Here are a few facts BEFORE you answer.. (remember, give substantial reasons, not just opinions like "because I love God." That's so generic and not a reason to base part of your faith on it.)
A Biblical tithe is 10% of certain agricultural products from the land of Israel to be paid by the farmers to the Levites, who in turn tithed to the priests. Wage earners and the poor were exempt from tithing. The poor were allowed to benefit from tithes.
Money and wages are not tithed as money is considered as unrighteous*. Other things not tithed: Unclean animals, beasts of burden, fish, birds, insects, reptiles*. The spoils of battle are not tithed.
All scriptures (including NT) are answerable of "not" being an obligated 10% amount. Tithing was not a NT tenet. Don't forget, the time that Jesus was alive was still "Old Testament". The NT didn't start till AFTER Jesus died and fill the believers with His spirit (Hebrews 9:16,17)
Don't just blindly accept pulpit preaching. Checkitout
2007-08-16
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