DO NOT LET ANYONE SCARE YOU OUT OF YOUR POCKETS WITH NONSENSE SUCH AS "IF YOU DONT GIVE TITHES AND OFFERINGS,GOD WILL NOT BLESS YOU FINANCIALLY AND MIGHT EVEN CURSE YOU."

Friends
As you know we encourage giving to the church.In fact we ourselves give to support the gospel of Christ.Churches need financial backing by the congregation and other support groups to run the daily errands.
We give because we truly know and truly understand that Christ became poor so that we become rich 2 cor 8 9.When you know and understand this,then you can be a "cheerful giver".

But for someone to stand up and say that WE MUST GIVE TO BE BLESSED,that cannot be tolerated as it would mean falling back to the law(religion).

Lets make it clear.Under the new covenant,you are fully blessed and Loved completely by God not because of what you do but because what Jesus has done for you on the cross.It is all God's work that qualify us for His goodness and blessings
So whether you give offerings and tithes or not,You will still be blessed in all sectors of your life and be Completely,flawlessly and utterly loved by God.

Tithing is a levitical law.A law that we are not under.(If you understand the bible and have been here for a while you should know we are not under the old covenant)

If we say we must tithe to be blessed financially...then by the same token we should say that we must obey the law and ten commandments to be blessed and accepted by God.Now if you see nothing wrong with the previous statement and think your deeds merit God's blessings,there are many free bibles online just check them out.

Unfortunately some churches teach that we MUST GIVE MONEY to the church or God will not bless us...others even go as far as stating that He will curse us with poverty saying that we ROB God.You cannot take Malachi 3 verse 6 to 10 and teach it saying that if we don't give tithes we are "robbing God."The context is all about the levitical priesthood of the old covenant,we are under a new priesthood under the order of Melchizedek in a new and better covenant.A covenant built on faith in God's love for us and not our deeds to gain acceptance from Him.

Friends,You aren't and cannot be cursed with regards to your deeds.Not in this new covenant. The Bible says in galatians 3 1 that "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us."

Whoever tells you that you MUST GIVE TO BE BLESSED is not completely honest with you.You are blessed simply because Christ took all your sins on Him and you received His perfect righteousness as yours.
God will always bless a righteous person.God will always bless you continuously and there is nothing you can do to stop that.

So must we give tithes and offerings???No...if you dont want to give anything...you can keep it.It won't last forever anyway.
But It is better to give your money as offerings or just donate clothes to the needy or foodstuffs. If you are giving.It can be but does not have be 10 percent.It can be more or less.Give what you can or feel like giving.Pastors and leaders,if you teach the truth,the congregation will give not out of fear but of appreciation of the work that Christ is doing via the church(institutional)

SO WHAT IF I FIND IT HARD TO GIVE??
Many find it hard to give because of wrong teaching.Sometimes you look at a pastor preaching on tithes and offerings and feel as if he is making it an obligation to give or else.
The truth however is there is no curse for you if you do not give,you are still loved by God deeply and He still sees you as perfectly righteous.
To give however is a sign growth ,maturity and understanding..for example We give because we truly know and truly understand that Christ became poor so that we become rich 2 cor 8 9.(context on finances and not spiritual gifts)

If you find it hard to give, DO NOT FEEL GUILTY OR CONDEMNED..keep on feeding on the true gospel and let God do the rest after all the christian Life is also about growth.You will slowly learn to give cheerfully,just don't feel condemned or guilty.
Always remember you are forever a child of the Most High not because of what you do but what Christ did for you on the cross.