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The Widows Last Mite Is Not About Giving
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- The widows last mite is often used as an illustration of sacrificial giving and many greedy pastors use the story to get people to give them their money even if its painful to give. They say that this widow gave everything so you can also give me much much more. Preachers like Robert Morris, Michael Todd, Crefo Dollar, Steven Furtick and many other false teachers deceive simple people into giving them more and more money. In their greed they will exploit you the bible says. Jesus was actually condemning the Pharisees and the religious leaders for devouring widows houses and he was using this poor widow as an example of their sin and their greed. Christians should not be taking money from people like this, they should be giving money to them. Even in the Old Testament law provision was made for the widow in the tithe. That's what the tithe was for.
That’s exactly what I keep thinking every time I hear somebody say this. shouldn’t we as the church be helping them isn’t that our job instead of taking their money especially a church leader! Is that not what we’re supposed to be taking up money for? To help those in christ body that need it?
Exactly!!
Then are you helping them? Have you given to widows and the poor recently?
Amen..thats the way the bible say but leaders are not doing it..
Pastor MacArthur had a sermon on this very matter. Jesus condemning this . Joyce Meyer had lecture on this very thing. The OT has examples where the prophet Elijah blessing a widow who had only enough oil- flour to feed her son and die. The Lord blessed her through the famine and later Elijah raised her son from the dead. Stark contrast
@@roshuneppyes, actually I have
I too was taken in by these false messages at a time when I was working, making a very meager amount, struggling to pay the rent. Looking back, it filled me with such fear and guilt. I used to admonish myself,
‘if I just had more faith and gave more, life would not be so hard’. I realize now that my difficult circumstances were not due to my own lack of giving. My ignorance of Scripture made me a vulnerable target for this type of expositing. That was many years ago, and thankfully the Lord has graciously and patiently guided me through the Bible, increasing my hunger and thirst for His Word.
I recently heard that message by John MacArthur, and was amazed that I’d never heard it preached in that way in 40 years, and yet as I study God’s Word in it’s entirety it is clear that you are right in your exegesis.
God bless you Caleb for once again speaking truth from God’s Word. I greatly appreciate your teachings.
Praise God! Glad to hear you’re doing better friend
Are you still in those meager circumstances or have prospered any?
I knew a lady in a church I used to attend who was 80 and still working because she had to. She finally retired but had trouble making ends meet. Do I pay rent and pay bills or do I tithe she asked. She was conflicted. I told her to pay her bills because God wouldn't want her to lose her home. She was a faithful woman of God. It was a church that emphasized tithing and she felt really guilty. This upset me greatly. She was a widow who was struggling.
I desire mercy not sacrifice
The widow's last mite is not about giving; I agree, thank you for the insight. This incident is being misused because of the concept of the church in buildings/as an organisation/ club etc. full of clubish activities instead of obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus and His commands.
Yes I agree, the church should be setup to give to widows and the poor and orphans, not to take away from them.
I heard a pastor at the church I went to at the time, say "put in a month's salary and God will give you back tenfold", like God would provide us a receipt or something. I gave $5 and never went back. I freely give at the church I go to now because they never harp on tithing, and they need it so much more.
I heard another pastor tell the story of how a friend of his decided he was going to give 20% and within 6 months his income had doubled. Even a broken clock is right twice a day, right? Why settle for a double when I can have a triple! Why settle for a triple when ... :) What's the rule, one double every 3 years? 3 doubles per lifetime? Maximum multiplication of 4?
I hope you attached a note to your $5 and pleaded with him to redirect it to the poor. :)
Thank you for the notes, Caleb. I am supposed to generously support the church (I am a widow) while pastor drives a luxury car and lives in a fine house. This is a big part of why people are turned off by the church and don't attend, which is so very sad. What would Jesus say....
