In the course of being active in the local church and attaining Associate Degrees in Pastoral Counseling and Theology, I became convinced that the teaching - "tithe your way out of debt" - is false teaching! There is no scripture that justifies this, not even Malachi. In fact, much of the church teaches Malachi incorrectly. They do not teach the entire passage on tithing. The leave out its beginning that speaks of "you have gone away from mine ordinances". The word "ordinances" means "laws". And, as Paul said -" he (Jesus) released us from the curse of the law". An evangelist friend argued that tithing was before the Law. I argued that so was circumcision. We agreed to disagree.
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