How much of your salary should you give to your church?

Question

In past times it was on tenth...is this still viable today?

Answer 1

There is no command as such for tithing for Christians. The absence of a command for tithing does not relieve Christians of the responsibility to give. Rather, Christians are held to the higher law of stewardship -- acknowledging that everything we have is a gift from God.

Each Christian "...should give what he has decided in his own heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7) No set amount or percentage of income is dictated, rather, "...if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have." (2 Corinthians 8:12)

Answer 2

Kingdom Halls of Jehovah's Witnesses do not pass collection plates or require tithes or set donations. There are discreet contribution boxes where persons can donate what they wish. These donations are anonymous and go towards the necessary upkeep of the building, and to the worldwide Bible education work that Jehovah's Witnesses do. This includes the printing of Bibles and Bible literature. There are no paid clergy, but rather elders perform duties out of love for their brothers and sisters. All of this is in harmony with what the Bible teaches. (Romans 6:14; 2Corinthians 8:12, 9:7, 1Timothy 3:1-3, Titus 1:5-7)

Answer 3

we give from the heart...we are not under tithing
The old law covenant was fulfilled with Jesus.
We are looked upon favorably if we support the building in which we worship because they have to pay the lights and gas to heat us and so we can read the bible..also the mortgage has to be paid...but if you work for minimum wages and 1/10 of your salary would mean your children would go hungry you cannot give the tenth......live a simple life and be content with what you have.

Answer 4

After seeing your question, I did some research on tithing (giving one tenth of your income to the church) Here are some interesting truths about the Christian tithing doctrine.

Abraham never tithed on his own personal property or livestock.

Jacob wouldn’t tithe until God blessed him first.

Only Levite priests could collect tithes, and there are no Levite priests today.

Only food products from the land were tithable.

Money was never a titheable commodity.

Christian converts were never asked to tithe anything to the Church.

Tithing in the Church first appears centuries after completion of the Bible.

So, it seems you set to decide how much you want to give to your church. It is not a Bibical responsibility.

Answer 5

None. Just have church in your own house and take the money and help someone you think needs it. Too many pastors are ripping folks off. How can you trust anyone with YOUR money. Don't get me wrong there are some very good pastors that are doing right but there are alot of pastors that ride around in brand new cars and are fakers. I am only interested in paying my own car payment.

Answer 6

Depends on what the money is going for. If the church honestly uses the money to help others, then a solid contribution is warranted. On the other hand, if the preacher is using his congregations offerings to make payments on his Maybach, then, well.... people are going to give anyway.

Answer 7

God loves a cheerful giver! 2nd Corinthians 9:6-8...Give a free will offering. Old Testament Tithing is found in Malachi 3!

Answer 8

Yeah it's still 10%. It' doesn't necessarily have to be to your church. It can be any charity or organisation that is devoted to others. Ideally, you should give generously out of love and compassion on top of that 10%.

Answer 9

Depending on what faith you are, whether you belive your pastor/bishop/whatever should be paid or do volunteer work, you can do lots of volunteer work to help out, teach, clean, ect.
Also I think some money should be given if you are attending a church, who is supposed to pay for the lights? the water? maintenance? ect. If you choose you could give 10% or whatever you felt was right, or whatever your church teaches, or you can just pray depending on what your faith is.

Answer 10

Yes it is still 10 percent and it is from the gross of the pay. You are to take from the very top. Some people don't do this which I don't condemn them for it. I always pay from the gross.