Tithe
A tithe (/ˈtaɪð/; from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products. Several European countries operate a formal process linked to the tax system allowing some churches to assess tithes.
Traditional Jewish law and practice has included various forms of tithing since ancient times. Orthodox Jews commonly practice ma'aser kesafim (tithing 10% of their income to charity). In modern Israel, Jews continue to follow the laws of agricultural tithing, e.g., ma'aser rishon, terumat ma'aser, and ma'aser sheni. In Christianity, some interpretations of Biblical teachings conclude that although tithing was practiced extensively in the Old Testament, it was never practiced or taught within the first-century Church. Instead, the New Testament scriptures are seen as teaching the concept of "freewill offerings" as a means of supporting the church: 1 Corinthians 16:2, 2 Corinthians 9:7. Also, some of the earliest groups sold everything they had and held the proceeds in common to be used for the furtherance of the Gospel: Acts 2:44-47, Acts 4:34-35. Further, Acts 5:1-20 contains the account of a man and wife (Ananias and Sapphira) who were living in one of these groups. They sold a piece of property and donated only part of the selling price to the church but claimed to have given the whole amount and immediately fell down and died when confronted by the apostle Peter over their dishonesty.
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Breathe
by: MassariLately you've been getting upset
With every little thing I say
Feel like I'm losing my friend
But I don't wanna say goodbye
Maybe all we need is a little bit space
Before we pack it up
Throw it all away
I'm tryin' to make it right
But all we do is fight
It feels like these walls are closin' in
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We can talk about that shits
All night long
But we ain't getting nothing solved
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We just keep on going back and off
It don't make sense anymore
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
Girl remember we would talk all night
And I would kiss you through the phone (Ohhh)
Try to kiss but you was wearing in bed
I know it always turns you on
Maybe all we need is a little bit space
Before we pack it up
Throw it all away
I'm tryin' to let you know
Don't wanna let you go
I can't let this starts the fool way
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We can talk about that shits
All night long
But we ain't getting nothing solved
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We just keep on going back and off
It don't make sense anymore
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
Take a little time to breathe (Breathe Breathe)
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
Take a little time to breathe
Tell me how the hell we ended up here
We used to be so close (Ohhh)
And baby when you love somebody
You gotta learn to let him go
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
(We gotta let it breathe)
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We can talk about that shits
All night long
But we ain't getting nothing solved
We gotta
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
(We gotta let it breathe)
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We just keep on going back and off