Did Jesus ever pay tithe or commended or instructed anyone to pay tithe?

Question

An example below shows that jesus wanted this guy to give all that he has to the poor and not to the religious authority.

Luke 18

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An official asked him this question, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
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You know the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother.'"
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And he replied, "All of these I have observed from my youth."
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When Jesus heard this he said to him, "There is still one thing left for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
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But when he heard this he became quite sad, for he was very rich.
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Jesus looked at him (now sad) and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
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For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

Answer 1

He praised an old widow for giving all she had

He also had Peter go to the lake and throw in his line. He told him the fish he would catch would have a 4 drachma coin inside it.This was used to pay the temple tax. Matt 17:26

The rich man in Luke was a specific case. Jesus knew his heart.

Answer 2

biblically speaking, the tithes were only commanded to the tribe of Levi. so unless you consider yourself a levite, there is no need for you to pay tithes.

with regards to the story, Christ answered the man primarily with a few verses from the 10 commandments. now if you try to reflect on these commandments, these are more or less embedded even in the law of every nation.so, it has become more of forced commandments for everyone.

but the twist comes when the man says that he has followed all of these since his childhood. But dont we all? the question is "what is the real intent of following these commandments?" there are only two options

1. i dont want to go to hell
2. i love the feeling of doing good.

sadly, the reason the man had for obeying the commandments is number 1. when in fact, it should be number 2.

Answer 3

Malachai 3:10 says:
Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

Matthew 22:21 says:
"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

Answer 4

well you don't read the bible do you.. and definitely do NOT study history.. The eye of a needle my friend.. in this case is a gate into the city, they were shaped like a keyhole so that ladened camels could walk though it but it was difficult to rush.. a security measure.... that is just ONE misinterpreted passage. Try this....actually READ the bible cover to cover, then READ IT AGAIN cover to cover..all your questions and the veiled answers you seek will unfold as your understanding of it grows..I'm a pagan, born and bread. A 14 generation hereditary solitary eclectic witch. and I've read this book over 40 times cover to cover. I have hundreds of books on this subject and have studied religions in depth for most of my life..It is an ODD contrast when a WITCH knows more about the bible than 99% of the Christians do.. IF, as a Christian you intend to do spiritual battle, you best be prepared, you need to know you subject inside and out or you just look like a babbling fool..and you will be slaughtered by your enemy

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Not to the religious authority because Jesus knew that they weren't to be trusted, at that time in that area.
Jesus didn't pay tithe with money but with spirit doing the His fathers will.
I think what Jesus was saying to these people and us, is if you don't have anything to hold you back you can give more of yourself to doing Gods will.

Answer 7

Probably not, since the religious authorities were seen as the bad guys in the gospels and the christian church wasn't around back then, unless the tithes were being paid to the temple.

Answer 8

Tithing was for the old testament times and the times of Christ. It was a part of the rules of those periods or administrations. This administration is the age of Grace. Here there is no tithe, there is a sharing of abundance. Different rules apply.

Answer 9

Yes, it was the custom of giving one tenth of one's income
and produce for religious purposes. Jacob dedicated to God
the tenth of his gain. The Levites paid to the priest the tithe of
what they received from the people. Today, how could churches
survive if the members did not share in the costs (lights,
air-conditioning, phone bill, music, gas bill, utilities, and even
the price of building the church)? What better could we give
our money for than to contribute to the Lord's church?

Answer 10

While I don't recall a passage specifically mentioning tithing, I do recall him saying "render unto Caesar that which is due to Caesar. Render unto the Lord, that which is due to the Lord."

In essence, pay your debts to those you owe. What do you "owe" the Lord? EVERYTHING. Tithing is only asking for 10%. Seems like a bargain.