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Tithing in the new Testament - What the Bible Says.

The fundamental question many Christians ask today is that: Is it mandatory to pay tithe today? Here is my position based on biblical facts from the New Testament. Where is it written that Jesus commanded tithe? Nor where is it written anywhere in the New Testament that tithing was mentioned? The proclamation in the New Testament is about the people GIVING OF FREE WILL and ACCORDING TO THE NEED OF THE CHURCH. This is one of the account you read in the New Testament: “2 Corinthians 8:3, For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,…..” “ 1 Corinthians 16:2 , On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.” 2 Corinthians 9:7, "...for God loves a cheerful giver."   The account you will read in the book of ACTS 4 & 5 is that, in the first church, Christians agreed to give 100% of all they h