History of Tithes in the Church

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by coksiw

Brother, just search in this forum, we have shown multiple times this is false doctrine. In this thread itself, I shown it is a post-apostolic doctrine. What else you need?

I have already stated that tithing is not a law under the new covenant. What false doctrine are you talking about? In another thread we are discussing the Sabbath. Although we are not under the law to keep the Sabbath, it doesn’t make it wrong to tell people to take a day off and rest. I don’t deny the principle taught from the Sabbath in law.

1 Corinthians 16:2
Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

This scripture is a example of how the NT churches where commanded to give in ratio to how they had prospered. That is very similar to the principle of tithing. In ratio to the bountifulness of the harvest, the children of Israel where commanded to give a tenth of their increase. Paul commanded the church in Corinth to give weekly, in ratio to how God had prospered. Sometimes 10% maybe too little and sometimes 10% maybe too much, but that is up to the individual and God.

I don’t believe we should mandate a tithe, but nor should we be omitting it from the scriptures. Again, we have examples of tithing outside of Mosaic law.