Thread by @KR3Wmatic

Why do you pay tithe if I may ask? I very well know that nobody in the bible paid tithe because he was looking for breakthrough or financial reward like your pastors promise you. 😂😂

These pastors says the old testament is done away with... but they use an Old Testament scripture to collect tithes from the people.

Mal 3 was in response to the commandment in Deut 14 22-29 . It is meant to be eaten by the tithe payer in the presence of God.
The people had abandoned the instruction and God was asking them to go back to it. Malachi used "meat" not money because tithe was edible.

Does the teaching on tithing in Malachi 3:9-10 apply to Christians today?

First, the context of this passage concerns the Israelites not bringing their offerings to the temple. Because of their disobedience, God had judged them with a small harvest.

The Lord challenged them to bring the “full tithe” of grain sacrifices (Leviticus 6:14-23) and see that He would bless them with an abundance of future crops. The “storehouse,” mentioned in verse 10, is a place to store grain in the temple.

Second, this passage teaches that the Jews were to give a tithe as part of the temple worship, but it does not teach that Christians are to give to churches. Malachi was written more than 400 years before the start of the first church in Jerusalem.

Are New Testament Christians commanded to tithe or not? To be clear, a tithe is literally a “tenth,” or 10 percent. Abraham gave a tenth of all he had to the priest of Salem in Genesis 14:20. Later, the Mosaic Law included commands to give a tenth for tabernacle worship.

Tithing is mentioned 18 times in the Law, as the people were to share their PRODUCE and LIVESTOCK to SUPPORT the LEVITES, the CARETAKERS of the tabernacle. This same system of tithing would later be applied to the temple (2 Chronicles 31:5).

Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His day, saying, “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others” (Luke 11:42)...

These Pharisees obeyed the Law of Moses in that they tithed scrupulously, yet did not truly love God. They were challenged to do both.

The Law was fulfilled in Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:17). When the church began to grow beyond the Jewish people and reach Gentiles, leaders struggled with whether or not to command these new believers to follow the Mosaic Law.

In the end, only a few instructions were given for the sake of peace, but tithing was not among them (Acts 15:19-21).

The principle in the New Testament is to GIVE VOLUNTARILY to support the needs of others (Acts 2:45; Romans 15:25-27), support Christian workers (1 Corinthians 9:11-12; 1 Timothy 5:18), and expand Christian outreach (Philippians 4:15-16).

No specific amount is ever commanded, and no percentage is suggested.

It's important to remember that Malachi is a part of the OldTestament (Old Covenant). As such, Malachi 3:6-12 is not directly applicable to the Christian believer. The sacrificial system has been done away with in Christ, & Malachi is all about the OldCovenant sacrificial system.

"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." - 2 Corinthians 9:7

Today's pastors thrive on poverty and ignorance of their worshippers.

Most people in churches nowadays have never read through the Bible even once. They never bother to read the whole Bible from cover to cover to get the full picture.

“Anyone who is not paying his tithe is not going to heaven, full stop.” - Pastor Adeboye

It's very sad how today's pastors manipulate their members to give by using fear, manipulation & wrath.

Very wrong, not Christlike.