In the last Post we learned that the tithe is the first and best 10% of all of our increase. So in this Post let's destroy the myth that tithing was just under the Old Testament and not for us today.
In Hebrews 7:1-4 we see a reference to Abraham paying a tithe to Melchizedek the King of Salem. The reference is to the Old Testament, but why would God put it in the New Testament if tithing is not for us today.
Continuing further in Hebrews 7 it speaks of the levitical priesthood commanded to receive the tithes from the people. Another Old Testament reference in the New Testament to stress that tithing is for the Believer today.
So while the principle of tithing may have originated in the Old Testament, these two and other New Testament references make it clear that tithing is for the Church today. Further, like a number of other principles God introduced in the Old Testament, such as forgiveness, tithing is a biblical principle that transcends the Old and New Testaments.
In the next Post we will look at the age old issue or whether we should tithe off of the gross or the net.
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