About Tithing?

Question

A few months back I was listen to the radio and I came across some religion program. The man was talking about tithing. He insist that tithing is about of the New Covenant but the didn't mention any scriptures to back him up. Is there any scriptures in the New Testament that back him up? (without Jesus criticizing the Pharisees)

Answer 1

Render unto Cerser that which is Ceaser's and unto God that which is God's. Matthew 22:21

Answer 2

Tithing 10% is an Israelite thing, not new covenant. You won't find any NT scripture that tells you to tithe as in give 10%.

1Cor 16:2

There are various others that aren't as direct, but it is clear that some kind of collection was taken under the new covenant, but it was at each person's discretion.

Many black friends and acquaintences I have say their church really emphasizes tithing and calls people out in sermons who don't do 10%. I don't get it.

Answer 3

He's off his rocker...

In the OT, the priesthood, which was an entire 1/12 of the people, were not permitted to do anything else; so the tithe was to support them. Today a preacher is paid just like anyone else, and it not forbidden to hold other jobs; they deserve to be paid for their work, but in many places 10% of the total of all the people in the church is way too much, and winds up wasted on things of this world, like buildings when it should go to help the poor.

Answer 4

I don't believe that tithing per se is a part of the new covenant. However, the idea of giving to God and His church is clearly found in the New Testament (throughout the whole book of Acts, for example). That's why I "tithe."

Answer 5

Tithing was part of the law. There is no law in the new Covenant. We still must support our church-it is not supposed to have any form of income. Without our offering the church would close (speaking of a normal church). In the OT, tithe meant 10%. In the NT, we give as the Lord prompts our hearts.

Answer 6

Matthew 22:21 says it simply enough, but read the story preceding it. The Pharisees were trying to trick Jesus into saying something against taxation laws as opposed to people tithing. Notice he didn't condemn taxation in favor of tithing, but said we still had to "render" God's portion! It sounds hard to do, but we're promised that when we give as we should God "...will open the window of heaven and pour out a blessing upon you so great, you'll scarcely (barely be able to) receive it."

Answer 7

NO

You seem to quite correctly assert that the teaching of Jesus was, most directly, directed to Jews living under the law of Moses. One point which should be discussed in relation to this is that tithing PREDATES that law, Genesis 14 tells of an encounter between Abraham and a "priest of the Most High God" named Melchizedek to whom Abraham paid a tithe... several hundred years BEFORE Moses at Sinai.

Answer 8

There are actually three tithes mentioned in the Old Testament.

Answer 9

Yes. The early church gave. Read Acts.

People avoiding tithing are avoiding giving back to God. There were points in the Jews life where they were called to give as much as 23% given the year. Are you telling me that Jews from back then are going to outgive spiritual believers of today?

Answer 10

I am sure Jesus being a Jew practiced it. But I don't know of scripture except in the Old testament. Jesus came and fulfilled the law, not eliminate it.

Answer 11

Send me any money you would have tithed and I'll send you, absolutely free of charge, a cloth that I wiped off my dog with, while we prayed on Funk and Wagnalls front porch...