本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛很多人被十一奉献挡在了神的国的门外。关于十一奉献，其实世人有很多误解。这其中，教会有很大责任。我以前也曾经就此发表过一个帖子专门澄清这个问题。
这个星期天，我的牧师的讲道恰好是十一奉献。这个星期天是着重于以旧约为背景，下个星期还会新约为背景继续这个话题。我觉得很有必要与大家分享今天的领受，以下是我的牧师讲道的大致内容：
Malachi(玛拉基书) 在对十一奉献的讲述无疑是令人震惊的。我相信你们或多或多听到过这样的说法：“如果你想要神的祝福，那么你一定要做十一奉献。If you don't tithe you are under a curse. ”，类似的说法goes on and on.
当我们读Malachi（玛拉基书）时，我们也许会经意或不经意地发现以上说法是从源于此。这是一个危险的信号，对这个问题作讨论我们应该谨慎。对于我而言，以上的说法从属于pop-theology，一个时下流行但苍白无力的神学教义。如果你去教会的次数足够多的话，尤其是去一些Conservative Evangelical Churches，你一定不可避免地会遇到类似“Give or cursed”的讲道。
It seems strange to me that those who boast conservative views and their attention to scripture and context would take a doctrine and add so much fluff to it. 让我们回到圣经中有关十一奉献的章节，看看圣经是怎么说的吧：
Genesis 14:17-20
Genesis 28:20-22
Leviticus 27:30-34
Numbers 18:19-28
Deuteronomy 12:1,5-19
Deuteronomy 14:22-29
Deuteronomy 26:12-13
1 Samuel 8:14-17
Amos 4:2-6
2 Chronicles 29:35, 31:1-12
Malachi 3:7-10
Nehemiah 10:37-38, 12:44, 13:5,12
Matthew 23:23
Luke 11:42
Luke 18:9-14
Hebrews 7:1-19
通过阅读以上圣经章节的时候，我希望你体会到十一奉献的含义。一般来说，the mosaic tithe was 10% of ANYTHING that was produced in the Israel that was related to the land. That includes, wheat, honey, wine, fruit, sheep, goats, figs, barley, oxen…etc. 为什么要十一奉献？因为在神的殿中工作的Levites（利未人）没有Land。于是也无法生产出生活所必须的食物。
如果你注意到的话，旧约里其实提到了三种十一奉献。The first 10% yearly goes to the Levites and they tithe 10% of that and give it to the descendants of Aaron. The descendants of Aaron worked primarily in the temple and there was much fewer of them than Levites. The second 10% was to be taken to Jerusalem for a National Feast and was to be shared with everyone. The third 10% was taken every 3 years and this tithe was given specifically to the poor. That made 23.333% of income going for prescribed tithes.
十一奉献是怎么分配的呢？如果你注意到的话，以上三种十一奉献都是用来被分享的。除了Feast Tithe，它们都是用来周济陌生人（异乡人），寡妇，孤儿，穷人和利未人的。请注意，穷人是十一奉献的得益者，他们不用进行十一奉献（因为他们没有能力）。也请注意，除了说明十一奉献指土地上生产出来的东西而言，圣经上没有说过十一奉献是金钱或时间等。The tithe was only required from land owners.
Now if you want to take this teaching and bring it into the New Testament you are going to have a hard time of it. Nowhere after the resurrection of Jesus is tithing ever mentioned. Not in the Bible, not by the early church Fathers, not even by seminary textbooks that pastors (supposedly) study in seminary. （在这里，我的牧师引用了许多神学著作，证实以上十一奉献不被提到的观点。）
（总结）在上面的例子里，我提到了三个信息：
1、 圣经里提到的十一奉献，完全是用于帮助利未人和穷人的。
2、 No mention of tithing exists in the teachings of the apostles or early church father. It does not show up until the 6th century, and does not become law in the RCC until the eight.
3、 A huge portion of modern theologians, including commentaries and seminary textbooks reject the tithe teaching as an Old Testament principle that was revamped in the New Testament.
下个星期我们会着重于新约的角度来说十一奉献。但就目前来说，任何强调十一奉献的说法都是来源于旧约的教导。在新约中，奉献是一种完全自愿的行为，而且奉献没有任何百分比的设定与此相联。有些人很贫穷，根本无法做十一奉献，在这种情况下，教会应该提供援助的手，如果有“十一奉献”的话，十一奉献应该流向这种人。这也是十一奉献原先设立的原则。
Seems funny, doesn’t it? The original intent of the tithe was to support Gods’ work and the poor by a donation from the rich. Yet most people who give in the church are poor, the rich rarely give, or rarely give much. As in Malachi’s time, so in ours, you cannot serve both God an money.
