Hi jamesnw,
The thing is that scripture is during the old covenant, when tithing was a law of Moses.
So whatever these people you know come up with about the tithe, it still is unscriptural.
Here is an email where Ray shows it was only under the old covenant.
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Dear Mashilo:
Well he might just as well have quoted the tithing law from the Old Testament, because when Jesus told those two-faced lying hypocritical generationl of snakes that they were obligated to tithe it was because they were UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES and the Old Covenant with its temple services and Levitic Priests. ALL JEWS were obligated to tithe as long as they were under the Old Covenant of Moses and the Temple and priesthood was still in operation. But Jesus NEVER told anyone to tithe to HIS CHURCH! Nor did the apostles teaching tithing to Jesus' Church, neither did Paul teach the Gentiles to tithe to Jesus' Church. Those are the Scriptural facts, but Christian tithing ministers are not interested in the facts, but only your MONEY.
God be with you,
Ray
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So it really doesn't matter how they decide to use their money, it's theirs to do as they choose
mercy, peace, and love
Kat