\u00a0article on tithing<\/a>.<\/p>\nAs someone who has faced financial hardship while raising 11 kids on one paycheck, I, as well as my husband, have felt like a failure for not giving enough.\u00a0 At first, we tried to keep tithing but our checks were bouncing, and why should God support a false belief when His Word is clear about it.<\/p>\n
This is a necessary message to get out there and I love how you put it.\u00a0 It’s all really very simple.<\/p>\n\t
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I’m glad the articles are helping your studies.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I love your\u00a0article on tithing. As someone who has faced financial hardship while raising 11 kids on one paycheck, I, as well as my husband, have felt like a failure for not giving enough.\u00a0 At first, we tried to keep tithing but our checks were bouncing, and why should God support a false belief…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,465],"class_list":["post-38905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-tithing"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42717,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/your-article-on-tithing-was-precise-and-referred-to-scriptures-to-prove-its-point-thank-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":38905,"position":0},"title":"Your article on tithing was precise and referred to Scriptures to prove its point. 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This teaching came without any selfish interest on the part of the preachers in the Lord's church as they would have been on the receiving end. I am impressed and I pray that Christ continues\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":88570,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/these-you-ought-to-have-done\/","url_meta":{"origin":38905,"position":2},"title":"These You Ought To Have Done","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Heath Rogers \"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone\" (Luke 11:42). 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