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<DIV>Frank those are all funny, and most of them true, but it went on so long
that I began to wonder if I had died and gone to hell, and had to spend the rest
of eternity scrolling down this endless list of corollaries... I've often
thought that hell would be driving at night down an endless suburban street
where I couldn't see much of anything, forever. A computer screen could provide
a similar effect.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carla, I should probably follow greenBubble's example, who has wisely
stayed out of this discussion, since we are talking apples and oranges, but some
corollary on Frank's list probably explains why I can't. Tithing is
<EM>mandatory</EM> in Scripture for a specific time, place and purpose. Your
<EM>choice</EM> to tithe as an expression of your faith is most likely welcome
to God, although I am not authorized to speak with any certainty on the subject.
Most Bible verses can be read a number of ways, and the variety of different
churches expresses a small portion of the possibilities. Frank's list probably
explains that too. Or maybe something like "Our personal understanding of what
God is trying to tell us through the Bible is inversely proportional to the
number of gospel tracts we have read in the past ten years"? If the spirit tells
you it is the right thing to do, go with it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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