Do we have to pay tithes?

[Aquila]

One cannot rob God by not tithing today. The tithe was an agrarian land tax codified under the Law of Moses to sustain the priesthood, the temple, and to provide grain and food for the storehouses of Israel, for the sake of the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the alien. Remember, the priests, who were to partake in the tithes, were not allowed to own property. There was no separation of church and state. The religious system of the OT was entirely supported by the agrarian land tax known as the tithe. By not tithing, the nation robbed God because it deprived the priesthood, the poor, widows, orphans, and the stranger of the most basic human provision, food. It was the death of social compassion, and brought a curse upon the nation.

This system no longer exists. And so, the tithe is impossible to perform in accordance to the Law. Therefore, it is also impossible to be branded a thief for not tithing to a system that doesn't exist.

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Aquila

One cannot rob God by not tithing today. The tithe was an agrarian land tax codified under the Law of Moses to sustain the priesthood, the temple, and to provide grain and food for the storehouses of Israel, for the sake of the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the alien. Remember, the priests, who were to partake in the tithes, were not allowed to own property. There was no separation of church and state. The religious system of the OT was entirely supported by the agrarian land tax known as the tithe. By not tithing, the nation robbed God because it deprived the priesthood, the poor, widows, orphans, and the stranger of the most basic human provision, food. It was the death of social compassion, and brought a curse upon the nation.

This system no longer exists. And so, the tithe is impossible to perform in accordance to the Law. Therefore, it is also impossible to be branded a thief for not tithing to a system that doesn't exist.

An argument based on sound hermeneutics ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^