I did not have that much confidence in
to be able to live the United Order under their supervision. I would
have been among the rebellious who found fault with how things were being
apportioned out, I am pretty sure. However, the law of the tithe is, by
comparison, easy for me to live. (:>)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Kingdom
Come
> Blaine, is this old covenant or new covenant? Could things have changed
> between the old and the new?
>
> >From: "Blaine Borrowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Kingdom Come
> >Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:37:48 -0700
> >
> >Blaine: Malachi 3:-11 (Pay up or be cursed--its in your Bible)
> >
> >Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
> >Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
> >Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine
> >house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not
> >open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there
> >shall not be room enough to recieve it.
> >And I shall rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy
> >the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before
> >the time in the field, saith the Lord of Hosts.
> >And all nations shall call you blessed; for ye shall be a delightsome
> >land, saith the Lord of Hosts.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kevin Deegan
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Kingdom Come
> >
> >
> > I find your LDS pay up or get Burnt up doctrine ABHORENT!
> >
> > Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Kevin Deegan wrote:
> >
> > BLAINE Your report made it seem as if Mormons are under a great deal
> >of pressure to pay their annual 10% tithe. I don't think there is much
> >pressure, other than that of individual conscience, to pay tithes or other
> >contributions.
> > Pressure? NO Pressure. Pay up or Jesus is gonna burn you up!
> >
> > DAVEH: Hmmmmmmm.....reminds me of the pressure we LDS folks get from
> >some TTers, Kevin......
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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