Romans838.....Christ will say to these rats when they (everyone of them excluding none) will come before Him on that day and He will declare unto them "I don't know you depart from me you works of evil " I would not want to be in their shoes when that day arrives. Romans838 keep on keeping on do not loose your hope faith and trust in Christ Jesus your King and Lord!!!!! GOD BLESS
@@donhaldorson8233 Oh, I thank you for your message. I needed to hear those words. He unfailingly does this, puts someone in front of me, speaking Truth.
Our all knowing precious Lord looks at the heart, only He knows what we so want to do and is unable to because of our circumstances. It is so so sad how people are deceived by these greedy pastors and I can never understand why these preachers don't fear the wrath of God. Keep your eyes on His word and be led by the Spirit.
Agreed. I'm having a hard time now finding a place I trust. A big part of it is these falsehoods I'm finding out about now. I just choose organizations and causes to give to that I KNOW are helping the people (e.g. feeding stations, incarcerated prisoners I know, warming centers, soup kitchens, or abortion repeal). That way I know my coin
And keep in mind, being a widow in Jesus' day was basically a death sentence unless there were family that would take you in and take responsibility for your survival.
Just sent proof tithe was not biblical to my brother, he always believed he was blessed because he tithe I believe he now knows we were deceived, so now im going to send this one. Thanks great teaching 👍
My sister "tithes" so much, her tax forms were red-flagged when she sent them in. I'd rather give to those who truly need it, like organizations that help our persecuted brothers and sisters, than to a "church."
I agree. I used to tithe and I believed that I was blessed also because of it. I disagree with tithing now but I still believe I was blessed because I gave it from the heart. I believe your brother was truly blessed also because he gave sincerely. The Lord will bless us if our hearts are in the right place. But I am grateful that I know the truth about tithes now. God bless.
@@MrsDVK NO.....THE ONLY TITHE THAT COMES WITH A BLESSING IS THE POOR TITHE ...NOT TO RICH PREACHERS SUCKERING YOU INTO GIVING THEM MONEY ..GOD SAID PEOPLE LIKE THAT WILL BE PUNISHED MOST SERVERALY ...ONLY THE POOR TITHE COMES WITH A BLESSING ...IN A WAY WERE ALL BLESSED FOR BEING HEALTHY AND NOT HOMELESS AND WHAT NOT
@@clintonmcfarren9510 ok
After going to church for a while I learned that almost any Bible verse can be turned into a passage about tithing and is basically used as proof that the Christian church is the new Jewish nation.
I used to be Catholic. Once a month, my former church would take up a "widow's mite" collection. The children did it at the end of mass. They would run up, and grab a tin pail, then walk amongst the pews, as the congregation dropped coins into the pails. The idea was the hear the coins clanging as they dropped into the bucket. Most of the children seemed to enjoy it, and the congregants happily dropped their spare change it in. It really was sick manipulation of the cutest of the children now that I reflect back on it.
The Catholic church has no requirement to tithe. People are expected to provide the material needs of the diocese to their ability if they are able. Unlike mega churches and protestant pastors, priests are obliged to live a life of simplicity (e.g. without trappings of wealth). The pope rents a plane when he travels, while many mega-church pastors own their own jets. The Catholic church also tends to recommend to split one's giving between the church and other charitable giving. I'm sorry for you that you found such an innocent practice at your church to be a sick manipulation.
The only mite boxes or mite collections I have ever seen as a Catholic are passed around during lent and the money is to go to the poor.
SDA churches utilize children this way
How did I not see that?! Mark 12:41-44. I've been taught the wrong interpretation all these decades. The historical context is vital, what was happening at the time. David Pawson said verses should not be pulled out singly, that one must read and know the whole story. Bless you, Caleb, for this teaching.
Who is "David Pawson"? And who cares what some man said? The Scriptures and *REASON* speaks for itself. God hasn't left us orphans without sense, just sitting and waiting for David Pawson to come along.
It’s this video that is teaching you incorrectly. THE LAW OF TITHING COMES FROM GOD. FALSE CHURCHES AND FALSE PREACHERS TODAY HAVE CORRUPTED THIS LAW.
God introduced the Law of Tithing from the beginning with Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel because God was more pleased with Abel’s offerings. It matters to God that you give your all to him.
