Consider this quote from a recent conference. The conference was put on by NewSpring "Church." Notice how the Law is being imposed on New Testament believers. The "Breakout session" dealt with Church Finance. http://www.newspring.cc/docs/UNL09-ChurchFinances.pdf
"Monitor staff tithing – quarterly “We check all of our staff’s tithing record every quarter and if they are not
tithing 10% of their gross salary then we will have a one-on-one discussion with them to address the issue. If a
member applies for a position at NewSpring and they are not tithing then we don’t even interview them. If their
heart is not here, then we don’t want them on staff.”
Notice the Subtle, "If their heart is not here" indictment of "non-tithing" members. Consider what Jesus said concerning giving:
4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Mat 6:4 ESV).
Consider the following statement by Frank Viola in his book Pagan Christianity "With the death of Jesus, all ceremonial codes that belonged to the Jews were nailed to Christ's cross and buried, never to be used again to condemn us. For this reason, we never see Christians tithing in the New Testament, just as we don't see them sacrificing goats and bulls to cover their sins (173)."
NewSpring (along with most seeker driven churches) bind the Old Covenant principle of the Tithe on the consciouses on New Covenant believers. For this reason they are perverting the pure message of Grace found the the sacrificial atonement of Jesus, Our Savior.
"Monitor staff tithing – quarterly “We check all of our staff’s tithing record every quarter and if they are not
tithing 10% of their gross salary then we will have a one-on-one discussion with them to address the issue. If a
member applies for a position at NewSpring and they are not tithing then we don’t even interview them. If their
heart is not here, then we don’t want them on staff.”
Notice the Subtle, "If their heart is not here" indictment of "non-tithing" members. Consider what Jesus said concerning giving:
4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Mat 6:4 ESV).
Consider the following statement by Frank Viola in his book Pagan Christianity "With the death of Jesus, all ceremonial codes that belonged to the Jews were nailed to Christ's cross and buried, never to be used again to condemn us. For this reason, we never see Christians tithing in the New Testament, just as we don't see them sacrificing goats and bulls to cover their sins (173)."
NewSpring (along with most seeker driven churches) bind the Old Covenant principle of the Tithe on the consciouses on New Covenant believers. For this reason they are perverting the pure message of Grace found the the sacrificial atonement of Jesus, Our Savior.
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