Topic: Tithes

Question

Should a person pay tithes to an individual, or should a Christian work?

Answer

Sure he should. He’s the one man that will work, is a Christian. “Pay tithes to an individual?” It depends on who the individual is. See? That’s right. In Hebrews 7, the first time tithings was talked about in—in a stand that we…Wait a minute, I believe, number two question. No! Uh-uh. No! For Brot...

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Would it be wrong to use tithes on church building funds?

Answer

Well now, here—here’s a touchy little thing for the church now. No, correctly tithes is to go to the minister. That’s right! In the Bible they had a box they’d set at the door in the Old Testament when the—building. This box was a fund where the people put in there for the repairing…You’ve read it m...

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Can a Christian go to Heaven if he or she does not pay tithe?

Answer

Now, that’s one that I could not answer, Scripturally. Now, this “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” if the minister is sincere, just let—let us know, you see, we’d be glad…Brother Neville and myself, or Brother Beeler, or Brother Collins, or any of these ministers here who are ordained to this ministr...

Question

Brother Branham, don’t you feel that everyone who claims to be a Christian should pay tithes, pay their tithes into the storehouse of the Lord? Please give Scripture to this question.

Answer

All right, if you will…That is right, that the Bible said in Malachi, the 4th chapter, “Will a man rob God? And you say, ‘Where have’ you ‘robbed Thee?’ In tithe and offerings. Bring all of your tithe and offerings into My storehouse, and prove Me,” saith the Lord, “if I will not open up the windows...

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Is raising church money through suppers and dinners God's way?

Answer

Standing in a conference or gathering of ministers of my own church, after coming back, some of the Doctors of Divinity said, “Brother Branham, we’d like for you to speak tonight.” Oh, how it made me feel to get to stand and say, “Brethren,” (The minister that ordained me was present.) I said, “What...