ONLY PART OF THE LAW?

ONLY PART OF THE LAW?

So, you believe in keeping PART of the Law (the Law of Moses) in your tithing based on Malachi 3:10, but not ALL of the Law such as this;

Exodus 31:14 - "Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people."

Numbers 15:32-36 - "And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses."

Question; Do you execute non sabbath keepers? Executing non sabbath keepers is part of the Old Testament Law of Moses also; execute any non sabbath keepers lately?

Well, you say, "I don't do that part of the Law, but I do tithe, and I like to quote Malachi 3:10 when I tithe."

Your problem is obvious and simple; Malachi 3:10 must be practiced according to the Law of Moses, or as Malachi wrote, according to "mine ordinances." That is to say, according to "God's ordinances." Did you overlook that fact written to place the practice of Malachi 3:10 under God's ordinances, under the Law of Moses?...

Malachi 3:7 - "Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"

Malachi emphasizes the point here...

Malachi 4:4 - "Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments."

The New Testament confirms it here...

Hebrews 7:5 - "And 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:"

The Book of Malachi, including Malachi 3:10, was written and directed to the Nation of Israel under the Law of Moses (See; Malachi 1:1, 1:6, 2:1, 3:7, 4:4), The New Testament Church is NOT the Nation of Israel and the Church is NOT under the law of Moses (See; Acts 15:24, Romans 6:14, Galatians 3:10) and has NO commandment to tithe anything to anyone.

THE RESULTS OF OBEYING ONLY PART OF THE LAW

Unless you obey ALL of the Law of Moses, this is the result...

Deuteronomy 27:26 - "Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen." 

And this...

James 2:10 - "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."

And this...

Galatians 5:3 - "For I testify again to every man that is circumcised [i.e., keeping the Law of Moses], that he is a debtor to do the whole law."

The Apostles said this concerning the Law of Moses... 

Acts 15:24 - "Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:"

BEFORE THE LAW

"Tithing was practiced before the law," you tell us. Are you sure? Look closely in God's word, you will find no command to any group or person to tithe anything to anyone. Tell us; how does tithing before the Law establish a command to tithe after the Law when there existed NO COMMAND to tithe before the Law? Clearly it does not.

When there existed NO UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE of tithing before the Law; how did there suddenly become one after the Law? Clearly there is none.t.

Or, as we have stated many times...

NO SCRIPTURE records Abraham being given a commandment or instructions from God to tithe, or that he tithed by faith, or expected anything back for tithing, or that he did so other than one time to Melchisedec, or any other lies and deception taught by false tithing teachers. NO SCRIPTURE cites Abraham as a reason to tithe or an example of tithing to be followed.

NO SCRIPTURE records Jacob tithing anything to anyone. Even if Jacob would have tithed, it would have been based on A VOW HE MADE UP, NOT a commandment or instructions of God.  NO SCRIPTURE cites Jacob as tithing, or a reason to tithe, or an example of tithing to be followed.

CONCLUSION

The New Testament contains no command to tithe, no "universal principle of tithing," no record of Christians tithing, no ordinances of tithing, and clearly ends all tithing which has been abolished... 

Ephesians 2:15 - "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"

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MATTHEW 23:23; "OUGHT TO HAVE DONE"

MATTHEW 23:23; "OUGHT TO HAVE DONE"

Matthew 23:23 - "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."

THE CONTENT

The context of the "ought to have done" in Matthew 23:23, often quoted by tithing teachers and their so-called "tithers," in a false claim that Jesus is commanding New Testament Christians to "tithe," was IN FACT a commandment to DO the Law of Moses. The phrase "and not to leave the other undone" is also a commandment to DO the Law of Moses.

Have you not read, do you not understand!?... 

NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANS ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES, and have no commandment to tithe anything to anyone.

Hebrews 7:18-19 - "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God."

Or, this?... 

Acts 15:24 - "Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:"

Or, this?... 

Ephesians 2:15 - "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"

CONCLUSION 

MATTHEW 23:23's "OUGHT TO HAVE DONE" IS NOT A COMMANDMENT FOR CHRISTIANS TO TITHE

Romans 6:14  - "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." - 

Galatians 3:24-25 - "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."

Galatians 5:4 - "You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace."

>> Additionally; 

>> God's commanded tithe was limited to fruits, vegetables and clean animals; agricultural products from the Promised Land of Israel, from nowhere else, from nothing else...

See - Lev. 27:30, 32, Num. 18:27, Num. 18:28, Deut 12:17, Deut. 14:22, Deut. 14:23, Deut. 24:21, Deut. 26:12, 2 Chron. 31:5, 2 Chron. 31:6, Neh. 10:37, Neh. 13:5, Mal. 3:10, Matt. 23:23 and Luke 11:42.

