God's inspired example of 'the Church'. God is always seeking the heart of a person in order to bring them closer to His heart. The book of Acts is the purest example of a Spirit filled ‘Church’. What it did and how the leadership stewarded ‘giving’, which is not ‘tithing’. This is the heart of the issue. Not just for leaders, but for those following.
Church is God’s inspired example for us all to follow. Finding a Church and leadership that looks like God’s example(that uses giving to care for people and needs) is the modern day challenge. No where in scripture does Paul command the believers to continue the law of ‘tithing’. ‘Giving’ to advance the gospel and care for those in need was the focal point of the New Testament leadership. That’s what they were under ‘GREAT GRACE’.
Stewardship within leadership either reflects the pure motive of love(God) or a selfish, self serving motive. If a person understands the heart of God is to create a loving family and to be sensitive to the needs of others, especially the poor and down trodden, than required ‘submission/fellowship’ that obligates a law of ‘tithing’ and then does not steward those resources like the book of Acts leadership, in my opinion, is out of alignment with the heart of God.
[Troi Nelson Cockayne]
Acts 4:33 ... And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.❤
