Michaela and I watched this the other day- a small American group that have decided to do something simple and rather profound with 10% of their income.
I have always had a bit of a strange relationship with tithing- by which I mean the Evangelical Christian use of the word- giving your ten per cent to the great Agent in the sky (via your local church of course.) Laying down a ‘seed offering’ so that you might get so much more in return.
Giving money to the church to enable redistribution and support for people who are working with the poor- I can get that, but tithing has of course a whole different lot of baggage that goes with it- usually associated with those who need this to be a Biblical instruction so that the machinery of their institution might be oiled- salaries paid, roofs mended.
Churches do need to be funded, but if all our resources go into buildings and hierarchical salary structures then what might be left to use for things outside the establishment?
There are all sorts of potential problems of doing the things that this group have done- but I think it is really interesting…
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As a christian am against tithing. Mal 3 God was explaining to the Children of Israel the way they think. He was also telling them about the coming of the Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ.
Now since the death of Jesus Christ, Paul wrote and told us that we should be a cheerful giver because this is the attitude that God loves. 2 Corin 9 vs 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.
Tithing fall under necessity and since the bible say we shouldn’t then the blessings that a person would generally receive from God by just giving will not be there under 10%. It is wonderful that they are reaching out to others. There is one thing we should always remember that obedience and Faith walk hand in hand.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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We should be free to give to any ministry we feel God is leading us to give. Tithing prohibits the freewill that was granted to us from God. It was an old testament command that was used to support the levites and the poor. Today, since God’s ministry is led by the Holy Spirit instead of the the law, or by levites, we need to support God’s ministry through Spirit led giving.
– jared