Do you notice that this channel never mentioned the true word of God as to the greater teachings of Tithing involving Abraham, Malachi and such. They just pick apart scriptures and cut and paste to fit their talking points. We must read and understand correctly ALL scriptures.
Here are some, but not all of those scriptures they left out.
MALACHI 3: 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10 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 receive it.”
Leviticus 27: 30 “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.”
MATTHEW 23: 23 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”
NEHEMIAH 10: 38 “And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.”
Do not be deceived by this video on this channel. God do not lie. He will curse those whom rob him of tithes and offerings. However, don’t give it to the false churches. Pray to find the only church Jesus created and give only to that church. They do not pay any of the Bishops a salary. We do not believe you should be paid a salary to preach. It’s not Biblical to pay a pastor to preach. He must work his own job and pay his own tithes and offerings.
Amen and amen. Thank you my brother, the Lord Jesus bless you and your family❤😄The word of God is true, hallelujah! Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Only God has the power to open the eyes of their understanding, may God have mercy on their soul).
They also love to take Malachi out of context to scare people into tithing. Absolutely disgusting.
After Robert Morris wrote the book "The Blessed Life" and created his DVD teaching series, and after preaching this dribble on TBN, his congregation, etc. he abrubtly CUT his staff by 25% because they were NOT able to pay their bills. So much for blessed life. Robert Morris has told his congregation that "his ministry" is the "ministry of finances." FALSE PREACHER
I absolutely enjoyed this teaching. This needs to be taught wide and far 🙏🏾
I just came across your channel not too long ago and I love it! I've been saved over 30 years but has never been taught the word like you teach it. Please tell us your story when you repented and believed the gospel and were baptized. Tell us what happened on that day and a little about your life (bc and ac) before christ and after Christ. How you came to know God and his son Jesus. I'd love to hear your testimony!!
These guys turn everything into giving ... as long as they are on the receiving end. Give them enough time and even Paul's chains in the Gospel will be turned into an opportunity to redirect funds toward themselves. And, yes, many of them would actually take the widow's last mite and send her out on the street homeless while they fair sumptuously in a home well above the median in their locale.
Thank you brother some Pstrs open churches to make a living as a business they don’t work only rely on offerings and tithes so they will spiritually blackmail people to give.
Yeah bro they never done a hard day's work in their life, they fleece their flock.
Thank you so much for your teaching because for years I thought this scripture was about giving my last to the ministry and believing God will take care of my needs for doing this! Thank you again for feeding my soul with the nourishment of God's Word! 🙏🏽
God has given me similar light. When we look at certain parables and how they are sandwiched in between other parables. This gives a deeper understanding and perspective when we examine the parable leading in and the following. Great discernment brother.
I've seen this passage butchered to guilt people who can't afford to pay their utility bills to give & even take out credit. Pure greed.
Great video.
Such greedy false teachers
Robert morris always teaches to tithe, he filled in at my old church and it was about tithing and how he wouldn’t let his daughter marry a man that didn’t tithe, he even bragged about having them verify that he did tithe. I couldn’t believe that. He abused his power and had the church staff look into it, and told our entire congregation. He was so proud too.
I used to tithe quite a lot as a single mother who hardly got child support. Thankfully I was able to function, but it certainly wasn’t easy. We had to go without quite often. I only had $50 a week for groceries for years when my daughter was young. I read in the Bible where tithing was of the first fruits of the land and the church said that our first fruits is our money, so I went with it. They also had us study the purple book, where it listed the scripture:
“Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.”
