Galatians 6:6
6 Let [de] him that is taught [katecheo] in the word [logos]
communicate [koinoneo] unto him that teacheth [katecheo] in [en] all [pas] good things [agathos]. KJV-Interlinear
6 And let the one who is taught
the word share all good things with him who teaches. NASB
One of the most avoided topics in Christianity, is
the concept of tithes and offerings. Christians
have an obligation to support and promote the teaching of the word of God, to
others, but most fail because they ignore the subject and pretend that someone
else will carry the load or burden of this obligation, thus relieving them of
having to do it, just as they avoid reading their daily study, which too is
mandated by God.
It is easy to talk the talk and in effect do
nothing, but to fulfil your obligations as taught in the prior verses where we studied that every
person has to carry their own spiritual burden, this includes supporting the
instruction of doctrine so that the entire world in effect, can have an
opportunity to learn and grow up in their spiritual lives.
Selfishness is not an option. But selfishness and greed are what occur when
obligations are ignored.
This is a two way street, however.
The teacher, or the one who gives instruction, ‘katecheo,’
means to inculcate with repetition of instruction.
The teacher teaches, and the hearer hears and takes
in the instruction into their soul, thus building up a spiritual structure
toward the completion of the hearers, or students, soul, thus establishing them
for reward and blessings because of their spiritual resources learned.
Likewise, the hearer has an obligation of communicate,
or share, ‘koinoneo,’ which means to link, join, transfer, to share, to
distribute, from their resources, all of which come from God, as we should already
know.
All that we have comes from God, and thus to
withhold anything which God provides, and not fulfill His mandated obligations,
which He provides for, is again taking from God and then not using it in the proper
fashion, is greed or selfishness.
Now, unlike many of the religious organizations out
there, the giving part is not a percentage defined by the Bible. Most like to collect ten percent, but that
too is a sort of organizational greed.
The Mosaic Law specified ten percent to the Temple
each year, ten percent to the government each year, which is a total of twenty
percent, and then ten percent every third year, for the poor or what we would call
charity today.
But we know that the Mosaic Law has been abrogated
and is no longer in force. We also know that
most governments demand far more than ten percent when you add up all of the
taxes for national, state, local and the many hidden excise taxes added into
products, and so forth. The governments of
the world take far more than they should, which is regulatory abuse of powers.
But, nevertheless, all Christians have an obligation
to support the teaching of the word of God, or to find a way to support it, to
the best of their ability, just as the instructor has an obligation to teach
daily.
We each have our burdens of obligations. We each have to fulfill our own obligations and
not sit back and presume that someone else will do them for us. And, we each will
one day stand before Christ and answer for our decisions.
It would be embarrassing if others did their part
and you did not.
God does not place a burden on anyone, greater than
a person can handle. God always makes provision so that you can fulfill your obligations.
It is left to you, then, to figure out your obligations,
figure out how you are to carry them out, and then to carry out your
responsibilities, and then of course face the consequences, be they good or
not.
As for this bible study, donation links are
available for donations, but since many people around the world cannot afford
that, there is advertising included on the many internet pages, but of course
you have to visit the page in order for those ads to be displayed and in effect
generate revenue courtesy of your effort.
All in all, the ads are only pennies, but bit by bit it helps pay the
bills and promotional costs that help get the teaching of bible doctrine to
people throughout the entire world. And of
course you can help in that effort if you wish.
