Is the weekly tithing bucket a source of joy or a trigger for guilt? For millions of believers, the question of tithing—giving 10% of their income—is a heavy burden fueled by fear of a divine curse. But what if the “biblical” mandate you’ve been taught is actually a man-made tradition designed to sustain Churches rather than souls?

In a revolutionary breakdown by Beyond The Verses, we uncover three explosive biblical secrets that challenge the modern tithing narrative. These aren’t heresies; they are divine truths buried under centuries of convenient interpretation. It’s time to open the Scriptures and discover a freedom that won’t just change your finances—it will transform your heart.

Tithing: It Was Never About Money

If you scour the Torah and the Levitical laws, you will find a surgical precision in God’s commands. Yet, not once is money commanded as a tithe. Leviticus 27:30 (CJB) is crystal clear:

The tithe was an agricultural redistribution system [02:24]. It consisted of seeds, fruit, and livestock—food intended to support the Levites, widows, orphans, and foreigners who had no land inheritance. Even though money (shekels of silver) existed and was used for transactions like purchasing land or paying temple taxes [02:00], God never requested a percentage of a salary.

If you were a carpenter, fisherman, or merchant in ancient Israel, the tithe simply didn’t apply to you [03:18]. The modern demand for 10% of your paycheck is a decontextualized tradition, twisted to fit an institutional need rather than a biblical command.

Tithing: The Malachi Curse Is Not for You

Liberating Truth: You are redeemed from the curse of the law!

“Can “CanWe’ve all heard it—the terrifying warning from Malachi 3:8-9 (CJB): “Can a person rob God? Yet you rob me… A curse is on you, on your whole nation, because you rob me.” This passage is weaponized to empty wallets with the threat of financial ruin. But context is everything.

Malachi was not prophesying to the struggling single mother in the pews; he was issuing a divine indictment against corrupt priests [08:04]. These religious leaders were stealing the food destined for the poor from the storehouse [09:09]. The “storehouse” was a literal pantry for the hungry, not a bank account for building funds.

Furthermore, as a New Covenant believer, the fear of this curse is theologically impossible. Galatians 3:13 (CJB) declares the ultimate victory: “The Messiah redeemed us from the curse pronounced in the Torah by becoming cursed on our behalf.” Jesus drank the full cup of judgment. To preach that a believer is under a curse for not tithing is to deny the finished work of the Cross [10:14].

Tithing: A Radical Transformation of Law

Divine Shift: The priesthood changed, so the law had to change.

This is the secret that crumbles the foundation of mandatory tithing. The tithe was support for the Levitical priesthood. However, the moment Jesus breathed His last breathe and the temple veil tore from the top down, the Levitical Law ended! We are now under the priesthood of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus) (the order of Melchizedek).

Hebrews 7:12 (CJB) delivers the final blow to legalistic tithing: “For if the system of cohanim [priests] is transformed, there must of necessity occur a transformation of Torah.”

You cannot cling to the law of tithing while claiming the priesthood of Jesus. The system that required the tithe is obsolete [12:51]. Pastors are not Levites, and the church is not the temple storehouse. We are living in a new era of grace, not a recycled version of the law.

The New Standard: Radical Generosity

Does this mean we stop giving? Absolutely not. It means we upgrade from obligation to devotion.

The New Testament standard isn’t a cold 10% calculation; it is limitless generosity fueled by a transformed heart. The early church didn’t just tithe; they shared everything they had [20:16]. Paul instructs us in 2 Corinthians 9:7 (CJB): “Each should give according to what he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Grace doesn’t produce stingy people; it produces radical givers. When you give out of fear, you are a slave to the law. When you give out of love, you are a child of God [11:23]. Stop measuring your spirituality by your bank account and start measuring it by your surrender.

Repent For Tithing: Creflo Dollar ‘s Confession

This isn’t just theological theory; we are witnessing a seismic shift in the pulpit. In June 2022, Creflo Dollar—a pastor whose ministry was famously built on prosperity teachings—shocked the evangelical world with a sermon titled “The Great Misunderstanding.”

For decades, Dollar was a staunch advocate of the strict tithe. But standing before his congregation, he publicly repented, stating that his past teachings were “not correct.” He didn’t just tweak his message; he dismantled it.

“Throw away every book, every tape, and every video I ever did on the subject of tithing unless it lines up with this.” — Creflo Dollar

Why the sudden change? Dollar cited the exact “Secret” we just covered: the Gospel of Grace. He realized that teaching tithing as a legalistic requirement for New Testament believers was keeping them under the Law rather than liberating them in Christ. He declared that giving should be a response to God’s provision, not a fear-based obligation to avoid a curse.

When a leader who once preached mandatory tithing tells his followers to “throw away” his old sermons, it confirms a truth the church is finally waking up to: Grace is greater than the Law.

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