First, its plural, tithes. There are three of them. Firstfruits tithe, 10% on income, then 10 percent on any increase.
Most of us look at the tithe as something that was just OT, and isn't required after Christ.
Here's a different take, and what ive been taught.
First we must remember, the NT is enfolded into the OT, and the OT unfolds into the NT.
If we look at Pentecost, when the called out ones received the Spirit of Christ, the automatic reaction was to give away all they possessed. And after they did that, the desire was so great to give that "they begged with much begging to be able to keep doing it." That is how the Greek reads.
With that said , it's an easy step to say every called out one who thinks they have received the Spirit of Christ would have this same desire to give everything they have away. I was taught, you can't be a Christian if you don't want to give.
So with that foundation laid, does God require everything we possess, probably not. So how do we deal with this uncontrollable desire to give it all? well, that's where the Tithes come in. The tithes are not a begrudged obligation of something we must do every month, they are a governor, so we don't give away all we have. The tithes are a protection in a way, to acknowledge God and His teacher or representative.
The elephant in the room is if we in our spirit don't want to give at all, or give what we see fit.
There is an argument for those who knowing this still decide to give all, buts that would be on them.
J
Most of us look at the tithe as something that was just OT, and isn't required after Christ.
Here's a different take, and what ive been taught.
First we must remember, the NT is enfolded into the OT, and the OT unfolds into the NT.
If we look at Pentecost, when the called out ones received the Spirit of Christ, the automatic reaction was to give away all they possessed. And after they did that, the desire was so great to give that "they begged with much begging to be able to keep doing it." That is how the Greek reads.
With that said , it's an easy step to say every called out one who thinks they have received the Spirit of Christ would have this same desire to give everything they have away. I was taught, you can't be a Christian if you don't want to give.
So with that foundation laid, does God require everything we possess, probably not. So how do we deal with this uncontrollable desire to give it all? well, that's where the Tithes come in. The tithes are not a begrudged obligation of something we must do every month, they are a governor, so we don't give away all we have. The tithes are a protection in a way, to acknowledge God and His teacher or representative.
The elephant in the room is if we in our spirit don't want to give at all, or give what we see fit.
There is an argument for those who knowing this still decide to give all, buts that would be on them.
J
