Rethinking Tithing, Ancient Names, and the Heart of the Sermon on the Mount: Audience Q&A

Voxology

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2017

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

How does the New Testament reframe the concept of tithing? Is lust really equal to adultery? Can “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John” really be ancient Jewish names? In this family-style Q&A edition, Mike Erre and Andy dive into light-hearted and deeply theological listener questions to explore how Jesus expands and redefines Old Testament laws through the Sermon on the Mount, why generosity goes beyond a flat 10%, and the power of understanding scripture in its original context.

Key Takeaways:
• Rethinking Tithing in a New Testament Context – Why the 10% rule isn't a mandate and how the Bible calls for radical generosity from the heart.
• Jesus and the Heart of the Law – Understanding how the Sermon on the Mount intensifies the moral seriousness of actions by focusing on internal transformation rather than just external behavior.
• Beyond the Meme – Addressing how names like Matthew and John came to be associated with Middle Eastern figures and the impact of translation and cultural adaptation in scripture.
• Generosity vs Obligation – Exploring how giving can be a response to love and purpose, not guilt or obligation, and why supporting the church isn't the only way to honor God with your money.

Resources Mentioned:
• Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 5–7
• Acts & 2 Corinthians – Paul's teachings on giving
• Organizations for Generosity: World Vision, Compassion International, Charity: Water
• Voxology Podcast Homepage – https://voxologypodcast.com/
• Voxology on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/voxologypodcast

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to [email protected], and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

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0:00.0	All right, Facebook, hello.
0:09.3	It is Thursday.
0:10.9	It is Easter week.
0:13.8	My wife and family are home.
0:15.6	It's on spring break.
0:16.6	So this is Facebook Live family edition.
0:19.6	Who knows?
0:20.3	Who knows?
0:22.9	Who will be stopping by? My wife just turned on some lights and a fan um so we're excited to to see you this um this is uh the mother
0:29.8	of all bombs edition um evidently don't know launched uh the mother of all bombs at an Afghanistan like ISIS tunnel
0:41.6	complex. And I have a lot of experience with this because Andy usually when he drives up from
0:46.6	South County first goes into the restroom and does the mother of all bombs in my restroom that has
0:51.8	to be cleaned every week. So that's that's typically a bummer.
0:56.2	But anyway, we're glad to be with you. This is a supplement to our podcast. It is a supplement
1:04.0	to the normal community Q&A stuff that we do. So we love getting questions in. So Andy, we got
1:12.1	three today. Go for it, buddy. All right, number one, is tithing strictly an Old Testament command?
1:18.5	I was raised believing you should give at least 10% of your income based on this command. Do you
1:23.4	agree? Well, first of all, I agree that you should be coming to our church and giving 10%.
1:29.8	No question about that. So yes, everyone in our church should be giving 10%. No, what's interesting
1:35.2	is, yes, the tithe was commanded in the Old Testament, but the New Testament teaching
1:40.3	on money is far more radical than that. Paul, twice, once in Acts and then once, I think
1:48.4	in First Corinthians or Second Corinthians, I think it's second, has the opportunity to teach
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