Re: Paul N.F.'s post, "No one Changes God's Law."

So true.  The post reminded me of an essay I wrote a few years ago on tithing.  Below is an excerpt.  Caution: Because most pastors try to put you under the law on the subject of giving, this may go against your tradition resulting in violent reaction:
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Excerpt:

If one gives as under the law, there are other things one must do, which are never told. We cannot pick and choose which parts of the law we like or want to obey. No pastor has the authority to delete some parts of the law and include other parts. It is either all or nothing. No human can change God’s law. And remember: "All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law’" (Galatians 3:10, NIV).
 
If one decides to tithe under the law, he must:
 
1. Give ALL the tithes required by the law. Some count 3-4 different tithes under the law of Moses. One tithe will not satisfy the law. (Remember, no human can change God’s law.)
 
2. Give your tithes to a Levitical priest. The problem here is that there is no more Levitical priesthood. Modern pastors are not Levitical priests. (Remember, no human can change God’s law.)
 
3. Give tithes in the form of agricultural produce and livestock. This will not work for urban dwellers -- unless you have a very big garden! (Remember, no human can change God’s law.) 
 
4. Bring your tithes to the storehouse, or temple. You will have to go to Jerusalem, but when you get there you will not find the temple. The problem here is that there has been no temple since A.D. 70. Modern church buildings are not the temple. Individual believers are God’s temple. (Remember, no human can change God’s law.)
 
Therefore, giving under the law today is actually impossible, plus it brings condemnation (2 Corinthians 3:9). If you try to do it, you flunk before you begin.
 
How then does one give under the New Covenant?  See answer at http://choicesforliving.com/spirit/part4/tithing.htm

Jim