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NASB | Numbers 18:26 "Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, 'When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the LORD, a tithe of the tithe. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 18:26 "Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, 'When you take from the Israelites the tithe which I have given to you from them as your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the LORD, a tithe of the tithe [paid by the people]. |
Bible Question: I know it is Biblical for an individual to tithe, but does the Bible say the Church should tithe on their budget or the income (tithe) they receive?? |
Bible Answer: I've read someones answer on this topic before, and they expressed how churches are not under bondage anymore, that we are free, and that we should not be forced to tithe that it should be a free will offering. I havn't yet seen anything in the bible to support that. So I'll be obediant to the scriptures and to those who have rule over me(my Pastor) and he's a God fearing Leader who strongly goes by the scriptures. You asked the question does the bible say how to tithe, I found this scripture, Numbers 18: 21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the TENTH in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a TENTH part of the tithe. Tithing in new testament - Matt. 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay TITHE of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Tithing in old testament - Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have ROBBED me. But ye say, Wherein have we ROBBED thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have ROBBED me, even this whole nation. 10 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. Hope this helps, it helped me. Carol |