Malachi 3:8 ESV
“Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”
Malachi 3:10 ESV
Also Ed Young wears only the finest clothes and shoes, clothes/ shoes from Italy. He referred to his truck all the time like he was humble, but it was not an actual truck, it was a Hummer. He lives in a mansion too, and pretends it’s a normal house. That church always “blessed” rich ppl with trips and such. They would take you to the winners house on camera and the winners were doing very well on their own and could afford the trips themselves. It was sickening. I ended up leaving after volunteering on the stage crew, you got to see everything and we were told under no circumstances talk to Ed unless he approached us. Then learning about everything else, I was turned off. I’m not one to sit down with a pastor, but I think I should be allowed to if I wanted. The love of money sealed the deal for me. I saw they never wanted to help the real needy, just the ppl that helped the church. Then I found another church that was small, and sadly it became a mega church as well, thankfully I left that place and no longer look for these types of churches. I’m so over the concert, prosperity gospel church. It’s still hard to find a Bible believing church. I believe it needs to be like The Way in Jesus day, home churches.
Malachi 3:8 is yet another often abused scripture by prosperity teachers. I used to go to a church that would use that text to get tithes . I'm glad I don't go there anymore.
Used 2 be in single parent ministry in thst church. Confronted the leadership there about the unbiblical things they were dojng and was told "This church is a corporation and Ed is the CEO". Walked out when he preached thst "D€$ert $t0rm" was a H0l¥ W@r....as he was being televised. 🤮
He is @m@$0n.
@@txwarriorbride5112 that is exactly how they run it, they ofc didn’t tell us any of that as we were stage crew, but it didn’t take long to figure it out. And I was a new believer too. It was horrendous how they “helped” the “needy”, always people of influence, and prominent in the church. They literally took videos to reward these people at their homes, and their homes were high dollar homes. I was a struggling single mom who barely able to pay her bills, and they blessed people who could afford theirs. It was sickening. I took a good girl friend of mine to one of his book signings and was mortified when he acted like a celebrity and talked down to my friend who wasn’t a believer. It was embarrassing, I left shortly thereafter. It left a bad taste in my mouth. I can’t imagine how many ppl he has hurts by his behavior and actions over the years, and pray ppl don’t judge God by his and his church’s actions.
He believes in Tithing the same way you don't. He doesn't need the money, he believes it is scriptural, the same way you believe it isn't. The question is, who is correct?
Not only was the Widow’s Mite about condemning the Pharisees but I also believe it’s a warning to modern church leaders who are doing the same ie when God destroyed the temple because of the leaders taking advantage of the poor, he’ll do the same to these modern churches who are doing the same thing.
Thank you for this message! I thought I was supposed give, give and give and if I didn’t I felt so guilty. Thanks to genuine pastors and men like you who knows the truth and shares the Word with others. Now I don’t feel guilty as God opened my eyes to the truth Christian giving. I thank God for guiding me in His Word and to really read it in its context. Thanks again.
God bless you all.
Excellent commentary!!! Thank you for graciously addressing this. "Those that have ears to hear" Bblessed my friend! I appreciate your channel. 👍❣🙏
Thanks Gail :)
Great points. If the 'church' of the time under the Pharisees and their false teachings had been following God's command to care for the widows she never would have been in a position to feel she needed to give her last two mites she owned. The Pharisees turned God's Word upside down and were taking from her!!
This guy is awesome! Not many people like to hear the Truth, this is the second video I watched of this guy and so far he speaking what I believe. Great job Sr. You're being biblical
The widow was dying and gave what she had to help the ministry. I have volunteered in hospital and hospice since 1996. When people think they are dying they give everything away.
When people think they are dying they give everything away? Not necessarily.
Robert Morris is a charlatan. When I think about ravenous wolves he is the first person that comes to mind.
Thank you! People have been mislead by these evil people for far too long. I walked out of the last false church about 6 years ago and have not walked into another, and won’t. Audio Bible (no background music) will teach and comfort you with more verses than these people give in a decade. I say, if you see someone in need at the grocery store, the bus stop, etc., give it DIRECTLY to them. If you give to the church, they will never be helped.
Thank you, sir, for telling the truth and exposing greed on the part of these people. They throw out many things from the Old Testament, saying "We're no longer under the Law," yet conveniently pull the verse in Malachi out to scare people into handing over money to them, even though that's not what that Scripture is even referring to. I appreciate your sound teaching...
