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Why all this rationalization about tithing? I don't think is wise to be thinking this way. Just give 10% of your increase, is up to us to determine what it means.

Net Gross Tithes

Ohh, I thought we were to discuss. Gross or Net?, I'd say gross.

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Whatever my salary is I just give 10% of that. The way I figure it, the Lord gave me that money so I just give him back 10% of it. I can't get angry with the Lord because men want to take their part too.

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In the first my salary is exact. I get paid for what I do. In the other the money comes from what the business does and not necessarily what I personally do. Just how I see it, I'm willing to be corrected if I'm wrong.

Net Gross Tithes

Nephi:

Well, what if you were the only one in the business? Then the revenue would be entirely up to you and your efforts - similar to being employed.

Tithes - Gross or Net

Name: Kyle

Comments: I've always found greater blessings in doing what appears to be the more difficult. In this case paying on gross is more costly and it would be easier to pay a net tithe. I've also heard "do you want net blessings or gross blessings." While I do believe this stance to be a little silly, there is a truth to consider here. The Lord has made the promise to bless us with more than we have room to recieve. Paying an honest tithe grants us the peace that we can rely or depend on the Lord. The question to ask yourself here is are you being honest with the Lord? Are you sure you are paying a full tithe. If unsure, it can't hurt to pay more than maybe you think is required. For myself, I've always believed in paying on gross regardless of the arguments to the contrary. You have to make money to be liable for taxes. The more you make, the more you pay. Taxes are an expense just like gasoline for your car or groceries for the household. The contrarians to paying tithing on gross often say they don't need to because they never saw the money in the first place. Whether you saw it or not, your taxes were derived from the money you earned. What you earn is your increase. Don't sell yourselves short by believing there is a grey area with one of the Lords commandments. His house is one of order and this commandment like every other is very black and white and plain to understand. It's interesting to see how so many try and "look beyond the mark" especially when it comes to money.

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Name: Lane

Comments: The revelation uses the word interest, then later interest is explained as increase if I remember correctly. Clearly, the meaning of the word interest does not only apply to the interest earned on a savings account. The word interest also means ownership, as in having an interest in a company. This is the meaning that seems to make the most sense to me in the context of tithing, but go look for yourself.

Taking the meanings of ownership and increase together paints an interesting question. For the typical salary earner, do they have ownership in what is taken as taxes? For most people they never receive the funds and the government has a clear legal right to the funds. The money is set aside for them, implying ownership. Other monies are also set aside for employer paid health costs and insurances.

I guess this line of reasoning comes down to whether or not the money is yours. Do you have ownership and hence control over the funds? I suppose you can choose to not pay your taxes, but that is a bit absurd since this would also be a choice to visit prison - and not as a guest.

Playing with the meanings of the word interest is fun in other ways as well since we have an interest in our government and community and other entities.

Basically, out of fear I pay on gross, because I am not willing to offend God over some money. I wonder how health plans - which vary greatly - should come into consideration?

Tithes Gross Net Mormon Doctrine Studies - Page 7

I just realized it has gone 2 years since the last time I wrote something in this thread. I think it might be because of the direction in which the discussion was heading.

Anyway, I have studied this topic, among others, much lately, since I am in Afghanistan right now, and time allows me to spend more time studying. It seems the understanding of the law of tithing have changed during the history of the Church. As now it is widely understood that a full tithe is 10% of your gross income. Opposed to earlier where it seems that a full tithe was understood as 10% of your surplus/interest - similar to what D&C 119 says.

In vers 1 the Lord requires all their surplus property, and after that in verses 4-5 the lord requires 10% of all their interest annually.

I think this sheds a completely different light on the law than what is commonly understood today. If I were to start paying tithes for the first time from now on, I would pay 10% from my interest which would be everything after expenses necessary to maintain a minimum of life standard. (Food, clothes, shelter etc.)

Apostle James Talmage published a brochure entitled "The Lord's Tenth". Here are some quotes from that:

Sorry for the lengthy quote, I just thought it was nice.

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