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Feb 21, 2023 · When it comes to their teachings on tithing and money, most of our local churches in America today resemble the abusive, exploitative behavior of the Pharisees, not Jesus Christ. We shouldn’t be using the story of the Widow’s Offering to take a poor Christian’s last two dollars.
Dec 17, 2014 · There are several fundamental flaws with the belief that Jesus reinstates tithing, but one of the biggest is that there are no instructions for New Testament tithing by Jesus, the Apostles, or the early church.
- Tithing in The Old Testament
- Why Tithing Is Not Required Today
- Give Generously
What does the Old Testament say about tithing? Abraham gave a tenth of his spoils of war to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:20), and Hebrews appeals to this account to support the superiority of Melchizedek’s priesthood over Levi’s (Heb. 7:4–10). God met Jacob at Bethel and promised him covenant blessings; the patriarch promised God a tenth of everything gran...
There are seven decisive reasons for saying Christians are not required to tithe. 1. Believers are no longer under the Mosaic covenant (Rom. 6:14–15; 7:5–6; Gal. 3:15–4:7; 2 Cor. 3:4–18). The commands stipulated in the Mosaic covenant are no longer in force for believers. Some appeal to the division between the civil, ceremonial, and moral law to s...
Even though tithing isn’t required today, it does not follow that believers should hoard their possessions. We are commanded to support those who preach the gospel (Matt. 10:10; Luke 10:7; 1 Cor. 9:6–14; 1 Tim. 5:17–18). And while we should enjoy the good things God gives us, we are also called to be generous to those in need (1 Tim. 6:17–19; 2 Cor...
Feb 21, 2020 · Did Jesus instruct us to keep tithing? Did He abolish it? Are we, Christians, still commanded to give tithes of our income? Let us take a deep dive into the Scripture and see what Jesus says about tithing.
They do not believe, however, that tithing is a New Testament obligation. It is not mentioned in the New Testament except where it is describing Old Testament practices or in the Gospels where Jesus is addressing people who were under the Old Testament law.
Jesus only speaks about tithing once in the New Testament, when he called out the Teacher of the Law and the Pharisees for being hypocritical. This scripture is found in Mathew 23:23. During his teachings at the temple, Jesus saw how hypocritical the Pharisees had become and decided to confront them.
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Feb 20, 2017 · Jesus did not denounce tithing, even scrupulous tithing. He did denounce using tithing as a way of evading “the weightier matters of the law,” which demand real sacrifice. Indeed, the Lord says that tithing, even in small matters, is something not to be neglected.
