Tithing: Another View

Many churches, including the UPCI, teach that tithing is a biblical mandate for today. However, not all churches or Christians agree on this point. Below you will find links to other writings which debate or disagree that tithing was carried on by the New Testament church. When you study the origins of tithing, what was tithed, and who the tithes went to, it makes for an interesting study. How are tithes used today? Who receives them?

Some UPCI churches say all the tithes belong to the pastor. Does your church regularly and voluntarily give account of the tithes and offerings and how the money is used? I know my former church did not always do this and sometimes the pastor was not happy when a member asked for an accounting. He could write a check out of the church account for anything at anytime without needing the approval of another church member. When an account was given, there was usually a substantial sum under the miscellaneous column. I wonder why...perhaps it is because the church members may not have been happy knowing that the church paid for one of his relatives to go to a family reunion...or because money collected for clam shells for the parking lot was never used for this purpose...or some of the money collected for a new organ was supposed to go toward a plaque which was to include the names of those who donated toward this and it was never done...or a loan that was supposed to pay for a new shed was never used for this...or...

The following writings are included to give the reader another perspective on this issue. I do not necessary agree with everything that is included. For those who will now say I must not have tithed while a UPC member, you should note that I always tithed on my gross income and did so with a cheerful heart- the entire time I was a member. I also gave to offerings and other special fund raisers and even sometimes paid church bills on top of this. I put hundreds of dollars of my own money into the classroom I was assigned to as a teacher in the church operated day care and voluntarily worked extra hours for no additional pay.

Are You Giving To God With A Cheerful Heart or Tithing By Law To Benefit Yourself?

Tithing, Robbing God by Restoring the Law of Moses by Ken Sublett

Is Tithing Required in the Church Age? by Dave Combs

Tithing Abolished by Jerry  

Tithing and Hebrews by Jerry  

Analysis of 1997 Tithing Letter by Mark Tabladillo

Tithe...or Go To Hell? by Mark Tabladillo

The Truth About Tithing: Old Testament Perspective by George Potkonyak

Why Modern Churches Are Carnal: God's Plan for a Scriptural New Testament Church by J.B. Sparks

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