I Don’t Trust God Or The Church | Herbert Cooper - Audio

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (NIV)  James 1:16–17 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (NIV) James 1:25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. (NLT)  Psalm 84:11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (NIV) Psalm 84:12   Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you. (NIV) Psalm 62:8   Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. (NIV) Proverbs 3:9–10 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. (NIV)  4 Top Reasons People Are Reluctant To Tithe 1. Tithing is under the law Romans 6:14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. (NIV) Romans 6:1–2 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2  By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? (NIV) Romans 2:13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. (NIV) Romans 3:31   Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. (NIV) Romans 7:12   So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. (NIV) Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. (NIV) 2. Jesus didn’t talk about tithing 2A. Jesus did talk about tithing Matthew 23:23   “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. (NIV) Luke 11:42   “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone. (NIV) Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ (NIV) Matthew 6:19–21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (NIV) 3. I don’t trust the church 2 Corinthians 8:21   For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man. (NIV) Malachi 3:10   Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. (NIV) 4. I don’t trust God Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. (NIV)