(To be continued.)更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
这个星期天，我的牧师的讲道恰好是十一奉献。这个星期天是着重于以旧约为背景，下个星期还会新约为背景继续这个话题。我觉得很有必要与大家分享今天的领受，以下是我的牧师讲道的大致内容：
Malachi(玛拉基书) 在对十一奉献的讲述无疑是令人震惊的。我相信你们或多或多听到过这样的说法：“如果你想要神的祝福，那么你一定要做十一奉献。If you don't tithe you are under a curse. ”，类似的说法goes on and on.
当我们读Malachi（玛拉基书）时，我们也许会经意或不经意地发现以上说法是从源于此。这是一个危险的信号，对这个问题作讨论我们应该谨慎。对于我而言，以上的说法从属于pop-theology，一个时下流行但苍白无力的神学教义。如果你去教会的次数足够多的话，尤其是去一些Conservative Evangelical Churches，你一定不可避免地会遇到类似“Give or cursed”的讲道。
It seems strange to me that those who boast conservative views and their attention to scripture and context would take a doctrine and add so much fluff to it. 让我们回到圣经中有关十一奉献的章节，看看圣经是怎么说的吧：
Genesis 14:17-20
Genesis 28:20-22
Leviticus 27:30-34
Numbers 18:19-28
Deuteronomy 12:1,5-19
Deuteronomy 14:22-29
Deuteronomy 26:12-13
1 Samuel 8:14-17
Amos 4:2-6
2 Chronicles 29:35, 31:1-12
Malachi 3:7-10
Nehemiah 10:37-38, 12:44, 13:5,12
Matthew 23:23
Luke 11:42
Luke 18:9-14
Hebrews 7:1-19
通过阅读以上圣经章节的时候，我希望你体会到十一奉献的含义。一般来说，the mosaic tithe was 10% of ANYTHING that was produced in the Israel that was related to the land. That includes, wheat, honey, wine, fruit, sheep, goats, figs, barley, oxen…etc. 为什么要十一奉献？因为在神的殿中工作的Levites（利未人）没有Land。于是也无法生产出生活所必须的食物。
如果你注意到的话，旧约里其实提到了三种十一奉献。The first 10% yearly goes to the Levites and they tithe 10% of that and give it to the descendants of Aaron. The descendants of Aaron worked primarily in the temple and there was much fewer of them than Levites. The second 10% was to be taken to Jerusalem for a National Feast and was to be shared with everyone. The third 10% was taken every 3 years and this tithe was given specifically to the poor. That made 23.333% of income going for prescribed tithes.
十一奉献是怎么分配的呢？如果你注意到的话，以上三种十一奉献都是用来被分享的。除了Feast Tithe，它们都是用来周济陌生人（异乡人），寡妇，孤儿，穷人和利未人的。请注意，穷人是十一奉献的得益者，他们不用进行十一奉献（因为他们没有能力）。也请注意，除了说明十一奉献指土地上生产出来的东西而言，圣经上没有说过十一奉献是金钱或时间等。The tithe was only required from land owners.
Now if you want to take this teaching and bring it into the New Testament you are going to have a hard time of it. Nowhere after the resurrection of Jesus is tithing ever mentioned. Not in the Bible, not by the early church Fathers, not even by seminary textbooks that pastors (supposedly) study in seminary. （在这里，我的牧师引用了许多神学著作，证实以上十一奉献不被提到的观点。）
（总结）在上面的例子里，我提到了三个信息：
1、 圣经里提到的十一奉献，完全是用于帮助利未人和穷人的。
2、 No mention of tithing exists in the teachings of the apostles or early church father. It does not show up until the 6th century, and does not become law in the RCC until the eight.
3、 A huge portion of modern theologians, including commentaries and seminary textbooks reject the tithe teaching as an Old Testament principle that was revamped in the New Testament.
下个星期我们会着重于新约的角度来说十一奉献。但就目前来说，任何强调十一奉献的说法都是来源于旧约的教导。在新约中，奉献是一种完全自愿的行为，而且奉献没有任何百分比的设定与此相联。有些人很贫穷，根本无法做十一奉献，在这种情况下，教会应该提供援助的手，如果有“十一奉献”的话，十一奉献应该流向这种人。这也是十一奉献原先设立的原则。
Seems funny, doesn’t it? The original intent of the tithe was to support Gods’ work and the poor by a donation from the rich. Yet most people who give in the church are poor, the rich rarely give, or rarely give much. As in Malachi’s time, so in ours, you cannot serve both God an money.
(To be continued.)更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net