"Giving me money is the best and most honest way to show that you love the God of the Bible, and it is also the best way to reach spirituality."
Quote:Elder Jorge T. Becerra: ‘Tithing — Putting God First’
“From the beginning of time God has taught His children to put Him first in their lives.”
The Lord commanded Adam and Eve to worship God and offer the firstlings of their flocks as a sacrifice to Him.
“Payment of tithes and offerings will enhance our spiritual capacity as we put God first and offer our ‘firstlings of the flock.’”
Spiritual power and direction that individuals have not previously had will come into their lives as they honor the law of obedience and the law of sacrifice.
“Evidence of this truth is found in the simple statement of the Lord after Adam had offered sacrifice, ‘And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam’ (Moses 5:9).”
Jesus Christ is the perfect example of putting God first. He laid down His life as a symbol of submission to His Father’s will.
https://www.thechurchnews.com/general-co...god-first/
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
