Do we have to pay tithes?

[Tithesmeister]

Originally Posted by Tithesmeister

Okay. What would be the NT equivalent of tithing?
Are any of you under the misconception that the OT tithe and the tithe taught by pastors today are of equal monetary value ?
I’m talking about one tenth of income either net or gross.
Do y’all think the value is equivalent?

Bump. Is the value even close?

[BuckeyeBukaroo]

Originally Posted by Tithesmeister

Bump. Is the value even close?

The only reason my answer is insufficient is because your logic is faulty. There isn't an Old Testament pattern that we copy exactly as New Testament Christians. We are not under the Law. We are under Grace. The Law was a shadow of the things to come. We don't bring our livestock as a sacrifice. We brings our lives to the same God of the Old Testament who saves us in the New Testament through the offering of the final blood sacrifice. Even in His death, the Old Testament set the pattern and the New Testament followed in symbolic terms. I can see this concept with the crucifixion, water baptism, the Glory of the Lord inside of us, tithing-- I am sure there is more!