Thank you. Finally someone gets it.
These passages (and more) from the NT are in stark contrast to the legalistic OT command to tithe.
Now trying finding justification for giving less than the standard God first set for us.
The Law didn't tell man to not commit adultery because it was designed to be anti fun, it was to define what is sin to God.
TITHING was a command given by God in the Old Testament. And though we no longer live UNDER the law, but under grace, the law is still useful in showing what is right in Gods eyes.
No one today (at least with any integrity) would say, that since we are no longer under the law we are free to have as much sex as we want with as many people (or animals) as we want. There are numerous vs in the New Testament that talk about proper or improper sexual relations.
Likewise giving. We may no longer live UNDER the law, but the law STILL tells us what is right in Gods eyes.
There are no specifics in the NT about giving. But then again there are no specifics in the NT about alot of things. Show me in the NT where abortion is SPECIFICALLY talked about. And yet we use the Bible, rightfully, to know Gods stand on it.
No less does this apply to giving.
The important question is not
"does God command me to give 10%?"
or
"is that 10% pre tax or post tax?"
The important question is FOLLOWED by knowing Gods heart on giving, and then asking God "what would you have me give".
Now IF one is rationalizing continuously giving less than 10%, I'd say they are out of touch with Gods heart on the matter of giving.