Christians, do you believe the Tithe is still in effect today?

Question

i met a lady the other day and she (a proclaimed Christian) said that tithing is dead, that tithing is an old testament ideal, and we the Christians of today do not have to honor that belief. I do NOT agree with her, and proudly tithe in my church.

What do you think?

please document with scripture to support either way

Matthew 22:21 (King James Version)

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Answer 1

Yes sister I believe that the word still supports our giving unto the Lord of what we have been given OF Him. Our giving of our monitary blessings back to the Lord is one of the ways that the Lord keeps our heart in check. Its so easy to hoard money and not consider that there are practical day to day things that are required of the Church that the Lord needs us to be concerned about in the way we give. The Lord loves a cheerful giver
We see this in 2 Cor 9:6-8
" But take note of THIS.. He who sows sparingly shall also sparingly reap; and he who sows with blessings shall also with blessings reap

Each one as he has purposed in his heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver

And God is able to make all grace abound unto you that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound in every good work"

These are indeed precious verses.
There is also a beautiful picture in the book of philippians of the way the saints there took care of brother Paul

He writes in Phil 2:25
"But I consider it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier and your apostle and minster to my need"

Through our giving the Lord is able to take care of those fighting in the front line in the spirit on behalf of the body of Christ. May we never fail to minister to the needs of the saints.

Phil 4:16
For even in Thessalonica you sent both once and again to my need"

In response the Lord is able to keep the blessings flowing... in giving we give the Lord a way to keep flowing out as the Blessing One to us all.

Phil 4:19
" And my God will fill your every need according to His riches in glory, in Christ Jesus"

This is not just monitary blessing.. and the brother is very specific to say Need and now wants... The Lord blesses us with His very presence and all of His spiritual riches. All His rich attributes can become ours to enjoy in the Body.

Just in closing there is a precious verse that is sometimes overlooked in Luke 8:3

"And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward and Suzanna and many other women, who ministered to them out of their possessions"

This is so precious because the Lord was going about from city to city and village to village with the 12 disciples announcing the gospel of the Kingdom of God and these sisters, out of their own possessions were ministering to the need of the Lord and the 12.. they gave to the furthering of the gospel of the Kingdom.
We are so blessed today to give out of our possessions.. out of our time.. open our homes for the care of others, just give and tithe out of who we are for the Lord.

The Lord in us is the untimate Giver:)
May we all as His believes give Him a way to Give out of us everyday.

Great Q
and I too am a cheerful giver ... Keep abiding sister
ur sis
sandy

Answer 2

Tithing isn't dead. It was confirmed in Malachi and continued in Matthew chapter 22. Since the OT was the law and the NT is grace, and tithing appears under both dispensations, I take that to mean that tithing is still necessary. Even in the secular sense, how would a church keep it's doors open, much less support it's mission undertakings without tithing?

Answer 3

I have been wrestling with this issue for some time now.

I believe this:
From the growth that I have received from God thus far, tithing along with any kind of giving, along with any kind of thing within the relationship between the truster of God and the will of God is dependent upon the will of God. That's why we trust in him.

That's why prayer should remain spontaneous, as well as tithing or giving for that matter. You can say that tithing puts a limit on what you give, so that you are not constantly giving all that you have away. That is great. But if God puts it into your heart to give automatically - then you better do it. But if God has you using what He blesses you with for His purposes - then you better do that.

The point is that trusting God remains the key to understanding His will.

Answer 4

If it weren't for tithers churches wouldn't even be in business. I think she's just got a bad attitude. She must have had a bad experience with some pastor or something mis-using the money. I've seen it happen too. But I still believe that we should tithe. God said, so do it. I heard someone say once that we should tithe because someone's gotta pay the bills. I agree that the bills need to be paid, but i disagree that thats why we need to tithe. We need to tithe because God said to, and we need to honor that.

Answer 5

(First, teh JW's reference above to Eph. makes absolutely no reference to tithing as a law. Don't know where they get that from.)

Anywho, I can only speak from experience. When my wife and I don't tithe, our finances go down the tubes. When we do tithe, we always have the money to do what's necessary. I do not believe the tithe has been abolished, per se. Perhaps the required amount has been removed ("God loves a cheerful giver"), but here's my take on the amount:
The standard you give as tip to a server at a restaurant is 18%. Why not give God 10%?

Answer 6

"I the Lord do not change.......Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. 'Return to me and I will return to you', says the Lord Almighty.... 'Will a man rob God? Yet you rob Me'. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' 'In tithes and offerings... Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse.....Test me in this', says the Lord Almighty, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it." (Malachi 3:6-10 NIV)

"And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth."
(Genesis 28:22 NIV)

The first reference I gave is to show God's perspective. Although Jesus was not yet born, the New Covenant is first found in the Old Testament yet God still considers the lack of tithe robbing Him. The second reference however is meant to highlight what should be our perspective. I beleive that these type of issues are what 1st Corinthians 13 was really meant to address. This is the true difference between legalism and true works complimenting faith. Bottomline, God says we should tithe, there is a practical purpose behind it, yet 1st Corinthians 13 shows us that that if we do not do these things in sincere love they're worthless.
This is the embodyment of the new covenant in which Jesus said, " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:37-40)

Anyone who claims to love God and yet will not give joyfully to God what he has asked must, in my opinion ask themselves how that attitude squares with Jesus' words.

Answer 7

Tithe is still very alive and well. I pay tithe gladly. It helps me be better organized and the money goes to build chapels, fund missions, feed the poor and help in locations where humanitarian aid is needed.

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it" (Malachi 3:10).

Answer 8

We are still suppose to give, but tithing was 10% to support the Levite priests. We don't have Levite priests anymore so tithing 10% is Old Testament law and we are not under it any more. We are suppose to give with our hearts not a set amount, but we are suppose to give 10% is a good base line but is not mandatory.

Answer 9

No, Tithing was an old testament (Jewish Law) we are no longer under that economy anymore.

Either you are married to Christ, or Married to Law, it can't be both.

Either you are under grace, or under law, can't be both.

Tithing is a law, it was never intended for Christians. People love to use that to collect money in the Church. But does an end justify it's means.

P.S. I am a Bible Believing Born-again Christian.

Answer 10

I think that Jesus took us beyond just merely tithing.
He taught us that ALL we have belongs to God.
We are to give freely just as it has been freely given to us.
In this way - tithing might be called dead.
Not that we are not called to give, but not just merely our 10%.
If we live by the letter and legalistically give 10% okay....
But aren't we missing out on the spirit of it?
If we are merely stewards of God's money, and it ALL belongs to him, then we should spend all that we spend in light of that. Is this the way it best glorifies him?
I give at least 10% myself - but I feel it must go far beyond that to affect all my life. I think if it doesn't, I miss out on the blessing of the New Testament spirit that broadens and deepens and calls us higher than the old law ever could.

Answer 11

OF COURSE...!!! How else do you think the clergy can put the bread on their table???

By the way... the tithes and offerings were on eatable animals not on cash! You ATE the offering that you brought to the LORD and gave the priest some of it. The priest job was to BBQ the meat for you! Christianity changed that to cash income for the clergy...