I love this channel!!! James 5 completely obliterates the prosperity and "name it and claim it" gospel.
G’day Caleb, again another really excellent presentation mate. I hadn’t considered the widows mite example as lamentation by the Lord but it makes sense. Well done mate. Thank you. Mark T
What's in a name - Caleb. You do outstanding work for The Lord.
Just found this channel. I appreciate this guy for exposing so much corruption and false teaching so prevalent in "christian" tv i.e. tbn,daystar
Really appreciate what your doing in these videos Caleb!
Wow the word doesn’t lie ! In the name of King Jesus!
I agree with your study, I'll say that in SC 8:14,15 we see Paul is saying that all the wealth should be equally distributed, very similar to Acts 4, but have we followed this as a body ,do ministers dare preach this passage and then get into their town car and drive off to their estate. And what would the rich say as they set on their assigned seats, would you hear amen or this only applies to those under law, amen amen amen, lol.
This all hasn't come to pass because this portion is prophesy after the reserection of the dead everything changes, there won't be any more women preaching, the leaders that make ship wreck the faith are delivered up to Satan so as to learn not to blaspheme. Paul's gospel is written in a microcosm, in that what he is saying to Corinth he's saying to every church where the leaders have made shipwreck that if I come again I will not spare. He's speaking of judgement. The only reason he would come is for judgement that's why he says if I come again. Mind you he has not yet made his third visit.
@𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙚👉@Calebcorneloup1 I joined your telegram.
Thank you so much for explaining this. I really like the video. God bless you 🙂🙏
It's not about making pastors rich. It's about giving freely to the poor. Jesus said to his apostles, remember the poor.
Please don't ever stop making these videos for us. You have cleared up so much by explaining exactly what the Scripture says, and I pray that those that are being taken advantage of will watch your videos and start giving to the poor, the orphans, the widows etc. You are much appreciated so please don't stop. Thank you for everything you are doing for us.
Thank you Brother Caleb. I enjoy, trust and learn from your Bible teachings. God Bless you and your continued instruction in the Word.✝️📖🙏🤍
Waooow!!!! Great teaching. I pray that believers sit at the feet of Jesus and learn from Him by themselves
Well said! Justin Peters also kept this passage in context and referenced John MacArthur. Although the Bible doesn’t say what happened to the poor widow, I thoroughly agree with Justin Peters that the woman probably went home and died shortly after giving her last mite.
Very good analysis of the text and its implication to the culture. There's just one issue that comes to the forefront. Given that the NT is a house church, which you encourage, why then do you cite John McArthur, since his church is a mega church? While it doesn't seem to proclaim a gospel of greed, McArthur is still promoting the mega church concept with large buildings, salaried pastors, etc. While I personally like much of what John McArthur says or doctrine, his praxis (or implementation) needs an adjustment, don't you think?
Yes!
Wow. This is mind blowing. And I attended church and studied the Bible for years. My mom is a big fan of Kenneth Copeland, and when I saw his net worth, I nearly collapsed.
Asking for giving from government assistance is disgusting. That isn't income, that is as the name implies, assistance.
Robert Morris and his megachurch buddies will never give sacrificially. They will give their pocket change from their income and rest on their vast wealth. But those in their congregations have to give sacrificially from their income and have no such wealth to rest on.
It's in nearly every church unfortunately.
TRUE, sadly. ❤😄
Greetings from Canada. Another great message. My husband and I stopped tithing years ago and help others instead. It is sad how hundreds of thousands believe the false preachers and teachers and keep giving them money. We woke up years ago while in the WOF/charismatic assembly cause we saw that we like many kept giving and waiting for our financial ad other breakthroughs but we were just getting by and the preachers were getting richer. So glad God brought us out of that doctrine. On another note, we miss watching your friend from Lion of Fire and remember him in our prayers.
My dear brother i been in church for a lot of years and the message about this verse of the bible is all about money and i couldnt really take it that way.BUT NOW THANKS TO GOD WHO USE YOU TO GIVE A CLEAR MESSAGE ABOUT THIS VERSE THANK YOU BROTHER.
