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#The tithe should go entirely to the pastor of the church and be under his sole direction and control.
#The tithe should go entirely to the pastor of the church and be under his sole direction and control.


=Does the New Testament require giving?=
This article only deals with several of William Branham's most significant errors regarding tithing.  For the issue of whether there is a biblical requirement for Christians tithe, please see click here - [[Are Christians required to tithe?]]


'''Yes!''' Here is what the New Testament teaches with respect to giving.
=The priests only got '''ten percent of the tithe'''=


==Proportionate==
The tithe funded the Levites (Num. 18:20–32).  The Levites were scattered all over the country and were not just in Jerusalem at the temple.  The Levites also included everyone in the tribe of Levi that worked in the temple - the priest, the song leaders and musicians, even the doormen and the janitors. In Nu 13:21–32 it is laid down that the tithe must be paid to the Levites, not just to the priests.


Those who have more should give more.  Giving should be proportionate to a person's ability to give:
According to Numbers 18:26-28, the Levites paid '''ten percent of the first tithe''' to the priests (who were also part of the tribe of Levi).  It should be noted that according to Heb 7:5, ‘they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood.… take tithes of the people.’  The explanation for this is that the priests, who received from the Levites a tithe of the tithe, thus symbolically received the whole tithe.<ref>Paul Levertoff, “Tithe,” ed. James Orr et al., The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5 (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915), 2987.</ref>


:''Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.  On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, '''as he may prosper''', so that there will be no collecting when I come.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 1 Co 16:1–2.</ref>
=Should the tithe go to the ministry?=


==Give according to your ability to give==
We have shown that the priests only received a tithe of the tithe (i.e. one percent).  This proves that William Branham's teaching on tithes going to the ministry was incorrect?


Those that have more should give more:
But what does the New Testament say? 


:''Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.  And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).  So the disciples determined, '''every one according to his ability''', to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.  And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ac 11:27–30.</ref>
In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul states:


==How much should you give?==
:''We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, for '''we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man'''.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Co 8:20–21.</ref>


There is no specified percentage or mandatory amount that you should give.  '''BUT there is a blessing associated with giving''':
Paul was given a large gift from the church to take to Jerusalem, which of necessity had to be physically taken from places so far away to Jerusalem that it would inevitably raise questions as to its vulnerability to misuse.  Paul was deeply sensitive to any negative inferences in relationship to himself in this matter, as is clear from this verse.  He held himself accountable to God and to man.  His decision was that local church delegates would accompany the monies, thereby ensuring an independent accountability for the money.


:'' The point is this: '''whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly''', and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. ''' Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.'''  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Co 9:6–8.</ref>
Paul didn't want the money and neither should message pastors. A minister should get paid a reasonable wage - not the highest and not the lowest in the congregation. We believe that the Bible teaches that.


Notice that Paul does not tell them how much to give, or give them a fixed percentage as a standard. He simply tells them that whatever they have decided to give they should go ahead and give.  We are not to allow others to manipulate or intimidate us so that we give out of guilt or pressure. There is to be no compulsion in our giving; the amount must be our own decision.
But what is not acceptable is also one of the most telling features in most message churches - a complete '''lack of accountability''' with respect to the tithes of the church. Ministers for the most part have total control and the trustees who are legally charged by the law to ensure that there is accountability for the funds turn tail and run.


However, '''God will bless those who give more on a proportionate basis.'''
As a result, monetary misuse and abuse of tithes in message churches is the norm.  Trustees and boards refuse to hold the ministry accountable and so the ministry simply walks away with the money.  While this is not the case in all message churches, it is the case in most.


==How are we supposed to use our money?==
=How are Christians supposed to use their money?==