Note: 31 times in 17 verses in the Bible, God's Word states the tithe is declared to be fruits, vegetables and clean animals from the Promise Land, and 14 times that we have listed above, God's Word records the use of money over a long period of time.

>> Verses confirming they had money from income, yet no scriptural reference records money being used for tithing...

See - Genesis 23;12-16, Exodus 38:28, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 27:3, Leviticus 27:4, Leviticus 27:5, Leviticus 27:6, Leviticus 27:7, Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 3:50, Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 12:41-42, Acts 8:20.

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SIMPLE, CLEAR AND CONCISE

SIMPLE, CLEAR AND CONCISE

Hebrews 7:8 is the tribe if Levi representing the Law of Moses tithing through Abraham to Melchisedec ... ABRAHAM TO MELCHISEDEC ... not a Christian tithing money to a church or modern day pastor. (See; Hebrews 7:9)

The Church of Jesus Christ does not have a command to be as Leivites representing the Law of Moses tithing to Melchisedec, which said Melchisedec is claimed to be the Church authorized to receive tithes claimed to be "tithing to Jesus in Heaven."

Hebrews 7:8 is not a type, shadow or an example to be followed by the New Testament Church in tithing. Hebrews 7:8 is clearly descriptive, not prescriptive. The Levites tithing to Melchisedec has NEVER been cited in God's Word as an example to follow.

In reality, God's purpose of Abraham's tithe was the Levites (in the loins of Abraham), the Law (Hebrews 7:11), tithing to Melchizedek proving the superiority of the Priesthood of Melchizedek over the Levites;

Hebrews 7:7 - "And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."

CONCLUSION

The transaction in Hebrews 7:8 accomplished what God needed it to accomplish. No further tithing is required, commanded, needed or is of any value.

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TITHE LIKE ABRAHAM?

TITHE LIKE ABRAHAM?

To all you people who claim you're "tithing" because, or following the example of Abraham; tell us; why are you not also doing this with your money?... 

>> ONE;

Genesis 14:22-23 - "And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:"

NOTE; Abraham did not regard anything of what he had taken during the rescue of Lot (the spoils, Hebrews 7:4) as his own property to keep; "and that I will not take any thing THAT  IS  THINE."

>> TWO;

Abraham did not tithe on his own income or property he had already obtained, his tithe to Melchisedec was limited to the spoils of Lot's rescue;

Hebrews 7:4 - "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."

NOTE; "Abraham gave the TENTH OF THE SPOILS."

>> THREE; 

Abraham gave part of the spoils of Lot's rescue to the men who helped him do so; 

Genesis 14:24 - "Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."

Are you giving part of your money to anyone helping you obtain it? Why not? Abraham did. Are you not following the example of Abraham?

CONCLUSION 

Concluding the rescue Lot, Abraham kept ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from the spoils of war he took. Stop making a fool of yourself and displaying your ignorance by telling us "you tithe because Abraham did," or "you tithe because tithing was practiced before the Law of Moses." Stop living in a fantasy world; YOU ARE NOT TITHING AS ABRAHAM DID. And, God has never said to tithe because, or as Abraham did.

Oh, I almost forgot; that Hebrew, Jacob? ...forget it, he never tithed anything to anyone we have any record of. Jacob's offer to tithe was a VOW, not a command to tithe. Nice try, but Jacob can't help you in your foolish quest to support a fake unbiblical modern day "money tithing system" based on nothing more than the deceptive traditions of men which make void the world of God; 

"Traditions of men" that nullify the word of God refer to human-made rules, rituals, or doctrines elevated above divine commands, ultimately replacing biblical obedience with empty, man-centric practices...

Mark 7:13 - "Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye."

>> Abraham, Levi and Melchisedec;

Hebrews 7:8-9 - "And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."

Hebrews 7:8,9 is the Levites / Mosaic Law tithing to Melchisedec; the Church is not the Levites / Law, and has no command to tithe to anyone or any organization. 

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IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE

IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE

As we move forward in the Old Testament, tithing became administered by the ordinances; the Law of God; the Law of Moses.

>> Malachi 3:10 says this...

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

>> Malachi 3:7, Malachi 4:4 and Hebrews 7:5 says that tithing must be (and was) performed in obedience to God's ordinances, the Law of Moses, NO OTHER WAY...

"Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?" - Malachi 3:7

"Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments." - Malachi 4:4

"And 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:"- Hebrews 7:5

>> Failing to perform Malachi 3:10 tithing according to God's ordinances, the Law of Moses is sin...