YES, WELL SAID!!! I have a ministry Rescued Redeemed Transformed RRTMinistries that helps women out of sex slavery industry but WE WOULD NEVER ASK PEOPLE TO GIVE THEIR LAST!! God doesn't need our $$ but our obedience! What/Where is the Lord calling you to obey? The command is TO LOVE one another! What does that really look like. It's not about $$ but the posture of our heart!!!
That was powerful. Keep on giving us the truth. God bless you.
Thank you for making this clear. I have been told that there were three tithings before Israel had a king and the third tithing was for widows and orphans. I'm not an expert on this and would like to know if thats true.
One of our( African) workers tells us that their church even has a card machine that goes around. Our people are very gullible and are fleeced by unscrupulous pastors.
Thank you brother, I have learned much from you...
We have to clearly avoid giving too much to pastors, religious institutions. The pastors, the religious institutions are in fact hvg more than enough! Many of them are money making machines, fleecing the people in the name of Jesus! Let's find rather the poor & contribute acc to our capacity with God's knowledge alone. This type of giving, will definitely bring blessings upon us. Jesus alone is doubtlessly the ONLY GATEWAY TO HEAVEN, let me not delay in accepting Him as my Lord n Saviour lest I may forfeit the ultimate heavenly bliss with Him for eternity.
I'm having a hard time now finding a church home I trust because of all this false teachings and moneychangers. My trust is damaged. I don't want my money wasted. Until I find a place, I think it best to choose organizations and causes to give to that I KNOW are helping the people (e.g. feeding stations, incarcerated prisoners I know, warming centers, soup kitchens, or abortion repeal). That way I know my coin isn't being squandered.
Spiritual things and material things do not mix. Some people by their preaching have made the word of God a negative book (bible). Reading the Bible is the sweetest thing one can experience
they use that passage to do exactly what the message clearly says is bad
It is a wonderfull privilege to give to God. Everything belongs to Him. Give to His work whatever is your desire. Once given your gift is no longer yours to control.
You could also use the widow as a type of believing Israel. To believe in Christ is to give everything one has. To love Him more then manna.
Isaiah 54
“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.”
Excellent 👍
Gotta keep the beast going
Through Leroy Thompson, Creflo Dollar, my former Pastor always used the passage of Scripture to support sacrificial giving.
They are all frauds!!
They intend for others ,not themselves, to give sacrificially
SPOT ON
Since the Word of Filth pastors are NOT members of the body of Christ. We all should form a class action to get refunds back from all our tithing and offerings.
Galatians 3:10 says if they are of the works of the Law they are to keep the entire Law.
That fact established, go read Leviticus 6:1-7 to see how restitution is to be made for deceitfully gotten gain.
I just got to know you today. My name is Corah from Nigeria and thank you for speaking the truth.
@azanorcorah106
Which city in Nigeria?
Rob Morris says that if you don't tithe, it opens the door to demons...translation... if you don't keep your premiums up to date with God then you will no longer have His protection. Absolutely insane. Morris is one of the biggest wolves preying on the sheep.
Praise God
Spot On
You enlightened me
You soo blessed 🙏
I always wonder where all of that tithing money go when I used to go to catholic churches.
Yeah that always disgusts me that they think this is the standard for giving. Jesus was only giving an example of generosity not creative a command on giving!
Just can across your teaching today and want to say thank you for speaking the truth. Keep up the good work and praying more people will be good Bereans.🙏
Amen..thanks
Greetings from Nigeria.
I just found your channel.
Thanks for the teachings Sir.
Much appreciated 👍
Welcome!
Morris has a date with Messiah, and his pillaging the church will be his “indictment.” God have mercy on Robert, he is hell bound, and leading thousands there with him.
As my Christian friend Mark H. said, "Did Jesus commend the widow?".
I knew a lady at a church I used to attend who was compelled to put her food stamps in the offering plate (this was before food stamps went digital). I assume the church gave them back, but it was rather disturbing that she felt compelled to sacrifice her food just because the church was pressuring everyone to tithe.
