Comments on: What is Tithing?

By: Gary Arnold

Gary Arnold — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:32:08 +0000

Here is what the New Testament says about those who try to keep God’s tithing laws: 1 Timothy 1:8-10 (KJV)
8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

By: Polee Jen

Polee Jen — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:09:48 +0000

I felt guilty of all about tithes.How can i be a faithful tither,is there any thing like to pay back for the years one has spent without paying?

By: NSIEFE Hosea

NSIEFE Hosea — Fri, 09 May 2014 10:56:44 +0000

Tell me more about the great mistry about tithes

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:30:11 +0000

what if someone else pays your bill, like lights or phone,do you still pay tithes on that,that they paid? or give you money for gas to do something for them? is that to be tithed on? thank you

By: Topo

Topo — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:13:04 +0000

Thank you for the information on tithing and i kindly request clarifications on two minor issues.

1. Can tithing be offered as a “service” instead of money especially if you are poor. For instance cleaning at church, or taking part from any activity in church.
2. and another point is, when it is said.. give tithe and offerings, what is meant by offerings?? Is it still money or what? Please educate me there.

By: Fawolo kollie

Fawolo kollie — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:11:21 +0000

I am fawolo kollie one of the good student in the trumpet of faith school.

By: Meggie

Meggie — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:31:39 +0000

True it is until we know the truth that it will set us free. Its after acting upon tithe and offering that doors of my life opened with no struggle at all. It is all for our own good!

By: Tumelo Lebese

Tumelo Lebese — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:11:23 +0000

Thank you very much to Chris Smit and Gary Arnold⁠, may the good Lord bless you always with His grace to speak the truth as it is…

The other truth is, the Law was never given to us gentiles to begin with, according to Romans 2:14 we do not have the law and were not given it including all its requirements and “tithing” itself.

(Galatians 3:10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse,) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”. If you feel strongly about tithing shouldn’t you feel strongly also about putting to death your disobedient child who curses you? Leviticus 20:9…..

…..or maybe put to death your husband/wife who cheats on you (Leviticus 20:10)

But no. The law was not made for a righteous man (1 Tim 1:9) and who is a righteous man? We who are born again of an incorruptible seed (1 peter 1:23) that means we have a new nature in us which is holy and is of God, thus we are righteous because Jesus Christ died and made us holy and righteous, and so (we) the righteous live under the law of the spirit which gives life….”for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life”.(2 Corinthians 3:6) Yesss!! He means the Law of Moses kills but the law of the spirit gives Life

Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!” YES we are already righteous through believing in Jesus and not by keeping the law…if anything, the law (of tithing or not) limits our giving…

(Galatians 3:11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.) And in faith, we live by the spirit, and He (the spirit) will inspire you from deep within your heart to give gracefully and not grudgingly out of the condemnation of the law, And that’s how everyone should give in the church of God, from how they have purposed it in their hearts (2 corinthians 9:7)

By: Chris Smit

Chris Smit — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:07:14 +0000

Jesus said tithing was a ‘matter of the Law’ (Mat 23:23)
We are not allowed to change ‘one jot or tittle of the Law’ (Mat 5:18-19)
If we make any changes we WILL be least in the kingdom of heaven!
Tithing is only ever to be FOOD (Lev 27:30&32)
Tithing is only ever to be for Israelites (Lev 27:1&34)
Tithing is only ever to be given to Levites…under a lasting covenant (Numbers 18:21-23)
Anyone who changes God’s word without HIS consent will be judged!
Please show me where God EVER changed HIS Law on tithing?
Chris

By: Gary Arnold

Gary Arnold — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:15:34 +0000

Derek Clark said, “The bible says to tithe on all of your increase. Basically what that means is to give ten percent of your income.”

Derek, that is NOT what the Bible says. That is what pastors say. The Biblical tithe was on GOD’S INCREASE, not man’s increase. It was NEVER on income.

God gave His definition as a tenth of crops and animals which came from God’s hand, not man’s income. God NEVER commanded anyone to tithe on anything that man made or earned. Leviticus 27:30-33.

The ordinances (instructions, or laws) for The Lord’s Tithe are in Numbers 18. God gave strict orders to take His tithe to the Levites. God NEVER changed that command. Anyone who takes God’s tithe to anyone other than the Levites is being disobedient to God’s Word.

There are others tithes in the Bible such as the Festival Tithe and the Tithe for the Poor. It is The Lord’s Tithe that churches pattern their teaching after.

Church leaders ignore God’s definition of His tithe, and ignore God’s ordinances for His tithe. They change the words to fit their pocketbook. This is nothing but manipulation of God’s Word. They are false teachers.

The Bible CLEARLY SHOWS that the tithe ENDED at the cross in the Book of Hebrews. In the first nine verses of Hebrews 7 the words tenth or tithes appears SEVEN TIMES. The ONLY place in the Bible, after Calvary, that tithing appears is in Hebrews 7.

In Hebrews 7:5 we are told that Levi (the Levites) took the tithes under the law. In Hebrews 7:12 we are told that when the priesthood changes, the law will change. Hebrews 7:18 is telling us that Numbers 18 was disannulled. Numbers 18 established the Levitical priesthood, and part of that establishing included tithing. When the Levitical priesthood ended (at Calvary, or at least in the year 70AD when the temple was destroyed), all laws that established that priesthood were canceled. If Numbers 18 wasn’t canceled, we would still be under the Levitical priesthood.

Those who argue they didn’t have money or income then really need to study the scriptures. They had money and wages, even in Genesis. The farmers had income from barter exchanges, and they had markets to buy and sell as proven in Deuteronomy 14:24-26.

Those who argue Malachi 3:8, robbing God, need to start with verse 7. God is talking about His ordinances in Numbers 18 which we learned were disannulled according to Hebrews 7:18. Also, if you start with Malachi 1, you will see that God is speaking to the priests, not the people. The priests robbed God of the tithe (Nehemiah 13) and the priests robbed God of the offerings (Malachi 1).