When the truth confronts our hearts in dynamic fashion, it can be difficult to receive it in our minds because we’ve been trapped within religious teaching which may have caused us to depend on certain assumptions that are not based on truth. One of those bondages is breaking free from a religious requirement referred to as a tithe or giving 10% of all your monetary income.

In the New Covenant of Jesus Christ, we’re in a very different paradigm where God’s Spirit lives in us, leading and guiding us as individuals. As a new creation in Christ, it’s within our new righteous nature to desire to give willingly. The Apostle Paul provided a summary of giving under grace:

“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).

   
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