![]() ![]() Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. Perhaps the most famous verses of scripture about tithing are found in the Book of Malachi in the Old Testament: ![]() Simple enough, right? Five-year-olds in Sunday School can quickly grasp the concept that if they are given 10 pennies, they should give one back to God since He provided all 10 of them. ![]() Tithing is defined simply as “one-tenth,” and the idea behind it is that faithful Christians pay 1/10th of their income to God via His church. Read on to learn more about tithing and what approach you could take. It is not given to a mosque but directly to the poor or indirectly to the poor through a Zakat collector. However, Zakat is 2.5% of wealth above a minimum (but a controversial amount) known as Nisab. ![]() Muslims may find some of this useful, as one of the five pillars of Islam is Zakat, which is giving 2.5% to charity. It is written for those belonging to denominations that have a relatively strict definition of tithing. In fact, they'll likely find it pharisaical and legalistic. Again, these folks will not find the majority of this post useful. Still, others view it as an Old Testament law that was superseded by a higher law after the coming of Jesus Christ. Or perhaps you are Christian but view tithing simply as any money donated to your church or, perhaps, just to charity in general. Jewish people have something similar to tithing called Tzedakah, but this is more of an optional charitable donation rather than any sort of a strict tithing code that requires the calculation of a percentage of income.
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