The church has billions and billions in assets, so I agree it does not need our money. However tithing is a principle of sacrifice. It is preparatory to the law of consecration. I feel like finding ways to make that ten percent seem like only eight percent on your bottom line is not robbing God of His principal, but robbing you of His principle.

The Lord asks that you pay 10% of your increase -be it at the end of, or through out the year ... Everything you have IS the Lords, ergo your money is his money -it's not even a matter of him needing your money ;-)

What the Lord, and your Bishop can truly use is a generous Fast Offering on top of tithing!

Come on, man. I was joking.

So if I understand correctly, those who say, "the church doesn't need me to pay tithing" are saying that if every member of the church stopped paying it today, the church would be fine?

The church does have a statement on this matter. The "blue book" advises local leaders to encourage members to pay tithing as they receive their income but that those who wish to pay annually may do so. My guess is that they encourage the payment as income is received because there are many who lack the discipline to pay yearly.

The church currently has enough liquid assests that they do not need tithing to function at the level they currently are....

Interesting...

Ask fuegote how he pays his tithing...

He works for an ogranization that matches charitable donations to a charity of his choice....

If fuegote was smart, he would open a mutual fund, high interest savings account, etc, place his tithing money in there, let it grow, earn interest, etc, and after two years take the money he originally placed donate it to the church in the form of tithing, and have his institution match his tithing to a donation to the Utah Ute Athletic Program...

That way maybe I can see him on the sidelines this year....

;)

Old news for anybody who cares about their church...