WHERE IS THE REBUKE?
If tithing was a part of the New Testament there would have been some Christians who would have failed to tithe.
These Christians would have undoubtedly been called out and rebuked for not tithing, such as rebukes from Paul, Peter, James or John.
THE CORINTHIANS
Paul's letters to the Corinthians would have certainly included rebukes for not tithing given how unruly and ungodly the Corinthians were behaving. Name something wrong, name a sin and the Corinthians were involved in it. Curious how Paul never mentioned tithing to the Corinthians, or scolded them for not tithing.
THE GALATIANS
The Galatians were equally rebuked by Paul for being deceived into "another gospel" and other sinful failings...
Galatians 1:6-7 - "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ."
Paul rebuked them harshly calling them "bewitched fools"...
Galatians 3:1-3 - "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?"
...Yet, as with the Corinthians, NO REBUKE regarding tithing is to be found in the book of Galatians.
MISSING FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT
Look through every New Testament epistle, you find NO REBUKE for not tithing. If tithing was a requirement, or even a principle of the New Testament, surely there would have been a few rebukings for not tithing to non-tithing Christians, or instructions to new Christian converts on the principles of "New Testament tithing," and a need for them to begin tithing...THERE ARE NONE.
Tithing is mentioned nine times in the New Testament (Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42, 18:12, Hebrews 7:2, 7:4 , 7:5, 7:6, 7:8, 7:9), and not a single verse instructs a Christian to hand over ten percent of their income to any church, minister or to anyone, and not one verse continues any "principle of tithing" into the New Testament.
NO APOSTLE EVER REBUKED ANYONE FOR NOT TITHING
If tithing was required and taught in the New Testament for Christians, it would have to be clearly detailed and outlined in the terms and conditions of the New Testament like all promises and commands of the New Testament are. Tithing instructions would be clearly included in the New Testament, there are NO SUCH INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOUND.
No such terms, conditions or details are outlined anywhere in the New Testament. Tithing was never, is not now, and will never be part of the New Testament.
CONCLUSION
The New Testament KNOWS NOTHING OF ANY COMMAND FOR A BELIEVER TO TITHE. No rebuke for not tithing came from any New Testament Apostle.
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