They probability stuffed the food stamps in their shirt pocket
Jesus speaks both admiration for the widow who would give all her money in self sacrifice and judgment to those who would cause her to think that was God’s will for her, at the same time.
Those that have should cheerfully give and those that have not should thankfully receive.
God is blessed by sacrifice and thanks giving.
Give all you have thank God for all you receive.
The early church in the book of Acts shared everything they had with each other.
These modern day rich pastors do not share their mansions with the congregation.
I would agree about everything said except the tithe was animals and grains for the levitical priests since they were not allowed to work outside the temple. The other 11 tribes were expected to take care of the Levites. But saying that people gave Alms into the temple treasury and those monies were used to help widows and orphans. In fact the homeless and widows were given places to live in the outer courts of the temple. That’s how their government took care of the needy.
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Just an additional thought, but the 700 Club pushed this hard, too. I know, bc I used to watch it all the time. It permeated the culture in the West, through far-reaching television ministries. People trust what is said on a TV screen, and they KNOW IT, and they NEEDED MONEY to keep broadcasting. Just a thought.. God bless you for speaking the truth.
I drive by this guy's church every Sunday, and they got cops all over directing traffic. If they weren't fooled and went to smaller churches then the cops could concentrate on other activities. Sunday morning should be the busiest day of the week, but not all to mega churches.
But also remember Jesus was on a mission. It's okay to give.
1 Corinthians 9:5... to LEAD a wife...
Paying for someone to go on a mission, yes.
A corporate church, no.
That’s passage is talking about travelling apostles. Not local pastors. Whatever the case, the story of the widows mite is not about giving to churches.
OutRay Apostle Paul was saying he could take a wife on his journeys as other apostles
The story of the widow teaches us that God sees your sacrifice. He looks through the crowd and notices you. When your giving seems insignificant compared to others, you don't need to worry. God sees your sacrifice and He will take care of you.
Incorrect. The text is about false teachers that manipulate and take advantage of the poor.
Recently came to know about this context and the actual meaning..
I wish that I heard this when I was widowed 14 years ago. Our pastor at that time was a money hungry bully, and he coerced me into giving around 50 Thousand dollars of the money my husband left me. I thought my finances would be cursed if I didn't. It seemed every other sermon was about MONEY! The next pastor was the same-- tithe, tithe, tithe! He asked to be wealthy so he "would have more to give"! Turned out he was helping himself to every penny of the money given to "the church" , spending it on himself and neglecting to pay the mortgage payments on the church building. Very disillusioning! Now I know to trust in no man, pastor or not. I trust in Jesus for my salvation, and have learned to read the word for myself.
There are also other biblical views and scripture to show that you should give to the church. The moral of this story is that the rich gave with pride in their hearts, and the box that collected these offerings had a trumpet-shaped receptacle to collect taxes or yearly tithings to the temple to help build it. The problem is that they used these receptacles to show off how much they were giving the more they put in, the louder it was for others to hear. The widow gave and no one in the court (women's court AKA treasury) took care of the widow as scripture says. the same scripture that told these rich and wise men that God would kill them if they denied or did not take care of these widows or take from them. This story is not about money, but IT IS ABOUT GIVING! It's about the giving of our hearts. How much of your livelihood are you giving to the Lord. How much time are you willing to give to God, Money, Relationships, and things that people would normally place above God. David himself said who are we to give what already belongs to God? Yes, we must give tithes to the church, but if it's not from the heart, then you might as well not give at all! Not just money, but time and love. Give your time to God, give what you can to the church to help with the upkeep, not to make the pastor wealthy, Take care of the widows and orphans, and do not try to negotiate what already belongs to God..... your life, your time, and your love. Money belongs to Ceasar, give Ceasar what belongs to him, but Christ did not deny giving to the temple. A collector came to ask for collections and one of his apostles gave for Jesus. Jesus then in frustration looked at him and said, don't you get it?! You gave what belonged to me already! Look at the parable of the fish and coin. So yes, we still must give to the church what we can give, but the moral is to give with a cheerful heart, not that you HAVE to give, but give because you WANT to give. Where is your heart when you give? That will Glorify God!
