4 Serious Misunderstandings About Tithing

The tithe was a "reduced" standard

The early church in Jerusalem was a community where people shared voluntarily, with no "yours" and "mine," so that no one was in need. Barnabas sold his land and laid the entire price at the apostles' feet (Acts 4:36-37). The early church's standard wasn't 10 percent. It was everything. Zacchaeus, after meeting Jesus, gave away half his wealth, and the rich young man was told by Jesus to give away everything.
The tithe was made a legal obligation at the Council of Tours (567) and the Second Council of Mâcon (585), and ironically, part of the purpose was to set a fixed limit on what could feel like an open-ended burden of giving.

God can't "receive" a tithe

Even a planet made of diamonds is God's creation. About the only things God can receive from us are praise and worship, and even those come back to us as joy.
Offerings are used for running the church, missions, relief and helping the poor. The tithe functions to circulate wealth within the community.
Tithing in order to receive material blessing doesn't make logical sense either. If blessing comes in, you'll have to give it away again anyway.

People who don't pray talk about abolishing the tithe

Pastors who emphasize hours of prayer a day and deep spirituality tend to teach tithing as important.
Many theology professors, on the other hand, say the legal obligation of the tithe ended in the New Testament era and that voluntary giving is more biblical.
They argue from the original Hebrew and Greek, yet many observant Jews, the original keepers of that tradition, still set aside a tenth.
And in near-death testimonies, people who went to hell for not tithing come up surprisingly often.

The tithe debate itself is worldly

Saying you love God but don't tithe is like saying you love your wife but won't contribute to the household.
Being unable to tithe because you have no money and redefining the tithe as unnecessary are completely different things.
It's like declaring theologically that "speaking in tongues has ended" just because I can't speak in tongues.
Arguing over whether to tithe or not is itself a sign of unbelief.
Try talking with God about the tithe directly, for just one hour.
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