The Destination of the Tithe: Preachers assert tithing is a "biblical principle" found all through the Bible: But Abraham never tithed a gross 10% of ... ever received 10% of peoples income...

What do you believe about tithing, is it founded in scripture? Some preachers assert that tithing is a “biblical principle” found all the way through the Bible and long before the Law. But did you know that Abraham never tithed a gross ten percent of his income to any religious figure, local or not? That Jacob prospered greatly for fourteen years without tithing at all and that there is no record that he ever tithed? Did you know that no Priests or Levites in the Old Testament ever received 10% of the Israelite peoples' income? Did you know that the biggest financial mistake of the Bible is recorded as happening when people brought their tithes all to one place? “All tithes are for the local church.” You hear it so often that you would think it's on almost every page of the New Testament. Surprisingly it isn't on even one. There are no New Testament scriptures that even remotely suggest believers should tithe, or do so exclusively to a local church. In this radical book Martyn Shenstone starts with a thorough examination of the famous tithe scriptures of Malachi chapter 3. He then deals head on with the timeless question of what to do with our money and who, if anyone, has a Bible claim to it. Questions unflinchingly dealt with are: Why do many people tithe and never prosper and others never tithe and yet prosper? Were Old Testament first fruits tithes? According to scripture is the pastor really the preeminent ministry gift? Opulence or prosperity, which one is God's plan for your life? Do more people genuinely respond to the gospel the richer we get?