"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." - 1 John 3:4

>> God, through Jesus Christ has abolished the ordinances, including that of tithing.

Ephesians 2:15 - "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"

Colossians 2:14 - "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"

OBVIOUS CONCLUSION

Tithing has forever been abolished. No form of tithing continues into the New Testament. There is no such thing as "grace tithing." When God abolishes something under the Law, He doesn't bring it back under grace.

Hebrews 7:18-19 - "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God."

>> Doing something God has abolished is both unwise and a sin;

Proverbs 1:5 - "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"

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TITHING ABOLISHED FOREVER BY JESUS CHRIST

Tithing teachers claim that tithing is a "principle" carried over to the New Testament;

Here is another eternal "principle" in the New Testament for them...

THE PRINCIPLE OF ABOLISHMENT

The New Testament includes no requirement to tithe; no commands, no reasons, no terms, no conditions, no history of the Church tithing.

When God abolishes something, as God has tithing, God has obviously said to us NO MORE TITHING; Lamentations 3:37 - "Who is he that saith and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?"

Tithing... Hebrews 7:18 - "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof."

TITHING ABOLISHED FOREVER BY JESUS CHRIST

According to God's word, tithing must be done according to God's ordinances. God's ordinances is the Law of Moses. That is to say the flagship scripture verse used by tithing teachers of Malachi 3:10, which reads;

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." 

...must be carried out and performed in total compliance with God's ordinances.

To attempt to tithe based on Malachi 3:10 outside of, and not compliant with the ordinances of God is sin and blatant disobedience to God's word.

God's ordinances IS THE STANDARD under which Malachi 3:10 MUST be completed; 

Malachi 3:7 - "Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"

"Return unto me" is God commanding that tithing, among other requirements, MUST BE OBEYED according to his ORDINANCES, and in no other way. NOT obeying God's ordinances in regards to the tithe is what God addresses here;

Malachi 3:8-9 - "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation."

God states again that Malachi 3:10 must be performed according to His ORDINANCES, ergo; the Law of Moses; 

Malachi 4:4 - "Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments."

HEBREWS CHAPTER SEVEN

In Hebrews 7:5 it states that the tithe was taken according to God's ordinances, the Law of Moses (or "the law");

Hebrews 7:5 And 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: 

"according to the law" refers to the sons of Levi taking tithes according to God's ordinances.

THE APOSTLE PAUL TELLS US THIS

In the New Testament God's ordinances, including the tithe ordinances, have been ABOLISHED;

Ephesians 2:15 - "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"

MOSES, WHO REPRESENTS THE LAW, THE LAW ABOLISHED

2 Corinthians 3:13 - "And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:"

CONCLUSION

The ordinance of tithing has been eternally abolished by Jesus! God's word also tells us this regarding tithing; 

Hebrews 7:18-19 - "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God."

Note; "disannulling," which also means ABOLISHED, CANCELED, DISCONTINUED, ENDED. Tithing is an Old Testament ORDINANCE, now abolished. 

The other Apostles said it this way; 

Acts 15:24 - "Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:"

The Apostle Paul wrote this;

Romans 6:14 - "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

And, this; 

Romans 7:6 - "But now we are DELIVERED FROM THE LAW, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."

>> Additionally... 

Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek was obviously a one time event (Genesis 14:20). First of all, Abraham did not tithe the one thousand pieces of silver received from Abimelech (Genesis 20:16). Furthermore, he did not teach Isaac and Jacob to tithe despite the claim of monetary tithing proponents. Jacob's vow proves this point (Genesis 28:20-22). Why would someone make a vow if they were already practicing something taught to them? Vows are made for something to be done in the future. Contrary to the monetary tithing teachers, Jacob's vow actually refutes their argument instead of supporting it!

NO SCRIPTURE records Abraham being given a  commandment or instructions from God to tithe, or that he tithed by faith, or expected anything back for tithing, or that he did so other than one time to Melchisedec, or any other lies and garbage taught by false tithing teachers. NO SCRIPTURE cites Abraham as a reason to tithe or an example of tithing to be followed.

NO SCRIPTURE records Jacob tithing anything to anyone. Even if Jacob would have tithed, it would have been based on A VOW HE MADE UP, NOT a commandment or instructions of God.  NO SCRIPTURE cites Jacob as tithing, or a reason to tithe, or an example of tithing to be followed.

