The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum The Tithe

Hi jaf,

The first thing I would encourage you to do is to click on the "Search" link on the Menubar at the top of all the pages on the Board. Do a search for "tithing" and you will no doubt get LOTS of hits. Tithing has been a "hot" topic here over the years.

Secondly, since I do not believe that tithing is mandated for the N.T. Church, but was restricted to the theonomic nation of Israel, your question becomes mute. It is my belief that Christians are to give cheerfully and deliberately as God providentially allows. But again, I do not find any "commandment" nor "principle" that would put a Christian under obligation to tithe, e.g., to submit 10% of their income.

Lastly, in the situation you have described, the Church should be the one which gives and to this particular individual, not the other way round.

In His grace,