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m.k.o2005:
The first man that ever tithed was Abraham - Genesis 14:18-20
The second man that ever tithed or vowed to tithe even after God has promised to bless him was Jacob-Genesis 28:20-22
From the two accounts,it is very very clear that the LAW never introduced tithing ! We all know that the Law itself was given after the exodus from Egypt ! Abraham tithed 640yrs before the Law and his son Jacob tithed 445yrs before the Law.
Who instructed these men to tithe ? May be i should leave it to you for an answer but i sure know that there were no Law except that it was written in their heart,or God must hav spoken to them to do so or out of their Love for God and to show appreciation ,they decided to do so especially Abraham,but for his son Jacob,it could be that grand pa taught him and he decided to vow tithing 'as a way to a covenant (deal) with God 'But trust God to always be faithful !
What did we see with the tithing of Abraham to Melchizedek ! It was not out of compulsion or threat but out of Love and appreciation for it was after he was blessed that he gave HIM a tenth of everything !
How about with the tithing of Jacob ?- It was also God has pronounced his blessings on Jacob that Jacob spoke about tithing ! But he did it a different way from his grand pa,Abraham. See below that God already pronounced HIS blessings that will sure come to pass becos HE IS GOD ! :
Genesis 28:13-15''There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.''
As Jacob heard about these things,he decided to strike a deal with God by vowing to tithe ! See below :
Genesis 28:20-22''Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
From the Above scriptures,we can see clearly that these two were never told to tithe but they did,they were never rebuked for doing so by God and they did it out of Love and concern and the perfect acknowledgement that it is God who favors one and must be appreciated any how ! I believe that apart from tithing they were equally involved in giving other kinds or praise,offering and thanks giving but still they tithed ! This is Love ! I can be lead to tithe this way but not forced or threatened to do so ! This is not law but a pre-Law tithing which is the original kind of tithing !
Now for people who say we are not under the law and can no longer tithe,i put it to them that it was not law that introduced tithing but law towed same line but in a different way other than this seen in Genesis !
Since Law did not introduce tithing,how then are we expected to make do away with tithing that was not introduced by law ? You remember when the people said to Jesus in Mathew 19:7-8''“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.''
The above scripture takes us to how tithing changed according to the provision of the Law ! The Levetical order of tithing isn't God's original plan for tithing. God's original plan for tithing started with Abraham and not the Laws ! The Laws were commanded for a reason ! It's only a shadow of what is to come,that is back to statusquo
OOOOOPPPPPPSSSS ! Bible study please !
Will revert with the flow of tithing from pre-Law,During LAW and post Law as you requested ! And the patterns as commanded by Christ.
Thanks For giving me this opportunity to encourage the brethren who appreciate the works of God in their lives !
NOTE: We will get to see if tithing can take one to heaven or not !
God help us all

router123: Guys tithing is a mystery just as the blood Jesus shed for you is a mystery. If you understand hw the blood of one man (Jesus) washes away the sin of billions explain. According to heb7 if you read dat chapter will there is a line the that states that though we give mortal men the tithe but he (Christ )receives it. Tithe is a mean of acknowledging the blessings of God. If you work in a office setting you will knw dat most letters goes in pair. The original and an acknowledgement copy which will be signed by the recipient of the letter but kept by the sender so should the recepient try to play pranks in d future dat he never received such info the acknowledgement copy that he signed will be shown to him as a proof to counter his claim. So it is out tithe. When you pay ur tithe u r saying - God I got what u sent me But if u didn't sign the acknowledgement copy (pay tithe) he will blv the blessing was sent to d wrong address and will stop sending it there. One thing I personally love abt tithing is dat It awaken me to what I have realized so far cash cos you have to knw you total income before you calculate the tithe. And in most cases am supposed at wht have made so far therefore thinking for a better way of maximizing my resources. Am not a pastor and will never be. I just love God. If u r still nt clear u can ping me on 7648cf62

Mark Miwerds: The thing is, although we are not under the Law, the teachers of this man-made monetary tithe certainly are under the Law according to the Word of God.
They can claim they are not, but notice:
1 Timothy 1:8-10 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the[b] law is not made for a righteous man[/b], but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
Notice that last part I bolded? "and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine"?
What the monetary tithe teacher is teaching is false doctrine. There is no command for a monetary tithe, yet they claim that the tithe is required... theirs is a doctrine that is indeed "contrary to sound doctrine."
So, we see that the Law is indeed for these false prophets who teach the monetary tithe.
Are they obeying the Law? Are they taking the tithe to Jerusalem? Are they eating the tithe? Are they only working at the Temple two weeks a year? Do they own land when Scripture says they are not to own land/ Do they offer sacrifices?
Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
We know the answer to the above questions. According to the Word of God, these false prophets who prophesy to us of a monetary tithe are cursed.
Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Pastor Kun: need to post this on another tithe thread.

idnoble135: This two also dont exist? Good God! What NL can do! SMH

Pastor Kun: Congratulations my brother, now that your eyes have been opened and you know the truth, I hope you would share it with other brethen so that they can also be set free of this tithing yoke.