What Scriptures Support Tithing
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The Roman Catholic church prohibited asking for tithes for centuries. The Protestants, until the nineteenth century, also shunned the practice. In both cases, the custom was started in order to build an edifice. Christians give voluntary offerings and alms with joy *3. Acts 15:20, 29 do not mention tithing. However, Romans 14.
*1 Acts 13:39, Romans 3:20, 28, 8:1-17, Galatians 1:6-9, 2:16, 3:10-13.
*2 Job 36:15, Psalm 12:5, 72:4, Ecclesiastes 7:7, Ezekiel 22:7, 29.
*3 Romans 15:26, 1Corinthians 16:1-3, 2Corinthians 8, 9:5 (covetousness), 7 (necessity = obligation, commandment). |
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---Glenn on 11/1/09 |
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Preachers who try to place others under the curse of the law violate scripture *1. Tithes were salaries paid only in Israel by Israelites, on comestible crops, and clean domesticated animals (Leviticus 27:30-32). Tithes were not always accepted, Deuteronomy 23:18. Tithes were not paid on money owed, Matthew 5:23-24. A "Tithe" used for other than salaries, or exceeding the median salary, or excluding some workers, is a Malachi 3:9 curse, and was a form of theft. For the first few centuries, most giving was to the poor *2. Also, many church ministries, like many government ministries, are both extravagant and unaccountable to the common folk. |
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---Glenn on 11/1/09 |
Are YOU of the very elect? Is your leader adding/ subtracting from the Word, in ways that contradict and do not consent to the sound words of your Savior? What does the New Testament say about those that do not consent with the wholesome words of Christ?
1 Timothy 6:3-4
If any teacheth different, and consenteth not to sound words, those of our :Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching according to godliness, 4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife
How are many denying their savior today? By denying the teachings from His lips? .Because of bad teachers, some well meaning learned from bad, still, teach the precepts of men and not those of your Father! |
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---paul9594 on 11/1/09 |
It always amazes me how when Churches who want your money, they tell you to Tithe.
This is blasphemous!
Why dont they tell you to keep Kosher and circumcise your sons? When it is convenience for these greedy Pharisees to grab your money, they do not hesitate to blasphemy The Christ. The 1st century church never tithed, (see Sermon of the Mount)for the laws are written on your heart and the orginal church gave all they had. Not the 10%. They never resorted to the deceptive Stewardship classes either They were honest and said we need money, clothes, food, shelter etc. Christians gave in the true sprit of The Christ. But Pharisees are called Hypocrites by Jesus. And they still exist today dont they? |
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---Pastor_Jim on 10/31/09 |
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a_servant**No where does God eliminate the tithe.
He eliminated the tithe as well as the requirements of the law at the Cross. Thereafter one is to live by faith alone, not by works of the law from which we cannot be justified. Romans 1:17
If the OT tithe was applicable to the church, then why did not the church require it of its followers? We find no teachings on the tithe in the early church.
The tithe, my understanding, was not heard of until the 18th century when greedy clergy decided to corrupt scripture in such a way to replace the teachings of indulgences held by the old Roman Church. |
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---Lee1538 on 10/31/09 |
Because the liars want your money, and they could care less about your soul. |
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---Eloy on 10/31/09 |
The tithing meant back then and for today, was not of money but first fruits, like grain, and agricultural and other things.
If our Father meant for us to tithe money. The scripture would refer money as silver and gold which they used as money for what cannot be bartered!
You do not have to give your church money, you could give them things they need instead and is preferable. Money has been corrupting our leaders. Will we ever follow the Torah which means teaching instructions from our Father? |
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---Paul9594 on 10/30/09 |
About the coin. Matt. 22 v 21. For that is Caesers which is taxes - other. For that is God's, Tithes & Offerings. |
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---Lawrence on 10/30/09 |
Here is a test: Take a tithe of your money, or however much you want to give, and take it outside and throw it up into the air to God; now what stays up in heaven is clearly God's, and what comes back down from heaven is evidently your's. |
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---Eloy on 3/14/07 |
Christ "like" is more comfortable. But we are the Bride, thus we are one with Him. He became sin (us), so we could become righteousness (Christ).
Gen 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam . . .
Gen 2:24 . . . they shall be one . . .
Gal 5:31 . . . shall be one . . .
Jn 17:22 . . . they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one . . . |
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---a_servant on 3/14/07 |
Hag 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
Christians are owned by God; His property.
Acts 20:28 . . . the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 Cor 6:20; 7:23 For ye are bought with a price:
How can he who is owned, own anything. Doesn't the Master own all the profits of His property?
ALL the $$$$ in a Christian's pocket is God's. We are fortunate He lets us keep any of His money. Give Him His tithe or be cursed. |
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---a_servant on 3/14/07 |
**I am blessed by God because I chose to be blessed.**
When the angel came down to Mary and told her she was blessed do you think this was her own choosing.
