Should Christians Tithe?

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
When most Christians think about supporting their churches financially, they think about giving ten percent of their income. After all, they have been told that this percentage of their income “belongs to God.” Yet the New Testament knows nothing of the tithe. In contrast to our man-made ecclesiastical traditions, the New Testament teaches that all of our income belongs to God, and that the percentage we give in our offerings is up to the individual Christian’s conscience. If the New Testament fails to teach the tithe, then why do most of us continue to believe it is Scriptural and therefore binding? Perhaps one reason is the support tithing receives from pastors.

Posted by Editor at September 30, 2007 01:06 PM