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HEBREWS 7:8; NOT A REASON FOR CHRISTIAN TITHING

HEBREWS 7:8; NOT A REASON FOR CHRISTIAN TITHING

The tithing referred to in Hebrews 7:8 involved three basic people; Abram (Abraham), Levi and Melchisedec;

Hebrews 7:8-10 - "And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him."

Tithing teachers claim that these three men and their activities involved in tithing are a statement, an example that Christians should follow and "pay tithes;" that is to say, Christians are required to hand over ten percent of their income to a minister or church based on Hebrews 7:8. Such a statement is simply not true and cannot be upheld under close scrutiny. 

AN EXAMINATION OF THE THREE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED

>> MELCHISEDEC;

If you are going claim that Melchisedec as a representative of the New Testament is a type (a similitude) of New Testament ministers receiving of tithes, and therefore as priests of the New Testament, ministers should be tithed to, you have created for yourself a big problem; we are ALL New Testament Priests. So, therefore I would like you to send me your tithe as soon as you get your next paycheck. Each New Testament Christian should be tithing to all other New Testament Christians. Why? This is why; we are...

1 Peter 2:9 - "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"

Revelation 5:10 - "And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."

>> ABRAHAM;

Many tithing teachers claim that we follow the faith of Abraham by "tithing as Abraham did," that we should hand over ten percent of our income to a minister citing Abraham as "the example to be followed." 

Among many problems with such a false doctrine is that no scripture states that Abraham "tithed in faith," no scripture in either the Old of New Testament cites Abraham directly as an example of tithing to be followed by Jews, Gentiles or the Church. No Apostle referred to Abraham's tithing as giving authority to any New Testament minister to collect tithes. The Levites had been given that authority, the Church has not; 

Hebrews 7:5 - "And 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:"

Abraham's tithe to Melchisedec fulfilled a purpose, which was probably unknown to Abraham at that time, that of his tithe to Melchisedec proving the superiority of the Melchisedec priesthood over the Levite priesthood; Hebrews 7:7 - "And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better." Abraham's tithe, "without all contradiction" (cannot be refuted) has accomplished that which God intended it to accomplish. It does not need to be performed over and over again by New Testament Believers, doing so is useless and not commanded. 

In the following scripture verses the faith of Abraham is addressed, yet not one of them mentions his tithe to Melchisedec;

> Romans 4:11-12: Identifies Abraham as the father of all who believe (both circumcised and uncircumcised) and calls believers to "walk in the footsteps of the faith" he had.

> Galatians 3:7-9: States that "those who have faith are children of Abraham" and that those who rely on faith are blessed along with him.

> Galatians 3:29: Affirms that if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to the promise.

> Romans 4:22-25: Explains that faith being credited as righteousness was not written for Abraham alone, but also for "us to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead".

> Hebrews 11:8-10: Highlights Abraham's obedience in leaving his country by faith, serving as a model of faith-driven action.

> James 2:21-23: Mentions that Abraham's faith was perfected by his actions (obedience) when he offered Isaac, showing that genuine faith works. 

If you will notice; Abraham's tithe to Melchisedec is left out of the above verses! Why would scripture leave out Abraham's tithe? ...because it was not an act of faith, AND NOT SOMETHING TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.

Additionally; not everything Abraham did was an act of faith, or an activity to be followed.

Abraham circumcised over 300 in his household; are we to do the same under the New Testament? NO! In fact, in the 11th Chapter of the Book of Hebrews (commonly referred to as the "faith hall of fame"), no act of tithing by Abraham or anyone's tithing is mentioned. God's test of Abraham's faith was the offering of Isaac, not tithing; Genesis 22:2 - "And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."

>> LEVI;

In the loins of Abraham we find Levi. Levi represented the Levite priesthood and the Law of Moses (Hebrews 7:11). Levi does not represent the New Testament Church "tithing to Melchisedec," on the contrary, Levi represents an inferior priesthood, now defunct, who's main function was the service at the alter of sacrifice (Numbers 18:21-24), and is no longer valid (Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 10:1-10 and Hebrews 7:11);

Hebrews 7:5-6 - "And 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: But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises."

Levi represented the Law of Moses (Hebrews 7:5, 7:11), not the New Testament Church, which (the Church) is not under the Law of Moses and does not represent the Law of Moses;

Acts 15:24 - "Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:"

Romans 6:14 - "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

CONCLUSION

Hebrews 7:8 does not represent an example of New Testament tithing to be followed. The blessing of Abraham does not come through tithing, but rather through faith in Jesus Christ;

Galatians 3:14 - "That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."

As we have asked previously; Tell us; who under the New Testament has been authorized by God in His word to demand or receive tithes? The answer is NO ONE.

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