I had a conversation with one of the Mothers of the Church, she attends a large Baptist chuech in Cleveland, my home town. This dear saint has been faitful with tithes and offering for over 40 years.
And, one of her greatest fears is missing a tithe payment. The lady is retired and living on a fixed income and barely making ends meet. I said to her, something sounds upside down. At this point in your life the church should excuse you from tithing and provide you with supplemental income. But the church would not intiate such mercy, because they have no concept of what GOD means when He says I will have mercy and not sacrifice.
Anyone who is not ready and eager to despense mercy where needed does not know GOD. You have not the love of God in your heart, you are not saved.
Matt 12:7And if you had only known what this saying means, I desire mercy [readiness to help, to spare, to forgive] rather than sacrifice and sacrificial victims, you would not have condemned the guiltless
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