'''Everything we own is God's.'''  We are simply His stewards.  So what are we supposed to do with the money that he has placed on our care?   
'''Everything we own is God's.'''  We are simply His stewards.  So what are we supposed to do with the money that he has placed on our care?   
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:''Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: '''to visit orphans and widows in their affliction''', and to keep oneself unstained from the world.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jas 1:27.</ref>
:''Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: '''to visit orphans and widows in their affliction''', and to keep oneself unstained from the world.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jas 1:27.</ref>
==The Requirement for Accountability==
In the early days of the Christian church, there was a famine in Judea.  Paul did some fundraising to help those in the church who were suffering under the famine.  He specifically went to the churches to raise funds and then held himself accountable not just to God but to man:
:''But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of '''Titus''' the same earnest care I have for you. For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is going to you of his own accord.  '''With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches''' for his preaching of the gospel.  And not only that, but '''he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us''' as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will. ''' We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man.'''  And with them we are '''sending our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in you.'''  As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 2 Co 8:16–23.</ref>
==Does the New Testament require tithing?==
The apostles set down very little in the way of requirements with respect to the Gentiles in the church.  Specifically, Paul stated:
:''My judgment is that '''we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God''', but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ac 15:19–20.</ref>
The apostles agree with this:
:''Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas... with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come bto one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.  For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than '''these requirements''': that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” <ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ac 15:22–29.</ref>
A requirement to tithe cannot be found in the New Testament.
'''Paul does lay down rules with respect to giving and they are not tithing.'''  Here is his requirement:
:''Each one must '''give as he has decided in his heart''', not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. <ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Co 9:7.</ref>
=Are Christians under the law?=
When you take commandments from the Old Testament and try to apply them to the church today, you are in complete disobedience to Paul's instruction in Galatians 3:
:''For all who rely on doing the works of the law are '''under a curse''', because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.” Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.  But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.  '''Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law''' by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”) in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2006), Ga 3:10–14.</ref>
If you believe that you must tithe because you are commanded to do so in the Old Testament, then you place yourself under the entire law and you are under a curse.  In fact, if you look to observe the law, you alienate yourself from Christ:
You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been '''alienated from Christ'''; you have fallen away from grace!<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2006), Ga 5:4.</ref>
=Was the tithe ten percent?=
William Branham taught that the Old Testament tithe was ten percent. '''But that is simply not the truth.''' The Old Testament was almost double that.
==The first tithe==
The tithe was based '''ONLY on the income coming from the land''' and not on salaries or wages:
:''One-tenth of all the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the LORD. If a man wishes to buy any of it back, he must pay the standard price plus an additional twenty per cent. One out of every ten domestic animals belongs to the LORD. When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the LORD. The owner may not arrange the animals so that the poor animals are chosen, and he may not make any substitutions. If he does substitute one animal for another, then both animals will belong to the LORD and may not be bought back.<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed. (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Le 27:30–33.</ref>
The tithe was not the giving of money.  It was likely only done on an annual basis.  A weekly or monthly giving of tithes of wages to the church is not what this passage is suggesting.
===The priests only got '''ten percent of the tithe'''===
The tithe funded the Levites (Num. 18:20–32).  The Levites were scattered all over the country and were not just in Jerusalem at the temple.  The Levites also included everyone in the tribe of Levi that worked in the temple - the priest, the song leaders and musicians, even the doormen and the janitors. In Nu 13:21–32 it is laid down that the tithe must be paid to the Levites, not just to the priests.
According to Numbers 18:26-28, the Levites paid '''ten percent of the first tithe''' to the priests (who were also part of the tribe of Levi).  It should be noted that according to Heb 7:5, ‘they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood.… take tithes of the people.’  The explanation for this is that the priests, who received from the Levites a tithe of the tithe, thus symbolically received the whole tithe.<ref>Paul Levertoff, “Tithe,” ed. James Orr et al., The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5 (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915), 2987.</ref>
==The party tithe (or the second tithe)==
A distinct second tithe is found in Deuteronomy 14:22-27, and happened every first, second, fourth and fifth year of a seven-year cycle. This tithe is different because the person tithing gets to eat it, and not just the Levites or the Priests. The point was to bring the resources to the temple for a party (the festivals). Just in case you couldn't make it to the temple with your harvest, you were supposed to redeem the tithes for money and then go.
