The Tithe
The World wants to tax the church
you look at the church
and you see a business
that appears corrupt
Granted a lot of ministers
let people down
follow their own paths of greed
satisfy their own desires
But the money the Church takes
does not belong to the Church
It belongs to God
God said as I understand the bible
He created the world
so, therefore, he expected people
to pay a tithe or ten percent
to him as revenue
I know the bible say's
Give unto Ceasor what is Ceasors
Give unto God what is Gods
But having collected the Tithe
Why should God then have to turn around
and pay Ceasor more money
before given money to the church
every member of the Church has paid tax
Ceasor has already had his share
For using his creation
so the tithe does not belong
to the church
It belongs to God
Should God have to pay tax to man
is God a servant of Man
or Man a servant of God
If the money belongs to God
Why should God pay Tax to you
Granted I think the Church failed
to follow the path that God created
They killed people
When the bible says
Thou shalt not kill
they spent God money
On themselves
when in the parable
of the talents
they were told to invest
look at my poems
as constructive criticism
My idea is to get people investing
ten dollars per week
but then I realized
Gods Idea was to get people
investing the tithe
Granted the Church
Was allowed to collect it
the church was allowed to use
it on themselves
leaders of the synagog
were allowed to eat
the animals brought in
to synagog
but respect the money you take
it is holy money
It is not your money
It is Gods money
and does not belong to you
or the church
Copyright © Bernard Barclay | Year Posted 2020
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