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Why Christians Should Not Tithe: A History of Tithing and a Biblical Paradigm for Christian Giving is unavailable, but you can change that!

The premise of Why Christians Should Not Tithe is simple: God, having freed his people from the Law through faith in Jesus Christ, does not place on them a burden from the Law. The thesis is equally as simple: Christian giving is not a tithe. Christ challenges the believer to give himself and his possessions to the gospel cause, but the tithe fixes a limit and implies nothing more is needed. Why...

Abram’s offering was not intended to support a person, a priesthood, a religious building, or a religious ministry.17 Undoubtedly Melchizedek did put this offering to some such use. What Abram intended was to pointedly acknowledge God Most High-YHWH as his personal God. His ma‘aser made a clear statement that he owed allegiance to no other god or person.18 JACOB’S TITHE The next occurrence of a religious offering is Genesis 28:20–22. Genesis 28:20–22, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this
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