If we are paying tithing to get rich, we are doing it for the wrong reason. The basic purpose for tithing is to provide the Church with the means needed to carry on His work. The blessing to the giver is an ancillary return, and that blessing may not be always in the form of financial or material benefit.” — Gordon Hinckley
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2 Corinthians 9:7 “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
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Hinckley’s statement is a ruse. The Church’s track record for paying tithes should raise concern for anyone giving them money.
From their notorious stockpiling billions and even the destitute must pay, to sermons that tithing is mandatory for salvation is scary indeed.
For more info see list of Tithing Quotes.
Share your favorite Bible verses with a Mormon on how tithing works and how accountability is always necessary.
Lastly, please pray!
With Love in Christ –
Michelle ✟