Did Paul Teach Tithing?

James H. Sterling
James H. Sterling
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If Tithing Is a New Covenant Law That Requires Believers to Support Ministers of the Gospel, Then First Corinthians First Corinthians Authorship. There Is a...

Did Paul Teach Tithing?

If tithing is a New Covenant Law that requires believers to support ministers of the Gospel, then First Corinthians

First Corinthians
Authorship. There is a consensus among historians and theologians that Paul is the author of the First Epistle to the Corinthians (c. AD 53–54). The letter is quoted or mentioned by the earliest of sources, and is included in every ancient canon, including that of Marcion of Sinope.
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is the place to discover the tithing doctrine. But Paul does not expound on tithing in First Corinthians.

What did apostle Paul say about tithing?

Give where you choose. Paul summed it up in 2 Corinthians 9:7: “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give.”

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Who invented tithing?

Tithing has its roots in the Biblical tale of Abraham presenting a tenth of the war spoils to Melchizedek, the king of Salem. In the Old Testament, Jews brought 10% of their harvest to a storehouse as a welfare plan for the needy or in case of famine.

James H. Sterling

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