tithe on an insurance program:

[teddyk]

Do you pay tithe on the money you get from your insurance company for an injury occurred. I know offerings should be given.

[Palerider]

Originally Posted by teddyk

Do you pay tithe on the money you get from your insurance company for an injury occurred. I know offerings should be given.

if its an increase...I would say yes...pay it

[bytebear]

Interesting... Is it an increase if it is just to replace what was lost? If someone dents my car, and I have the insurance pay to repair the damages, what has increased? I don't have extra money, and I don't have a nicer car. Seems to me the answer is no, but I also think it is a personal decision between you and the Lord.

[skippy740]

If the insurance has "made you whole" then there is no increase, therefore no tithe.

If you have a "profit", then you should tithe on the amount that is above the amount to make you whole.

So, let's say your car was totaled and it would cost $10,000 to replace it. You got a check for $12,000.

Take $10,000 to buy the replacement car and tithe on the $2,000, or $200.

Does that make sense?

[FunkyTown]

Skippy's right. Insurance made to replace what was lost oftentimes doesn't cover even the whole of an item. Life insurance may seem a lot, but when you take away costs of funeral arrangements, loss of income and long term costs like paying for a child's university career, you find it is woefully inadequate.

If the insurance is an increase, pay on it. If it's not, don't.

[pam]

Which I think is what Pale meant by his statement "If it's an increase."

[Palerider]

Also...if you feel you need to pay...then pay it....see how you feel and go with your conscience....

[Just_A_Guy]

I agree with FunkyTown as to car, health, and homeowner's insurance--which replace assets which were already tithed--but life insurance is intended primarily to replace future increase. Personally, I'd tithe on it. Life insurance is cheap; beefing your coverage up by 10% to cover tithing isn't that big of a deal.

[deseretgov]

Sorry to go off topic about insurance. But if a person goes to work for eight hours a day, five days a week. They are giving away their time and work. The company they work for then gives them money to replace that time and work that was given. So a person doesn't really get an increase. Their paycheck is making them whole. So does that mean you wouldn't pay tithing on your paycheck? I'm just curious what people's reasons are for paying tithing on their paycheck when it's not an increase. I can understand it being different for someone owning their own busines.

Sorry for going off topic about insurance.

[pam]

You really aren't serious with that question are you?