TithingThe word “tithe” refers to the giving of a “tenth” of one’s income to God or for other charitable purposes.
The law of tithing simply means that the God, our creator, requires us to pay Him the first tenth of our increase or income.
Tithing is mention in the Old and New Testament; Paul strongly talks about how we should tithe our offerings to God. I believe that tithing is commanded by God and that we should give a tenth of what we earned to the church.
We see in Genesis 14:17-20 that Abraham was faithfully paying tithes to God. In Malachi 3:8-11, God declares “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, In what way have we robbed You? In tithes and offerings.” (9) You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. (10) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this, Says the LORD of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. (11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, Says the LORD of hosts.”
Paul
definitely speaks of tithing as a law! So anyone who
fails to tithe is breaking an important
law of the Creator God! This is one reason for so many
personal and
financial curses on our land today! Also in the New Testament, Jesus mentions tithing three times. In Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42, Jesus acknowledged to the Pharisees that they tithed and should do so. Another record of Jesus mentioning the tithe is in Luke 18:9-14 where he told a parable about a Pharisee who gave tithes.
Although money is common in Genesis and occurs 44 times before tithing does, money is never included in 16 texts which describe the contents of the tithe.
ReplyDeleteNothing Abraham did is an example for Christians to tithe. (1) He gave pagan spoils of war. (2) He gave once. (3) He did not give of his own property. (4) He gave the 90% to the king of Sodom. And (5) he gave because Canaanite tradition required it.
And Paul never once mentioned tithes unless he wrote Hebrews 7 which removed tithes in 7:12-18. Those who received OT tithes were not allowed to own or inherit property. Do you teach that?
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