MembersTithing: Is this biblical commandment still valid?
The tithe (Hebrew: ma’aser) refers to giving one-tenth of one’s income to charity. This concept is described in the Bible, and today many Jews and countless Christians support the poor as well as their communities in this way.
We first encounter tithing in the Bible after Abraham defeated the four kings:
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.(Genesis 14:18-20)
It seems to have been a common practice in Abraham’s time to give a tenth of one’s income, or in this case the spoils of war, to a priest.
Later we read from Abraham’s grandson Jacob that he also wanted to reserve a tenth for God:
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me...
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Believers in Yeshua are to always be Cheerful givers, but nowhere in The Brit Chadashah did Yeshua say to tithe, but we are called to give, financially as well as with our talents, time, help to all those who are needy…
We all are called to be a blessing to all who we encounter…
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Believers in Yeshua are to always be Cheerful givers, but nowhere in The Brit Chadashah did Yeshua say to tithe, but we are called to give, financially as well as with our talents, time, help to all those who are needy…
We all are called to be a blessing to all who we encounter…