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Should the Church teach tithing?
Monday, March 30th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 8 Comments
I’ve finally finished reading Russell Earl Kelley’s book on tithing, “Should the Church teach Tithing?”. It’s an incredibly detailed, in-depth look at every scripture referenced to support tithing, and then every scripture used to promote higher New Testament standards. It’s probably not an easy read for most, it’s taken me 4 months to slug through 274 pages, but it is incredibly worthwhile, and many revelations can be gained from it that don’t relate to tithing or giving.
Update: I’ve run into some semantic issues discussing this with people. It’s worth nothing that tithing and giving are NOT synonymous. Tithing is here defined as a required tenth of your income paid regularly to “God” (via paying to a church, or however you tithe). Voluntarily giving of your money is totally different, so the two concepts should be clear in your head before you read my review, or the book itself.
I’ll sum it up for you. The answer is no, the church should definitely not be teaching tithing.
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