I do not see a teaching of tithing as something his follower need to do in Matt 23:23. In that passage Jesus is rebuking highly religious Jews, scribes and Pharisees, for their failure to weigh the law. “an having omitted the weighted portions of THE LAW” (caps mine). I do not believe you place yourself under the Jewish Law, so the address would not have been to Gentiles to keep THE LAWbibleman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:16 pmA lot of people question the adverse affects of non-tithers. I feel that the person themselves is most harmed by not invoking the Blessings of tithing. And then too the work of the Lord is hampered by those who do not support it. BUT I guess that would just have to be one of those things where we would disagree.Grandfather wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:15 amI question the assumption that Christians are fighting against supporting the work of Lord because they are not “tithers”bibleman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:12 amSo very true. I am amazed at how so-called Christians fight supporting the work of the Lord.
When my wife and I were very young with very little income, we still tithed and like you God always provided. And today after over 50 years of tithing, God has blessed us beyond measure.
I know of plenty of cheerful givers who give more than 10%, but do not consider themselves “tithers”. They do so because TITHING is not found taught in the New Testament.
As to tithing NOT be found in the NT... In fact it is.
Jesus taught NT tithing in Matthew 23:23
And Paul taught tithing in Hebrews 7:8
BUT again, I know you disagree, just posting those references for those who want to know about NT tithing.
The writer of Hebrews is not teaching tithing, he is telling HISTORY. Yes, people tithed in the OT. Yes, Melchisedec recieved them. I find it a stretch to say something that is recounting history is teaching tithing, they are teaching history. It can be argued that the rest of the chapter of Hebrews 7 is to show there is a better priesthood and convenant that does away with the Law, the law that required tithing.
Again I fail to see how this mention of an act in history is a teaching that tithing is a practice we still need to observe. Perhaps you could exlpain that.