Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!princeton!njin!paul.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: c9037544@cc.newcastle.edu.au (David Williams) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Tithing Message-ID: Date: 8 Apr 91 03:05:59 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA Lines: 32 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , murphy@mips.com (Mike Murphy) writes: > Here's a topic we haven't discussed in a while: tithing. > > A couple questions: > 1) Do you think all Christians should tithe 10%, or is that an > Old Testament concept now superceded by Christ? > 2) Some Christians use the Malachi 3:10 verse to say that > our full tithe should go to our "storehouse", the local church. > Do you think it is okay to split a tithe between your church > and other Christian organizations? > 3) Do you think Christian businesses should tithe as individuals do? > What about churches and charities tithing part of their income? 1 - The word tithe means 'tenth', and all Christians should tithe. By 'Old Testament concept', I assume you mean part of the Law. This is not so - Abraham, for example, tithed some considerable time before the Law. 2 - The tithe belongs to your local church. The tithe in OT times went to the Levites so as to support them. Similarly, the tithe is to support your church and its ministers. Any giving to other ministries should be above and over this. 3 - Who would a church tithe to? As for businesses and charities, well, I suppose it is up to them. Certainly the principal of tithing is a good one, and it is not just a matter of ceremoniously giving away your money because you have been instructed to. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | David Williams | University of Newcastle, Australia | | c9037544@cc.newcastle.edu.au | Department of Computer Science | | c9037544@jupiter.newcastle.edu.au | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | "The decision of Random Numbers is too important to be left to chance !" | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------