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Originally Posted by NeitherFirstnorLast
And Amen brother, you are absolutely right: There is not a single verse in the New Testament that tells us to tithe... Paul instructs the Believers and tells them that God honors a cheerful giver - but this isn't tithing. It seems odd that the apostle to the Gentiles - who surely knew nothing of Jewish traditions - would NOT be told to tithe, if they were required to.
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NFNL, thanks for the instruction on tithing. I knew it was given to the Levites, but did not realize that it was only exacted of those who worked the land. I'm sure that all changed by Solomon's time, because his lavish lifestyle required "contributions" from all.
It's interesting how each congregation interprets the Old Testament. One place I visit insists we should have no musical instruments for our worship, because none are indicated in the New Testament. Another place insists on tithing because no New Testament verse has stopped the practice. In both instances the New Testament is basically silent.
Why doesn't the first place
reject tithing because the N.T. is silent, and the second place
demand instruments because no N.T. verse has stopped the use of instruments?