Bible Question:
Giving of TITHES and the 10 percent rule ? I believe that this was a rule in the Old Testament Days. The covenant with the Jews. GOD ordered them to give 10 percent of everything that they earned. Does this rule still apply ? We are now living in the New Testament era. Did Jesus tell us to continue with the 10 percent giving of TITHES ? Is this mentioned anywhere in the New Testament that we must continue to TITHE 10 percent of our income? |
Bible Answer: Ten percent is not a requirement for Christians, but if you want to give 10 or more than 10 percent is acceptable to God but as love offering and not as a requirements. Most of teaching todays is that we are save by grace faith and not by works, and tithes is works as a matter of fact it is works of law. Law cannot justify us as paul said: Ac 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Christ did not teach that we must tithe, there is no apostle that give or required anyone to give tithes but love offering: 2Co 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. lastly the tithes is not for Christian it is included in the law of moses and it was given specifically to them: De 5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. It was mention there "Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, even us, who are all of here alive this day" are you included there no! if thier father is not included as jews how about us? God bless, |