Yes, that is right, it was spent on parties and it was mandatory.  Can you even imagine if we all kicked in ten percent of our gross aggregate income for parties?
:''You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year.  And before the LORD your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, '''you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock''', that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.  And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the LORD your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the LORD your God chooses, to set his name there, then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the LORD your God chooses and '''spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.'''  And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Dt 14:22–27.</ref>
So why do Christian ministers teach about the first tithe only, and forget about the party tithe? You could say it is because Jesus cast out the money-changers, and those that sold animals in the temple. But what Jesus was doing was cleansing the temple from those who were in it for the money.
==The poor tithe (or third tithe)==
'''Ten percent every third year''' went to help the poor (Deut. 14:28, 26:12-15). That’s 3.33 percent. In addition, there were gleanings for the poor and the alien.
If your pastor preaches that tithing is mandatory for New Testament Christians, does this include tithing to strangers, or only to preachers?
James 1:27 says, "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
What James experienced in the New Testament is believers who gave everything, and shared it with those in need. It was a religion of love for others from the heart. The law, after all, was just a schoolmaster leading to true faith.
==Other offerings==
In addition, there were occasional tithes and offerings as a specific need would come up, i.e., the rebuilding of the wall in Ezra, Nehemiah, or with the creation of the tabernacle in Exodus. If you add that up, the total mandatory tithe was about twenty-five percent of your gross income.
On top of that, there were specific sacrifices and gifts that you were expected to give just out of joy, as particular needs arose. What that means is, no matter how you look at it, the tithe was well above twenty percent, depending upon the year, of your gross income going to your tithe.  And then, your taxes, and then you live on whatever is left.<ref>Mark Driscoll, Mark Driscoll Sermon Archive 2000-2004 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2000).</ref>
What is also clear is that the priests only got a small portion of the total tithe (ten percent of ten percent = one percent of income).
==The no-tithe year==
Every seventh or sabbatical year the land lay fallow, and was then tithe-free (Leviticus 25:4-5 and Deuteronomy 15:1).  But since you didn't have any income from the land, you couldn't really pay a tithe in any event.
==The total tithing requirement==
The "multiple tithe" position is held by Adam Clarke, Albert Barnes, Matthew Henry, Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown, Bruce Metzger, Charles Ryrie, the Jewish Talmud and most Jewish writers, like Josephus.
However, there are a couple of interpretations on tithing as follows:
===Two tithe requirement===
Rabbinical Judaism states that the tithes were two-fold; the annual tithe to the Levites and a separate tithe for the party and the poor.  When you add up all of the requirements of the dual tithe system, this is the result:
*Year 1 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 2 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 3 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20%
*Year 4 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 5 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 6 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20%
*Year 7 - no tithing required = 0% (but also no income)
Over a 7 year period, this amounted to '''20%''' of a farmer's income (but non-farmers were not required to pay the tithe)
===Three tithe requirement===
Josephus, the Jewish historian from the first century A.D. states that there were three tithes; the annual tithe to the Levites and a separate tithe for the party and a separate tithe for the poor.  When you add up all of the tithing requirements of the tripe tithe, this is the result:
*Year 1 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 2 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 3 - First tithe + party tithe + poor tithe = 30%
*Year 4 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 5 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
*Year 6 - First tithe + party tithe + poor tithe = 30%
*Year 7 - no tithing required = 0% (but also no income)
Over a 7 year period, this amounted to '''23.33%''' of a farmer's income (but non-farmers were not required to pay the tithe)
=The requirement to tithe is part of the Abrahamic Covenant=
Many message ministers (as well as denominational pastors) use the argument that, because Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, we are obligated under the Abrahamic covenant to pay tithes to the church.
==Abraham did not practice tithing==
There are some interesting observations that become clear when we examine the scriptural record relating to Abraham and tithing:
#Abraham was '''not under obligation''' to pay tithes, he paid them freely.  There is no evidence in scripture that Abraham was required to pay a tithe.
#Abraham only '''paid tithes once in his life''', not every year.
#Abraham '''didn't tithe on his income''' but just on his plunder from war.
#Abraham also was '''required to be circumcised''' as part of the covenant, does that mean that circumcision is also required today?
:''Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, t“Cursed is everyone who is hanged uon a tree” — so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ga 3:13–14.</ref>
==Jacob also paid tithes==
The Bible records the following with respect to Jacob:
:''Then Jacob made a vow to the LORD: “If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing, and if I return safely to my father’s home, then you will be my God. This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshipped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me.”<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed. (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Ge 28:20–22.</ref>
