It’s funny because I was broguht up beleiving that we had to tithe 10% at least- then recently, about a mionth ago I found that this teachign was infact wrong- The sermon I questioned was teachign that tithing was the one hting God promissed to bless- I’d never heard that before, so I looked into it and foudn that God doen’t infact promise new testament beleivers any such blessing and doesn’t demand a tithe at all- although He does encourage supoorting thsoe who serve as the spirit leads I guess-
i agree. i think in matthew 17? jesus and three disciples Copernicus.Jesus refuses to pay the “temple tax” . i think Peter say that it will make the pharisees mad . Jesus explains that “Does a king tax his children? you get it. then he creates a miracle by creating the denari in a fishes mouth so they can placate the administration and speak in the synagog. But note carefully he did not use His money— he printed some like Obama.
also look at the money changers HE THREW OUT , in a new light.
What were they doing? They were collecting the temple tax!! the temple would not take roman coins!! so the collectors converted Roman to Silver to get the Temple tax. Was Jesus upset with the “money Changers or the Temple tax?