[CharlesWayneCT]

I find most people who attack “tithing” as pharasitical, or claim it’s an old-testament teaching that has no place in Christianity, are almost always people who don’t give 10%, and often argue they do “other things”.

A church generally has a building. It has to be paid for. They have a pastor, he needs a salary, he has to buy food for his family. There’s heat, there’s musical instruments and probably a sound system. There’s supplies for sunday school.

There’s missionaries that need support, that need to be fed and clothed and given shelter while they share the gospel.

Now, if you want to go BE the missionary, I guess that’s a good reason not to tithe, since you won’t have any money. But how else but tithing do you expect your pastor to be paid, your church to be maintained?

There aren’t many people who use their freedom from the law of tithing to give more than 10% to their church, or to church-related things.

I do understand that it is probably easier to tithe when you’ve done it all your life, because you can’t miss what you never had.

[HiTech RedNeck]

There aren’t many people who use their freedom from the law of tithing to give more than 10% to their church, or to church-related things.

I'd bet you'd find a lot of Christian Freepers do this, on a free will basis. Give what they can when they are doing well, or when they are doing poorly.

[Elsie]

Now, if you want to go BE the missionary, I guess that’s a good reason not to tithe, since you won’t have any money.

Good point.

Did the tribe of LEVI tithe?