Tithe in LDS. Friend worried

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She was asking for advice. She is a sharp 91 year old. We are now helping her.
 
But you’e failed to prove why it applies today. We don’t sacrifice animals anymore, Jesus made all foods clean, we can wear clothes of mixed fabrics, and we aren’t required by the Church to build parapets on our rooftops (maybe local authorities or OSHA will make us, but not the Church). Why does tithing remain?
 
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Let’s just say there is a solution as an LDS, in that she pay tithe, and then get assistance. We do not need to agree with the practice and debate on it.
 
CourtingTex said:
I cited 4 Old Testament scriptures ----- this is not Mormon doctrine as some of you believe – the Old Testament, referring to tithing.
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but those texts are all part of the Mosaic Law. That is the OLD covenant. We live under the NEW covenant perfected by Jesus. Where in the New Testament does Jesus or any of the Apostles say you must tithe to be a member of the Church?
 
There is no evidence that tithing was to end during Old Testament period and of course it would continue during Jesus’ mortal ministry.

Again you and I differ with the scriptures. Correction ---- I am going to be told I am wrong because I am the Mormon.

Again interpret however you will. Again this another why I left Catholicism relative to the commandments of God that were not to end due to time or other factor.
 
CourtingTex said:
There is no evidence that tithing was to end during Old Testament period and of course it would continue during Jesus’ mortal ministry.
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(Acts 15:19) “For which cause I judge that they, who from among the Gentiles are converted to God, are not to be disquieted.” Gentiles are not required to obey the laws of the Old Covenant. Are Mormon’s Jewish? Then perhaps your interpretation would be correct. But clearly this council tells us that the Gentiles were not required to obey the Mosaic laws.

(Romans 6:14) “For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under the law, but under grace.”
Therefore failing to tithe is not a sin.

(Romans 7:6) “6 But now we are loosed from the law of death, wherein we were detained; so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.” Again we are not under the old law.

(Galatians 3:2) “23 But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed.
24 Wherefore the law was our pedagogue in Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”
The purpose of the Mosaic law is no longer. Once Christ came the law was perfected and salvation is from Grace through faith and not in the keeping of the Mosaic Law. Mosaic Law serves no purpose for today’s Christianity who are under the New Covenant.

(Luke 16:16) “16 The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it.” With the Resurrection we are now in the time of the Kingdom of God. Jesus is saying the Mosaic Law is done.
 
Are you from Utah? They seem to do things a little different here compared to other states.
 
CarolNoel said:
I have a friend that is 91 years old and LDS. She has a limited income, and is having problems paying the Tithe she was told she had to pay. $150 a month. She went to her “bishop” and asked if it could somehow be lowered, and was told absolutely NOT! She is now worried that if she does not come up with the money every month, she will be in severe trouble. I think this is really sad for her.
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I’ve read a few posts on this thread and I feel the need to bluntly tell the truth:

The poor lady has been deceived by a cult who have placed a heavy burden on her shoulders and it’s a bloody disgrace. They’re bleeding the lady like a pack of leaches.

To the OP: Use this opportunity to save your friend’s soul. Bring her to a Catholic Church and encourage her to embrace the fullness of truth. The Lord has allowed the mask to slip and now she can see what Smith’s cult is all about. Take the lady do Jesus in the Eucharist and bring her home.
 
Yes I’m from Utah but I’ve lived most of my life outside of Utah.
 
I’ve never lived in Utah, and if you lived most of your life outside of Utah the question I have is not going to be very useful. But, if you’re not Mormon and you move to somewhere like Utah that has a lot of Mormons, do they still knock on your door?
 
I don’t know. I don’t think that going door-to-door is very fruitful, in general. Mormons put a lot of pressure on the members to give referrals to the missionaries. When I was a Mormon, at church they would pass around a sign up calendar to invite the missionaries to dinner at your house. You were expected, when receiving the missionaries to dinner, to either have an investigator there who they could teach, or to give them a name of someone who they could contact.
 
adamhovey1988 said:
I’ve never lived in Utah, and if you lived most of your life outside of Utah the question I have is not going to be very useful. But, if you’re not Mormon and you move to somewhere like Utah that has a lot of Mormons, do they still knock on your door?
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Yes they do. They’ve been at my door several times.
 
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I wish they would come to my door. Oh, the things I would love to ask them!!!
 
I live in South Carolina, and there are Mormons here I even had a professor that I believe was Mormon. Now I have to give him credit where credit was due, he did not proselytise. But, he would tell us about Mormon missionaries he knew, and about how hard of a time they had getting people to actually become Mormon. So, I’m glad he was honest. I’ve also had an Eastern Orthodox priest as a professor. I kind of liked him better. South Carolina’s lot more religiously diverse than people give it credit for, yeah there are a lot of fundamentalist Protestants here, but not everyone. I sometimes see Mormons in downtown Aiken, some of the people are outside of the restaurants, drinking their beers, and having conversations with Mormons. I will tell you, that the Mormons that I’ve seen discussing that are very respectful, and very polite, but I think that might be because the people they are talking to don’t know much about Mormonism. For some reason, it’s in my blood to argue, my dad used to argue with Mormons, he was Lutheran. But, that said, most of my experiences with Mormons have been very positive. I would just like to sit down with a Mormon missionary, and discuss Mormonism with them and my objections to it, they’re not going to convince me and I’m probably not going to convince them, but I still think that discussion could be beneficial for both of us.
 
Well, I would use that to my advantage. The thing is, Mormons don’t come out to where I live because I live in a rural area. They have to know I live here first.
 
adamhovey1988 said:
Well, I would use that to my advantage. The thing is, Mormons don’t come out to where I live because I live in a rural area. They have to know I live here first.
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Three out of four times they were looking for our daughter, who was under 18 at those times. We were not amused.
 
I live in Alabama in a very rural area as well. The chances of them ever walking up my 800 foot driveway is unlikely. But they are welcome to come.
 
I know, that there’s Regional differences between how the tithe works in Mormonism, so how does it work in Alabama? Would they find some way to help this poor lady out?
 
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