Why does the Mormon church demand 10% of their yearly income from their members?

Question

Shouldn't someone give based on what they believe in and not what someone tells them to? And is it true that if you do not prove you are giving at least 10%, you will not be considered a "good" Mormon?

Answer 1

The mormon church wants to make sure they get their money. Faith is measured in money to them. You can have faith, but if you do not have money in the mormon church, and of course give them their share, or what they say is their share, then you may as well stay home. Being Christian takes faith and understanding of a "higher" power. Being mormon takes a fat check book. Many mormons may start bashing me, but I have asked many questions to mormons onto why a non-mormon may not enter a temple, and their answer always seems to be the same, only good mormons may enter. And a good mormon is a mormon who "donates" their 10% every year and follows all of their rules to the T. The mormons are a made up religion based on the "prophet" Joseph Smith saying God spoke to him while he was I jail. Smith was a known criminal and had more wives than Elizabeth Taylor has had husbands.

Answer 2

it is thoroughly based off of the persons observe. There are what's time-commemorated as "Tithing settlements" that are held on the top of the 365 days. those will selection from Bishop to Bishop in how they are ran yet as with something interior the church you're no longer compelled to do it and although many human beings i comprehend will usher in evidence of their earnings to teach the bishop I even have attended a number of "Tithing settlements" the place i did no longer convey any sort of documentation and the Bishop purely took my observe for what I reported. there became on no account any sort of repercussions for those activities and that i became on no account appeared upon any decrease. i'm nevertheless and constantly have been a member in solid status of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Now there is one way that a bishop or any member of the church can particularly tell if a member of the church is faithfully paying their tithing. You check out how energetic they are interior the church. Being a Latter-Day Saint is particularly tense. you will be able to desire to have an extremely solid testimony or you will fall away, and all to generally whilst human beings fall away they grow to be horribly embittered in direction of the church, yet it particularly is a tale for yet another question. a individual who has a sworn assertion of this Church will gladly pay tithing and not because of the fact they are conforming or being brainwashed yet because of the fact they have interior the flexibility of gaining that testimony discovered concerning the Lords commandment to pay an entire tithe and so the only opt to maintain on with God's commandments.

Answer 3

It's not the church - the Lord has set the bounds of tithing and revealed through His prophet those bounds. The church does not "demand" anything....tithing is a commandment just like the Word of Wisdom, going to church, keeping the sabbath day holy, etc.
My bishop once told me that tithing is something that we can be "perfect" at...the Lord gave us 100% of all we have, why can we not give back 10% of that?
The church keeps strict records of our tithing, fast offerings and all contributions...no penny goes unnoticed. It's true that the law of tithing is something that qualifies one for the temple...
The purposes of tithing in my mind:
#1 To show obedience
#2 To help build churches, temples
#3 To fund church organizations (Young Womens, Relief Society) even to pay the bills - electrical, heating all that

Without tithing from the members, the church could not grow and we would not be entitled to receive blessings from paying it.
I have a very strong testimony of tithing and pay it very first thing, then I always have enough money for everything else.

Answer 4

Probably the same reason that born again pastors and jewish rabbi's do.

The support their job/ministry.

Paul, who wrote over two thirds of the New Testament of the Bible, had a job - earning money of his own, as a tent maker, supporting his own ministry this way.

This concept is today foreign to Mormonism, the born again Christianity, and Judaism.

Paul said to imitate me (Himself/Paul) as I imitate Jesus Christ.

Jesus and Paul did not have people support finantially their ministries !!

I am not condemning or harshly judging any religions that ask their people to obey the concept of tithing, simply sharing the facts.

And the New Testament does not endorse tithing 10% of one's gross income to the church,

The New Testament of the Bible simply says
God loves a cheerful giver. God looks at the thoughts and intents of one's heart and mind.

Have a calm, peaceful 2007' Year.

Answer 5

Mormons believe that the law of tithing, practiced by Abraham, Melchezidek and other ancient prophets has been restored in these latter days. Faithful members choose to give "10% of their increase" as a tithe to the church. These funds are sacred and are used to further build the church.

Contrary to what many suppose, tithing is not used to pay clergy/ministers in the Mormon church. Mormon leaders "serve" in the church voluntarily and are not paid for their service. Tithing is principally used to fund church growth (such as building temples and churches). Many members choose to donate $ in addition to their tithes to support other organizations such as humanitarian aid, the scouting organization, missionary funds, etc.

Mormons choose to obey this law because of faith - we believe it is literally a commandment from God. We also believe in the promise found in Malachi that God will open the windows of heaven and pour down blessings greater than we can receive if we are faithful in our tithes (Malachi 3:10).

As far as 'proving' whether or not we are faithful tithe payers, no, we do not do that - there are no tithing audits.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Here is the law of tithing in the Bible:
Malachi 3:8-12.
We do believe in the Bible. Tithing is a commandment of God. Have a happy day.

Answer 7

It takes faith to pay a full tithe, not money.
Besides the Tithing, we also give fast offering money (monthly)for the poor.
We also give up our time to serve in church callings with out getting pay.
Our missionaries also use their own money to serve a mission.
We do all this willingly. A non believer will not understand this.

Answer 8

They don't "demand" it. And no, you can not give and still be a good Mormon. Look at other churches, they do the same thing!!

Answer 9

You don't give based on if you believe in what a person is doing or saying. You give out of respect for God. If one does not believe in what a person says or the organization is doing, then why would they still be going to that place.

Give with a cheerfull heart or don't.

Answer 10

There are other religions that want the same amount. A tithe mentioned in the bible means 1/10 th.