Declaring All the Counsel of God

English 🇵🇭 Tagalog BIBLICAL TITHING Its Old Testament Nature, Limitations, and Misapplication in the New Testament Church   I. INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE ISSUE WITH PRECISION The subject of tithing is one of the most widely taught, yet most misunderstood doctrines in modern religious practice. Many assume that tithing is a timeless, universal command binding upon all believers across all ages. However, when examined strictly through Scripture—allowing the Bible to interpret itself—this assumption does not hold under doctrinal scrutiny. The question is not whether tithing existed. It clearly did. The question is:  What is tithing according to Scripture, and to whom does it apply?  To answer this, we must begin not with modern practice, but with divine definition.   II. THE BIBLICAL DEFINITION OF TITHING (GRAMMAR OF GOD) A. The Hebrew Term:  Ma‘ăśēr  (מַעֲשֵׂר) The word “tithe” in the Old Testament comes from the Hebre...