Loved this one :) thank you
You make good points but you're wrong to say the passage has nothing to do with giving at all. In the account Jesus doesn't simply say the widow put in everything that she had. That would be enough to make his earlier point, right? Before he says that he makes a comparison between what the rich gave and what the woman gave. Then he explains that the comparison is based on the circumstances of the individuals while also making the point you mentioned.
This comparison helps us to understand God's view toward our giving. It shows us that we should never view our ability to give a lot as any better than someone else's ability to only give a little. And it also helps us to see that we should never view our ability to only give a little as less than someone else's ability to give much because how our giving appears to God is not how it appears to humans.
I would rather see the widow's last mite as a sort of cautionary tale about religious authorities taking advantage of other people's charity.
@@vaughntwo-three3721 How did you decide it's one or the other?
@@r.rodriguez4991 I'm not opposed to what you're saying or anything, and yes I would agree with you that it isn't wrong to make the effort to give even in little amounts, but just to avoid confusion, this story is also about someone making effort to give with the wrong people, or with an unbiblical practice.
@@vaughntwo-three3721 No offense but by the way you worded your first response it seems like you're more interested in how you would like to view the passage rather than letting the passage say what it says.
I don't know if we really agree because my point wasn't that it's right or wrong to give even in small amounts but rather that this passage illustrates that God views giving in a way that differs from how many would generally view it.
Also, you mentioned giving to the wrong people. Nowhere in any of the gospels does Jesus say it was bad to put money in the temple treasury. If it was then why did he sit there watching people do it without ever saying a word about it? Why did he not knock over the money receptacles like when he drove the animals out before? The point was never made that it was wrong to give. The point that was made was it was wrong to extort and pressure people to give but absolutely nowhere did Jesus say the people putting in money should not have done that.
I think your argument deviated away both from what the video was about and what my comment was about. My whole point is that the account isn't just about one thing. It's not either/or. There's no need to say you prefer it one way or the other.
I've been saying this for years but so many Christians have this false teaching burned in their minds it's almost impossible to convince them otherwise.
Thank you for this message, very eye opening!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! This is SO FREAKING AMAZING!!!!
There is no record that Jesus and the widow had any interaction, so this was used to show to His disciples what sacrificial giving looked like. She gave freely not under compulsion! What happened to her after this incident we are not given any information. Good point raised about the pharisees and their attitude to poor widows etc. I'd go further and say that manipulating people regarding 'tithing' is part of this devouring as well. Listen to Rick Joyner joking about how to spell 'million'.
I agreed with your clear explanation.
Amen.🙏🏻💓
Heart wrenching,how these abominable pastors twist verses
I absolutely dislike any public collections. Giving shouldnt be given under compulsion or publicly.When/if I tithe its done anonymously
Still help those ministeries who need money . Not to people like Joel who r living lavishly
I never realised. Thank you.
True the widows last mite is not about giving, but I also want to believe it is not about what Jesus had said earlier on taking widows houses and all. If you read the text it says Jesus sat there by the treasury watching as people gave. He was looking as people gave and made certain observations. He noticed that people were giving out of their abundance, which means they had more than enough not to feel any pinch out of what they gave. He did not say it was wrong of them or anything. It was an observation! Now he also noticed that this widow came with all she had and gave. With your argument in thought, I wonder why Jesus did not stop her then? My only thought is it was not about the abuse of widows at that time. Jesus noted that what the widow gave was more a sacrifice because it left her with nothing, others gave and still had something left to be able to buy bread there after, she had nothing. To Jesus here contribution was more than the others cause it took a lot more than just giving the money. The emotion that came with it, the believe or faith that came with it. She could have decided to give half of what she had but she gave all. Jesus was just telling his disciples that to him the offering that held more value was of the widow even though it was far less than of the others.
I AGREE