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Lloyd Tucker. By that we mean the local church.

Thanks.

Tithing was a command for Israel (Mal 3:10 is just one example of a clear directive). They were a more primitive and agrarian society in which bartering with commodities was common, and so it would have been exclusive of God to demand cash form people who dealt in grain and livestock. Most didn't have bank accounts and paychecks like we do now. Jesus seems to indicate that tithing is not enough (Matt 23:23), because some were giving for show but neglecting mercy and justice. And he praised the poor widow for giving 100% rather than just a smaller percentage, as her gift was truly sacrificial even though it was numerically less (Mark 12, Luke 21). People I respect (Francis Chan) say that the Bible doesn't command us to tithe. I agree, but only in the sense that it assumes that we are giving a much larger percentage and devoting the whole sum of our resources to God's use. This, I must confess, I often fail to do and repent of as I write, even though I give more than 10% of my income.