Why Christians Should Not Tithe: A History of Tithing and a Biblical Paradigm for Christian Giving

The premise of Why Christians Should Not Tithe is simple: God having freed his people from the Law through faith in Jesus Christ does not place on them a burden from the Law. The thesis is equally as simple: Christian giving is not a tithe. Christ challenges the believer to give himself and his possessions to the gospel cause but the tithe fixes a limit and implies nothing more is needed. Why Christians Should Not Tithe is a thorough discussion of the four tithes in Moses Law Jesus comments on tithing and the twenty-one principles of giving developed by the apostles in Acts and the epistles. Included is a brief review of the history of tithing from post-apostolic times to the present. The book concludes with a new paradigm for giving not based on the tithe but on the apostles doctrine of Christian giving. Should Christians tithe to support the gospel? Here is a study that will help every Christian discover the biblical answer for him or her self.