For example: Before the tithe is taken in my church, someone gets up and qoutes something like Malachi 6-10.
But in Malachi 1:1 it says that it is addressed to Israel and meaning Israel as a nation. That scripture has been fulfilled for them, they have been abundantly blessed as in Solomans days, I haven't seen a christain so blessed that he can't contain it. To me that is obviously for the nation of Israel and not for the church.
As for bringing the whole tithe into the storehouse most churchs point to themselves as that place. Considering church buildings didn't come into about the 4th century why would it mean that.
Another point: the original tithe wasn't meant for the upkeep of buildings, no wonder most churchs are struggling.

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