Yet did not Abraham give Melchizedek tithes of all? (gen 14:20) Jesus being also of the Melchizedek order.
This before the Mosaic law or the priesthood of Aaron. Not that I am saying that you are right or wrong in your understanding. Yet I think that this would or should modify your stance.
here is the relevant passage…
Hebrews 7
1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
As for myself I tithe, as a child in the faith of Abraham, but not under law but from a free heart. I make other offerings as need appears. Teaching tithing as a must (part of law) is not found in the NT. It is a matter of the heart that gives cheerfully.
Trying to squeeze tithing out of the church can undermine the faith of the weak. It can cause division in the body. Since it is not an essential doctrine, teach with wisdom and love what the Lord through his grace taught you. Whether it is a plank or a speck… it is wood and it will be burnt.
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