Study: Few Born Agains Tithe to Churches

kaosweaver »

Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:33 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 2

The tithe, as in mandated 10% giving, is not a Christian practice. It is a Catholic practice, re-introduced hundreds of years after the ressurection.
It is not a universal command from God either - proof is in the two instances of the tithe being mentioned prior to the Law. One was just on the spoils of war (not their entire income...) and the other actually proves against the tithe, where Jacob was making a deal with God, that *IF* God blessed him, he would tithe. How can you negotiate with that which you do not own? If the tithe was universal, it is already God's and Jacob was negotiating what something he didn't own. Likewise, under the law, a the tithe was in three parts, 10%, 10% and 10% every third year *and* every seven years, no tithe. So I doubt any preacher of the tithe has a sabatical year and doesn't collect the offering one year out of seven (and this was the tithe Jesus was under and paid, so using His actions to validate the tithe means 20%/year x4 and 30%/year x2 and one year off, otherwise, you're NOT doing what Jesus did)

Paul clears up the entire matter, a man known for his study of the OT law, with his scripture on giving as purposed in the heart, clearly if Paul meant for Christians to tithe, this is where he would have done so.

God only wants you to give what you've purposed in your heart to give. If you love Him, it will be evident in all aspects of your life, if you love something else more (money) it will also be evident in your life. You can fool the people, but you can't fool God, He knows what is sitting on the throne of your heart. If you give for reasons other than out of love for Him or for your fellow man, you've received your reward here on Earth already as your heart isn't right with God.