Were tithes ever required by Jesus or the Apostles?

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Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Likewise, it could just as easily be said that a Shetland Pony might win the Kentucky Derby, but I think we all kniw that isn't likely.

The fact is, however, that tithing is a biblical principle, not a hallmark of control issues.

I've been saying all along that it is a Biblical prinicple, so what's the beef? If you don't think that a preacher getting into a pulpit and demanding that people pay tithes or they will go to hell doesn't have some control issues then I don't know what to tell you. I've been there, got the t-shirt and decided to give it back. There's a right and a wrong way of presenting Biblical principles.