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I just feel people need to double check their opinions before voicing it. Tithing has been before Moses, before David, before Jesus and definately before the RCC- Abraham was the first to practise it- Genesis 14:20  "And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all". This is not denying the fact that various people across the generations have use tithing to advance their selfish causes.

@Chuwudi44:

Please note that Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfil it.

Payment of Tithe has been before the law was given (Gen: 14.20). Abraham did it while there was no law and we can also follow his example to pay now that there is no law.

We should let the scripture interpret itself. To pick one isolated verse to suit our mindset is to be parochial.

I still want to say that tithe is about our productivity which was basically crop produce and animals then. What God asked for in the first year was the first fruit and its only to be paid once and whenever there is an increase and not yearly as some ministers preach (Thats another critical issue). Tithes is to be paid afterwards.

Paying of tithes monthly makes it easier for us to be faithful since most of us do not keep records of our finincials. I am sure you dont get paid once in a year, so the best way to be accountable is to pay monthly, at least we all clamour for "pay as you go" services.

God has never forced anybody into obeying him. He gives His laws and gives you your choices. However, He also promised reward for obedience and punishment for disobedience. Whether you pay or not is left to you.

Even though there are not new testament teachings about Tithing, Christ’s words in Luke 11:42 which states that: “But woe unto you Pharisees! For ye tithe mint and rue all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone” is clear enough- You are to pay your tithe

I also don’t think we should worry ourselves about how the tithe is spent. Your responsibility stops at the giving; God has not appointed us to oversee the spending. But judgment awaits pastors who use tithes to sponsor their profligate lifestyles.

As to whether you can split payment, I believe you can but you don’t necessarily have to- You are paying to God and not to any man.

And to claim Old Testament scriptures about tithe did not involve money is to be parochial in the bid to justify ourselves. The society then was basically an agrarian society and tithe was to be from their productivity. So how do we measure productivity in our age? I think we should stop claiming Old Testament blessings since they don’t involve money- at least God never promised to give you MONEY!! He is either blessing the fruits of your field or your flock