You can choose many things in life but blessings are from God and not yourself |
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---johnlovesginalyn on 3/14/07 |
No NEW COVENANT (New Testament) scripture commands a Christian to pay 10% of their earnings. Because false ministers want the parishoners money, and unlearned ministers divide the word of truth unjustly by misapplying abolished O.T. leaven to coerce God's children to pay for God's grace. |
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---Eloy on 3/14/07 |
**I am blessed by God because I chose to be blessed.**
????WHAT???? So I guess the Apostles chose not to be blessed? Rebecca D tithing and giving are not the same. Do you understand that the tithe is a requirement, there is not an option when it comes to tithing. Giving is a freewill gift, you have the option not to give but you do not have an option to withold a tithe, that is the insidious nature of the common tithing doctrine. |
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---Ryan on 3/13/07 |
Ryan; No. If I was just giving to get, as you say. God would not bless me and my family the way he does. I am blessed by God because I chose to be blessed. I don't care if you don't agree with me about tithing. I am led to by God, so if you think it is false and so wrong for me to tithe, then take it up with God. |
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---Rebecca_D on 3/13/07 |
A Servant: I love that..you blogged beautifully the truth except the last bit which says: Legally, we are Christ. I think it should be : We are Christ like. B.U.T.ful. |
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---jana on 3/13/07 |
Rebecca D what you just said is right out of the prosperity doctrine -Give to get- |
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---Ryan on 3/12/07 |
**Tithing should be between them and God alone.**
Should read:
Giving should be between them and God alone.
With the change of the priesthood there is no longer a civil requirement to tithe to the sons of Levi as an inheritance. |
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---Ryan on 3/13/07 |
I'm not under the law to tithe. Tithing should be between them and God alone. It is no one's business on me tithing and how much. The bible tells us give accoriding to how much you are blessed. God blesses me everyday, I give with a joyful heart. I have things (house, food, clothes) not because I'm rich or have money, I have those things because I give accordingly to how much I am blessed. this is my thoughts and how I believe, so please someone don't argue with me. Duane: We all don't agree. |
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---Rebecca_D on 3/12/07 |
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When unrepented sin exists, a curse exists. The curse is eliminated INSIDE the covenant when one lives in obedience, not outside the covenant in disobedience (which is lawlessness). God does not grant licenses to sin (i.e., disobey, don't repent and you are still blessed & shielded from curses).
Since God never eliminted the law (or the tithe) any disobedience has its accompanying curse, including not tithing. |
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---a_servant on 3/12/07 |
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Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us . . .
But Christ DID continue & lived within the law, His works obeyed the law, so WE WERE NOT MADE A CURSE because He swapped His righteousness for our unrighteousness. |
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---a_servant on 3/12/07 |
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As He took our place on the cross (death), WE TOOK HIS PLACE IN GLORY (LIFE).
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Our covenant is a "marriage". Because WE ARE ONE WITH CHRIST, WE HAVE OBEYED THE LAW (by His swap with us).
Thus, living INSIDE our "marriage" covenant counts for us as living inside the law. INSIDE the covenant the existing law can't condemn us because legally we are CHRIST. |
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---a_servant on 3/12/07 |
We all agree...The Christian tithe is false..its used to steal from the flock |
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---duane on 3/11/07 |
Lev 27:30, 32
Num 18:26
Dt 12:17; 14:22, 23, 28
2Chron 31:5, 6
Nehem 10:38; 13:12
Mal 3:6-14
Mt 23:23
Lk 11:42 Here are some of the Scriptures.
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All of the following is in the NT.
God did not abrogate His Law. Heb 8:10 shows God putting Law into hearts & minds. |
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---a_servant on 3/12/07 |
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Mt 22:36 Master, which is (not 'was') the great commandment (in the law)?
37 . . . Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
This covers Commandments 1-4.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
This covers Commandments 5-10. |
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---a_servant on 3/12/07 |
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Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change (not an elimination) also of the law.
The new covenant does not exclude every single item of the old covenant, but incorporates many old covenant requirements.
No where does God eliminate the tithe. |
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---a_servant on 3/12/07 |
They are being told this because they don't yet believe or understand that this tithe which was part of the law to collect for the Levitical priesthood has been done away with.
They don't understand Heb.7:12 that with the change of the priesthood came the necessity of the change of the law also. |
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---john on 3/11/07 |
Lawrence_Surles_Sr, there are absolutely no New Covenant demands for a Christian to tithe money to a building where God does not dwell. However, you are commanded to give with a cheerful heart to those less fortunaste than yourself. Three interesting side notes:
1) There are zero recorded accounts of Jesus tithing or commanding His disciples to tithe
2) There are zero recorded accounts of Paul tithing or commanding a tithe under the New Covenant |
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---Ryan on 3/11/07 |
#2 3) The only recorded case of Jesus speaking of a tithe is to admonish the Pharisees and Saudecees as hypocrites and they were tithing of their mint dill and cummin, not of monetary income
An honest study of the tithe reveals it was the inheritance of the tribe of Levi becasue they had no inheritance of land. And the tithe was only on the yearly excess of the agricultural goods. |
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---Ryan on 3/11/07 |
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