Comments on: Tithing in the Bible: Did Jesus Teach Tithing? – Matthew 23:23 & Luke 11:42

By: apple

apple — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:02:44 +0000

God commanded in deuteronomy to tithe three times during the year. it pertained to food and God commanded that 10% be brought to one place for the community, the poor, the less fortunate. God also said that if it is to far to bring your crop, exchange it into money and when you get to your destination, exchange it again into food and take to the community.
The New Testament never states that Jesus tithed, however he did give freely of himself. So as you have been given freely, give freely of your self to mankind, not an organization.
Jesus gave us two commandments ” Love God with all your heart, mind, body, strength and soul, Second, love one another as I have loved you. On these two are the Law and the Prophets.

In my opinion, Forget the church and focus on teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I’ve never seen a preacher tithe. have you? lol

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:11:17 +0000

Barry, I can’t believe how much you and me think a like. I love the Lord and my wife and I give not tithe. I have read and studied so much about tithing. I often wondered if I should leave a mega church we belong too outside Chicago, but like you said we have to forgive our pastors and pray for them also. There human too. I ask that you please contact me at my email address to further discuss. Thanks again for your annointed support.

By: Philippa

Philippa — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 08:35:34 +0000

Luke 18:18-23 (with the context of vss. 24-30 also)

[18] A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

[19] “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good — except God alone. [20] You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

[21] “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.

[22] When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

[23] When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth.

** I noticed that Jesus did not tell the rich young ruler to tithe first and then follow him. Jesus did not tell the rich young ruler to tithe, he told him to sell all he had and give to the poor!** Selah!

By: matt

matt — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:48:24 +0000

Galatians 3:5
5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Matthew 23:23 clearly states tithing as part of the law. A work by definition is something you do for a wage. Grace is free an unmerited. Miracles, recieving the Holy Spirit, and all other blessing come from faith in Jesus. They are part of grace not part of law as stated in Galatians 3:5.

Ephesians 1:3 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Every spirtual blessing is ours in Christ. Every in this verse comes from the Greek word pas. Pas means all. So God’s blessings are only found in Christ now and God opens the floodgates of heaven and showers them down through the atoning blood of the cross.

By: Arthur Adam Haglund

Arthur Adam Haglund — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:28:18 +0000

Not only is the Tithe NOt for the church, the Body of Christ, anyone who tries to tithe, in order to fullfil some ‘law’, they have removed themselves from grace. I have been preaching and teaching this same message for over a decade, and it is like hitting your head against the wall. Tithe, tithing and tithes, are only found in the Gospels (while jesus was living under and fullfilling the Law of Moses, and in Hebrews, where Paul is showing the Priesthood of Jesus is greater than the priesthood of Aaron. The tithe was ONLY given to the 12 tribes of Israel, and was ONLY for the tribe of Levi to partake of, because the tithe is given to GOD and GOD is the inheritence of that tribe, no inheritence of land, in the promised land. God had no need of animal carcasses, nor food stuffs. it was for obedience and a shadow of what is to come, like nearly all of the OT.
We ARE supposed to take care of our Christian ministers. We SHOULD provide for their need, physical, as they provide for our need spiritual.
The tithe shows this. the priests ministered unto the Lord and the tithe supported them so they COULD do their ministries.
Funny, I also see a parallel betweent he priests of Israel and the ‘prosperity Gospel heretics of today. The priests added their own laws and regulations and extorted Israel, just as these modern day guys do to theose who remain ignorant of the Bible.
That is a discussion for another day, I think.

By: phillipa

phillipa — Mon, 30 May 2011 08:14:51 +0000

it seems that before the law tithing was a sign of gratitude and aknowledgement (well i may be wrong), but in the law it became like a sarcrifice inorder to obtain the blessings listed in malachi. what about under grace?

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:32:22 +0000

Alright, Mr. Ladson – let’s all start tithing just as Abram did: http://www.providentplan.com/696/tithing-in-the-bible-abrams-example/

By: mr.david m. ladson

mr.david m. ladson — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:23:17 +0000

after i read your report, i can understand your way of thinking but it is in error! abraham iniated the tithe program and was not under the law of moses. yoou see moses came after abraham many years later and from careful trial and study i have come to the conclusion that the almighty god wants us to maintain his tithing program. i have conducted entirely too many signs, wonders, and miracles to beleive otherwise. reread genesis and understand when the law of moses came into being.furthermore reread matthew 23:23 and also realize that jesus comes to remove and correct immediately any inaccurracies.that is his mission as well.

By: faithful servant

faithful servant — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:42:00 +0000

just wanted to jump in here and ask how many of you who say that you have tithed or are tithing now, how do you fit that animal or produce into the offering plate? Because, as has been stated over and over on this post as well as in the very Word of God itself, the tithe is not, was not, nor could be money. So those of you who want to keep your traditions and refuse to surrender your head knowledge to the discernment and Truth of scripture, Jesus had a few comments for those like yourselves. I’m not trying to be caddy here….just blunt…as Jesus was.
Do we all realize the importance of getting into scripture for ourselves and understanding God’s word for ourselves? This generation can do no less. There is much apostacy and false teaching out there and Jesus told us to discern it (Matt 7:15,16)
By the way, if you take some kind of pride in your 10%, check your box and think you’ve done what’s asked of you, then you are the pharisee of Matt 23:23. We are to be led by the Spirit of God, not write a check made by a human decision. The Holy Spirit will decide who to give to, when to give, how much to give and we need to stop trying to help Him out. We need to stop drinking milk and do what’s required of us to eat some good meat of the gospel…..LISTEN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.
While we’re on the subject of false teaching, WHEN not if, scripture reveals Truth to us that may conflict with what we’ve been taught, heard, done all our lives or like, we have two options. 1. do nothing cause we don’t like the new Truth and keep doing it the same way we’ve always done it. or 2. Surrender, repent, walk in the light of the real Truth. Seems like an easy decision to me…….

By: Victor

Victor — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:55:56 +0000

Hi Lover of God!

Hebrews 7:1-10 was written to prove the superiority of Melchizadek’s priesthood and it does not command Christians to tithe to their churches. Also tithing is not the primary subject of Hebrews 7:1-10

Hebrews 7:4

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Acrothinan ἀκροθινίων actually means best of the spoils. Abraham did not tithe from his regular monthly income but only from the war spoils. Also it was a one time tithe. Do you know Abraham gave 90% back to the king of Sodom? Is that an example of Christians to follow.

Abhram’s tithing example contradicts the law of Moses

Numbers 31:28

“Levy a tax for the LORD from the men of war who went out to battle, one in five hundred of the persons and of the cattle and of the donkeys and of the sheep;

Numbers 31:29

take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an offering to the LORD.

Also do you know that Melchizadek was a King. It was kind of a tax and a borrowed practice from the surrounding cultures.

Hope this helps!

Victor