georg9457 - You are partially correct.
Numbers 18:26 is the requirement, and Leviticus 27:30-33 is the definition of God's required tithe, which consisted of crops and animals. Items that came FROM God, NOT anything that man made or earned.
At NO TIME did God command anyone to tithe on their income. At NO TIME did God Command anyone to tithe on money. They DID have money, even in Genesis. They had wages. But the tithe was not on the money or wages. ONLY those who OWNED land, AND had crops and or animals were commanded to tithed.
Since Numbers 18 (the entire chapter) was canceled in Hebrews 7:18, collecting the tithe today is wrong. |
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---Gary on 11/7/09 |
Under the Law, the Israelites were required to give one tenth of their money to the the Lord (Num 18:26). ---georg9457
Where did you read that distortion into scripture?
Nowhere in documented scripture were tithes money. They were always food, and tithe is just a term that means 1/10 amount.
There is scripture that says that if the food is too big to carry to the temple it may be exchanged for money which is then converted BACK TO FOOD at the temple location.
Many Biblical Christian scholars have even concluded that only the agrarian (farmers and herders) members of Israels tribes were required to tithe. And, the poor took from the tithe and did NOT pay it. (ref. 1/3 of all tithes were for the poor). |
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---obewan on 11/8/09 |
Under the Law, the Israelites were required to give one tenth of their money to the the Lord (Num 18:26). Christians, under liberty, are asked to give as befits a cheerful giver. Those with much are expected to give much, the poor give less, as they can afford. "Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come." 1 Cor 16:1-2 (KJV) |
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---georg9457 on 11/7/09 |
John - Just where in the Bible does it say we should or are required to tithe? Please give book, chapter, and verse(s). Can you give the scripture to back up what you say? In other words, where did God give the command for us to tithe? And better yet, can you give ANY instance of tithing in the New Testament after Calvary? Can you give scripture where God EVER commanded ANYONE to tithe on ANYTHING THAT MAN MADE OR EARNED?
You need to open your Bible and study it instead of listening to false preachers. |
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---Gary on 11/7/09 |
There is the "tithe" and there is the "offering".
The tithing is our obedience to the command of God.The tithe is to go into the warehouse, the local church where we are spiritually fed.
The offering is done to show/prove our love.
The tithe is to go to our church for the work, support of our Pastor. It is not to go to our cousins, or any other good project. It belongs to the Lord. Period....
There are many TV programs who teach the carnal "seed sowing" doctrine of giving so as to get. What a farce and it only shows what a carnal Christian has in their hearts. The term carnal Christian seems a paradox. How can one be a true Christian and still be carnal? Guess why their prayers do not get answered? |
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---John on 11/7/09 |
Tithing is giving God of your first fruits, which would be according to His word a tenth of it. ---a_friend on 11/3/09
Not correct. Tithing has absolutely nothing to do with firstfruits. According to Nehemiah 10:37-38, the firstfruits went to the temple for the priests, and the tithes went to the Levites to go into their cities. There is no tenth involved in firstfruits.
No church uses Abraham's example of tithing - tithing on war spoils. The Lord's tithe, aka the Levitical tithe, was disanulled in Hebrews 7:18. No Christian Church should be collecting the tithe today. It is not only wrong, it goes against New Testament teaching of grace giving. |
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---Gary on 11/5/09 |
Genesis 14:13-20 > Abraham gained goods during a military action, then he gave "a tithe of all" (verse 20) to the priest Melchizedek > Hebrews 7:4 shows Abraham "gave a tenth of the spoils." So, this might show a "tithe" is a "tenth" . . . of goods gained during a military encounter. Plus, we have Genesis 28:18-22, about how Jacob vowed to the LORD, "of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You." Also, Leviticus 27:30-32, Numbers 18:24-28. In Deuteronomy 12:6-19, 14:22-29, 26:12-15 > we can see the tithes were used for celebration and supporting the priesthood Jews and widows and orphans and foreigners. So - - this is not how certain people practice tithing, today. |
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---Bill_bila5659 on 11/3/09 |
Tithing is giving God of your first fruits, which would be according to His word a tenth of it. |
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---a_friend on 11/3/09 |
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