Thank you for visiting http://www.tagnet.org/macedonia and for your thoughtful question on
New Testament tithing. Here is the answer in just one verse (if that's permissible) Matthew 23:23.
True, the point of this verse is that Jesus is rebuking some hypocrites for neglecting the
most important things (judgment, mercy, faith), but look at what he says about these
people who were paying tithes from everything, including their herb gardens. "This
ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." I hope it can be good news
for you. I like to remember Psalm 24:1, God
owns everything anyway. He could have given us 10 percent less that what he did, but for
some reason, it is important for our character development that we learn to return
the tithe. I hope this helps.
(01/29/2000)
Gen. 1:26-28.
