Tithing Today A Highly Polarised Debate – Where Do You Stand?
As with any debate that involves money, youll find strong views for and against tithing. If you type tithe, tithes or tithing into a search engine you quickly begin to get the impression that there are at least one or two former tithe payers out there who arent happy bunnies and youd be forgiven for thinking that theyre probably not going to give you the most balanced view of this rather emotive subject. Then on the other hand theres the pro-tithing lobby. Equally sincere, yet equally polarised, not least because arguably most theologians who defend the doctrine of mandatory tithing today are salaried because it. Not exactly the most independent perspective you might argue. One things for certain, they cant both be right.
The only way to get a balanced view of the subject is to objectively research both sides of the argument. Here are a few pointers to get you underway, but dont stop here. Take a long hard look at other sources about tithing, both for and against it, and then judge for yourself.
Under the Old Covenant offerings were required from all households (Deuteronomy 16:16)....