What The Bible Really Says About Tithing
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What The Bible Really Says About Tithing

Michael Brown

Does the practice of tithing, instituted in the Torah for ancient Israel, still apply to Christians today? Is it a divine command from God for this hour, that you are “required to give 10% of your income to the Church? Should it be discarded as vestige from the past?

It is true that tithing is mentioned twice in the book of Genesis centuries before the Torah was given to Israel (see Genesis 14 and 28). But the practice is not prescribed there, only described.

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