I'll bet your copy ALSO says....
Galatians 3 New International Version (NIV) Galatians 31 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? 4 Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Our preacher just said/explained something that I’m not sure that I have ever caught/understood.
First, we are saved by Grace and grace alone. BUT - we still feel compelled somehow to live by the rules in order to be saved. He was saying how the “rules”, even the Ten Commandments are not the rules on how to be saved. (If you are saved - your SAVED!)
They are directions on how best to do things, and how to live your life to what God wants you to be, so that you can have an abundant life (and not talking about wealth - but blessings), and to have a close relationship with God.
And part of that is tithing.
I asked another preacher once if it was 10% of gross or net, and they said “whatever you think it should be”.