The Bible never states that God commanded Jacob to give Him a tithe.  Along with Abraham's example, it appears that the giving of this tithe was voluntary on Jacob's part.  There is no evidence in the text to suggest that tithing was the general practice of Jacob's life.  If he did in fact begin to tithe after God fulfilled His promises to him, Jacob still delayed tithing for 20 years! What is also important is the question of how he gave this tithe to God.  Was it through sacrifice or by giving to the poor?  There is no indication that he ever met Melchizedek.
In Abraham's life it appears that we have a tithe of the spoils of military victory given to God's priest on a one time only basis. Is the only evidence to obligate believers under the New Covenant to tithe resting on these two passages in Genesis?  That's it?
==If you want to follow the Old Testament tithing rules==
If someone truly wants to tithe according to the Old Testament rules, they would have to do the following:
#Quit their job and buy a farm so that they can raise herds and grow crops.
#Find some Levitical priests to support.
#Use their crops to observe the Old Testament religious festivals like Passover, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and Tabernacles.  Since they are under the Abrahamic Covenant, the men would also need to be circumcised.
#Begin by giving at least 20 per cent of all their crops and herds to God for the first six years.
#Pay no tithes every seventh year.
#Expect God to curse them with material deprivation if they were unfaithful or bless them with material abundance if they were obedient.
=How do you pay tithes to Melchizedek?=
A significant portion of the Old Testament tithes were paid to the Levites and then the priests. But Hebrews 7:12 says,
:''“For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law”.
Jesus is then identified as a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 7:23-24 says,
:''“And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.”
And Jesus Christ is alive today, our priest forever.
This means that '''your pastor is not a symbol of a priest who should receive tithes'''. No, Jesus is our high priest, and he is sitting on His throne in heaven (Hebrews 8:1). So how do we give to Jesus? Do you believe that your pastor fits into the role of '''vicarious fillii dei'''?  Can he receive tithes as a representative of the Son of God, or as a representative of Melchisedec?
What did Jesus say?
:''“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” (Matthew 25:40)
Jesus was not talking about the least being a pastor in a luxury car, with luxury clothes and a luxury home. He was talking about people who were hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, in prison, and strangers. These are the words of the King.
And Melchisedec, after all, is the King of righteousness and peace.
If you truly want to give your tithes to Melchisedec, '''give to those in need'''.
==Didn't Jesus teach us to tithe?==
Jesus said:
:''Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Mt 23:23.</ref>
While message ministers would love to say that this passage proves that Jesus commands Christians to tithe, on close examination it actually states the opposite:
#The tithe here is a tenth of their spice crop, not ten percent of their monetary earnings (Leviticus 27:30 "A tithe of everything from the land...").
#Jesus is correcting the Pharisees.  He is speaking directly to them.  This is before the cross, and therefore, the Pharisees are clearly under the law.  What was happening was that the Pharisees were getting a lesson in the law from the one that wrote the law.  What Jesus is saying is not aimed at Christians, who are under grace and not under the law.
#Jesus wasn't endorsing Abraham's tithe.  Jesus is simply confirming that tithing is part of the law, not something that was before the law.  Remember Jesus fulfilled the law so that we don't have to.
:''But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ro 7:6.</ref>
==But doesn't the Book of Hebrews require us to tithe?==
The author of the Book of Hebrews states:
:''See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!  And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Heb 7:4–5.</ref>
This passage tells us a number of things:
#It confirms that all that Abraham paid tithes on was his plunder from the war;
#This verse states that the '''tithe is collected by the priests'''.  Doesn't 1 Peter 2:9 state that '''we are part of a "royal priesthood"'''?  Weren't the priests the only ones that didn't have to tithe?
#Hebrews goes on to state that:
:''For on the one hand, '''a former commandment is set aside''' because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Heb 7:18–19.</ref>
So just tell your pastor that you're going to go out and fight some people and he can have ten percent of anything that you take from the people that you beat up.  '''OR NOT!'''
=Should the tithe go to the ministry?=
We have already proved that there is no requirement for tithing in the New Testament.  And we have shown that the priests only received a tithe of the tithe (i.e. one percent).
But if for some reason, you want to ignore scripture and tithe, then you have to ask the question: Who gets the tithe?
In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul states:
:''We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, for '''we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man'''.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Co 8:20–21.</ref>
Paul was given a large gift from the church to take to Jerusalem, which of necessity had to be physically taken from places so far away to Jerusalem that it would inevitably raise questions as to its vulnerability to misuse.  Paul was deeply sensitive to any negative inferences in relationship to himself in this matter, as is clear from this verse.  He held himself accountable to God and to man.  His decision was that local church delegates would accompany the monies, thereby ensuring an independent accountability for the money.
Paul didn't want the money and neither should message pastors.  A minister should get paid a reasonable wage - not the highest and not the lowest in the congregation.  We believe that the Bible teaches that.
But what is not acceptable is also one of the most telling features in most message churches - a complete '''lack of accountability''' with respect to the tithes of the church.  Ministers for the most part have total control and the trustees who are legally charged by the law to ensure that there is accountability for the funds turn tail and run.
As a result, monetary misuse and abuse of tithes in message churches is the norm.  Trustees and boards refuse to hold the ministry accountable and so the ministry simply walks away with the money.  While this is not the case in all message churches, it is the case in most.


=Quotes of William Branham=
=Quotes of William Branham=
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