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10 Facts About Tithing
Aaron Erhardt

  1. “Tithe” means a tenth

  2. Abraham tithed (Gen. 14:20) (1)

  3. Jacob pledged to tithe (Gen. 28:22)

  4. Tithing commanded in old law (Lev. 27:30)

  5. Tithing improperly was robbery (Mal. 3:8-12)

  6. Tithing was not peculiar to the Israelites

  7. Tithing is never commanded in new law (2)

  8. Paul never mentioned tithing in his writings (3)

  9. Gentile believers not told to tithe (Acts 15:28-29)

  10. Christians give as they have prospered (1 Cor. 16:2) (4)

Footnotes:

  1. Abraham gave a tithe to Melchizedek (Heb. 7:4). The tithe was voluntary and consisted of the spoils of war. Tithing was not commanded until the Law of Moses took effect.

  2. The NT never commands tithing. Therefore, it is not to be bound on Christians. When men tried to bind circumcision, the apostles reacted to such men strongly (Acts 15). No one has a right to bind elements of old law on Christians.

  3. Some may say that tithing is mentioned by Paul in Hebrews. However, I do not believe that Paul wrote Hebrews: (1) Paul would not have included himself in the “us” of 2:3 and (2) Hebrews does not have the handwritten greeting which Paul said was “the sign of genuineness” in every letter he wrote (2 Thess. 3:17).

  4. 1 Cor. 16:2: When—first day of the week, Who—each of you, How—as he may prosper.


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