Why Tithing is Biblical but It's Not Christian

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🗓️ 26 June 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Over the years, I've heard these words echoed throughout the pulpit, "The Lord tells us to bring our tithes to the storehouse!" But what is a tithe? The dictionary defines the word as “a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution for the support of a religious establishment.” But does this idea of giving 10% of your income to the church exist in the Bible? Do we ever see New Testament Christians tithing? The answer to both of these questions is: No. In this week's episode, Dale expands on his previously written article "Why Tithing is Biblical, but It's Not Christian."

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0:00.0	Welcome to Real Christianity, a weekly show designed to help Christians know their Bible,
0:04.8	defend their faith, and truly understand what it means to follow Jesus.
0:09.0	The premise is simple.
0:10.3	The culture is getting louder.
0:12.0	The church is getting flashier, but few pastors are teaching on how to live a biblical
0:16.9	life.
0:17.9	My name is Dale Partridge, along with my incredible wife, Veronica.
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1:00.7	Welcome to Real Christianity.
1:02.3	Today, we are talking about generosity.
1:07.2	And the title of the episode today is why tidying is biblical, but it's not Christian.
1:14.0	And if you haven't noticed, we're doing the show Solo Dale today.
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