Abraham gave 10% of the spoils of war while Israel was required to give less from the spoils of war. (Hebrews 7:4; Numbers 31:28-30)- Of all the recorded events about giving in the New Testament Church, there is not a single one about tithing.
- Are the children required to pay tribute? (Matthew 17:25; Galatians 4:5)
- Jacob freely offered the tithe because he knew without a requirement, it was of freewill to give. (Genesis 28:20)
- None of the Israelites tithed while outside of the promised land. (Deuteronomy 12:5)
- Abraham was born under an Old Testament covenant that was established long before Moses. (Genesis 3; Hebrews 8:13)
- The poor received the tithes and did not pay them. (Deuteronomy 26:12)
- Giving is the only gift that has a minimum requirement before you learn to exercise it as a Spiritual gift.
- There is no New Testament command to continue or even modify tithing according to the structure of the New Covenant.
- Israelites who did not grow food or raise animals did not tithe. (Leviticus 27:30)
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It is emphasized by the Lord Himself in Mat 23:23 that much of the talk in the church should address weighty matters like Justice, Mercy and faithfulness in His word and tithing should not be neglected nonetheless. That’s why it clearly states ‘ You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.’ God Bless you all.
Shawn,
Jesus also clearly states a few verses earlier to obey what the Pharisees, but you aren’t going around preaching that, are you?
One important thing to note, which many pro-Tithers ignore.
The whole verse says:
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.”
Sadly, far too many people focus on Jesus telling them they should Tithe, while ignoring the part where Jesus said Tithing was part of the law.
A few more things in that verse pro-Tithers ignore.
1) Jesus was speaking to “teachers of the law and Pharisees”. Not to us.
2) Jesus spoke of giving food as the Tithe. Not money.
3) Jesus told these Jews that even though they were Tithing, that they were neglecting more important things.