This question is for all the true believers. Should we as Christians tithe in today's church age?

Question

Should we be giving our money to today's local churches?

Answer 1

There is no tithe for the New Testament Church. You will not find any mention of it in any of the letters. It is an Old Testament law. The reason for it was to support the Levitical priests who dedicated themselves full time to the Temple. What the New Testament Church is told to do is to give freely, as the Spirit moves you. It can be your local assembly, or any place where you are being "fed" the word of God. When we give with a good attitude and quietly, God gives us the privilege of sharing in the work of spreading the Gospel. God doesn't need our money, He already owns it all. He expects us to give freely as He has given to us freely.

Answer 2

I think that this issue of tithing is a very personal one. We do not tithe. When we go to services we always donate and I run 2 fundraisers a year for the church and I volunteer throughout the year. We are trying to buy a house so tithing isn't something that we can realistically do. This past fall our church sent a letter out requesting that all members increase the amount of the pledge of tithing. I was appalled because not everyone can afford that and we certainly can't.

I do think that you are better off donating money to local churches/organizations rather than larger ones just for the simple fact that we should take care of local needs before crossing the "pond".

Answer 3

Contrary to the secular viewpoint—“If you don’t own it, you won’t take care of it”—being a steward should increase our care and diligence in the use of property and wealth. It is not ours; it will be taken back by God one day; God will hold us responsible for what we do with it. Our everyday stewardship—even maintaining a vehicle and doing chores—links us with God, who maintains the world. God wants not just an intact creation but a “return” on his investment.

It is tragic that Christian stewardship has been so often reduced to “tithing”—giving to the Lord’s work one-tenth of one’s income (“Is that gross or net after taxes?”). In the Old Testament tithes were like taxes paid to the temple; they were not discretionary gifts (for an exception, see Genesis 14:20).

This accomplished four things. It
(1) celebrated the goodness of God (Deut. 14:26),
(2) acknowledged God’s ownership of everything,
(3) maintained places of worship (Numbers 18:21; Deut. 14:27) and
(4) cared for the poor (Deut. 14:28-29).

Even in the Old Testament tithing was only part of Israel’s stewardship. The New Testament only once mentions tithing (Matthew 23:23)—in the context of Jesus’ calling the Pharisees to something more important.

The New Testament principle is not one-tenth but “hilarious giving” (2 Cor. 9:7), that is, cheerful and uncalculating. Since everything belongs to God, we should generously disperse what we can to help others. But the use of “should” destroys the very idea of Christian giving; it comes not from law, principle or obligation but from the spontaneous overflow of gratitude for Christ’s blessing on our lives (2 Cor. 8:9).

Answer 4

Well if you can clearly see that your church is not using the money for what it should I recommend you leave that church. My church sends people on missionary trips, has a soup pantry, and gives free oil changes for single mothers. Why wouldn't you tithe for a church like that?

Answer 5

I am surprised at the ignorance displayed by some in their answers here. (Ex: free 1 indeed)

A tithe was NEVER a tenth of one's wages. A tithe was a tenth of the increase of livestock and produce, period.

Churches that teach tithing demonstrate they are false churches in that they teach a false doctrine. These are wolves in sheep's clothing. (Do they wear woolen suits?)

If you want to do good, give to the poor, and not a wolf.

A church can fund itself through donations by the members for whatever purpose they want. But to demand it is totally unchristian.

Answer 6

You shouldn't be made to tithe (that was an old law) ... replaced with the Lord likes a cheerful giver... whatever is in your heart to give, will glorify the Lord, it is the desire to want to give that he looks for and he does take care of the church without having to pay admissions. Some give more (wealthy) and some give less (poor) but all is giving in the eyes of the Lord.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

yes the bible says to pay 10 percent right off the top and to give offering also. there was nowhere where they said only do this till such and such a time- the lord did say be a cheerful giver- he meant while you were paying your tithe and giving offering. and you are to pay it to a church not TBN or whatever else. the bible says to bring it to HIS storehouse that is the church you go to

Answer 9

I would answer in a few different ways.
First, if they are truly teaching correct doctrine, and if they are truly doing what they should as directed by scripture.
The 10% thing is fine, but a good understanding of the doctrine of stewardship will reveal how it really should be.

Answer 10

Yes. It is biblical, and if we didn't, then how would churches function? Churches have bills and other financial needs too, and they are dependent on tithes and offerings.