Are Christians required to tithe?: Difference between revisions

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Also, while they may deny it, pastors bring a significant amount of bias and self-interest to the question.  
Also, while they may deny it, pastors bring a significant amount of bias and self-interest to the question.  


While it is commonly agreed that the OT food laws and the OT practice of circumcision do not carry over into the NT era, William Branham brought some other OT laws such as tithing and dress into the new covenant. This article will look at the general issue of giving in the New Testament as well as both sides of this issue of tithing.  Our research is primarily based on two articles by Andreas J. Köstenberger (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) which appeared in the 2006 edition of the Bulletin for Biblical Research.<ref>Andreas J. Köstenberger and David A. Croteau, “‘Will a Man Rob God?’ (Malachi 3:8): A Study of Tithing in the Old and New Testaments,” ed. Craig A. Evans, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Vol. 16, 2006, p. 53 and Andreas Köstenberger, “Reconstructing a Biblical Model for Giving: A Discussion of Relevant Systematic Issues and New Testament Principles,” Bulletin for Biblical Research, Vol. 16, 2006, 237.</ref>
While it is commonly agreed that the OT food laws and the OT practice of circumcision do not carry over into the NT era, William Branham brought some other OT laws such as tithing and dress into the new covenant. This article will look at tithing from the perspective of both the Old and New Testaments as well as what the New Testament teaches about giving generally.


=What does the New Testament teach?=
=What does the New Testament teach?=