When Jesus turn the table over in a Temple, did that do away with paying tiths?

Question

I don't think it did, but this got me to wondering if he was against it?

What do you think?

Answer 1

It did away with yard sales at church.

or DID it?!?!

Answer 2

I think the message was more about conducting money exchanges in the temple, and making it a place of business focused on currency rather than God. The entire story is that at that time there "Temple coinage" which was the only accepted coinage of offering at the time by the "official Jewish priesthood". You could not make your offering or tithe in any other currency. So the moneychangers made their living by changing the local currency or currency from wherever the person was from into the Temple's coinage or currency. Obviously something is wrong with this.

And the fact they were making sacred ground a place of business.

I feel like you should support your spiritual community, as long as you do what you can within your means, KNOW where your money is going, approve of the salaries of the clergy or how money is spent, etc.

Answer 3

No. The tithe was instituted by God through Moses, so that temple workers wouldn't have to do 2 jobs: slaughter animals for sacrifice (an all day job) and work on farms in order to eat.

It wasn't the tithe that Jesus was taking issue with anyway. It was the fact that merchants had set up their shops INSIDE THE TEMPLE, a place of worship. Shops belonged outside, not inside a place where people were trying to pray! Furthermore, many of these merchants were corrupt. Livestock merchants "inspecting" someone's sacrifice and finding it "unfit", necessitating the purchase of another animal, and the forfiture of the one they had brought. The forfeited animal was then often RESOLD to the next dupe as "fit for sacrifice". Money changers would often overcharge on the exchange rate for coins coming in from out of Jerusalem. Etc. Etc. Etc. These blatant acts of commercialism and fraud in a house of worship were unacceptable to Jesus, and are still cause for upset with many people today.

The tithe wasn't discussed. It was the blatant commercialism of worship that earned a whuppin'!

Answer 4

It`s strange that a Jewish custom and law is regarded as so important in Protestantism when many state that a lot if not all Jewish law does not apply to Christians today.
I presume that this tithe law was introduced by the reformers themselves to keep the money coming in which is okay if a local church has to be supported but the problem seems to me that a lot of people feel as if under a curse if they fail to tithe, contributions to support a community church are voluntary they should never be so compulsory that it may seem sinful not to tithe.

Answer 5

Jesus turned over those tables because of where they were.
Those fellows were suppose to conduct business at the edge of the temple entrance, but over years they gradually moved in closer and closer to the area considered for religious purposes only, not business.
Jesus was not here trying to teach against tithing, he was reminding all onlookers to respect the temple.

Answer 6

No.

When Jesus turned the table over is was because people were "buying sacrifices" to offer to God in atonement for sins.

It has nothing to do with tithing. That is an entirely different thing. Tithing is a personal, monetary, sacrifice that we make to God.

Answer 7

The table turning wasn't in protest of tithing.

The law was nailed to the cross. The tithing ended not long afterwards.

Colossians 2:14 - "having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."

Answer 8

Great question, Sandy...

Actually, the answers dealing with respect to business dealings at the temple of worship are correct.

As for paying taxes...no, scriptures do provide that we pay our dues. It's difficult to determine whether we are to pay five percent or ten percent tho as both are considered extensively in scripture as well as a percentage of a herders' flock. I think the modern church would like us to pay even more...!

Different strokes for different folks, I guess...lol

Answer 9

The fulfillment of the old law removed the requirement of tithing (contributing 10% of income).

The new covenant church requires all to contribute to the support of the church, according to their abilities and their means ... but sets no particular amount.

Answer 10

tithes are a terrible thing since there is no taxation for churches yet they make a profit.

Answer 11

no Jesus did that because they were more worried about making money than worshiping god remember what he said you made the house of god into a den of thief's .