Last week our Pastor did a sermon on tithing. He actually did a really good job. I liked his preaching on it better than our previous Pastor.
I was not raised in a church that tithed, or even passed plates around. We had a little box in the back where you could give. The only thing I was taught was to give and give generously. (My parents lived this philosophy, not just in money but in word and deed.) So tithing is a very strange way of thinking to me.
So, to help people understand where I'm coming from. I'll link a few places.
The first place is Tektonic. He gives a historical take on tithing. Click Here.
The second place is Theologyweb. They're run by conservative Christians so you get a variety of opinions. They had a "guest speaker" write an article for them called "Tithing: Is it New Testament?" that I really like. The next link is from a thread on their forum which had quite a few interesting posts. It's called "The Backlash Against Tithing".
All in all, I think this is a well rounded representation of the view I hold on the subject. That's pretty much all I wanted to say. :)
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