THE LIE Tithing & Giving Confusion

"Tithing is Old Testament law — grace freed me from that obligation."

How it sounds in your head: You spent decades giving 10% to churches that wasted it on buildings and salaries. Now that you're finally free from religious obligation, why would you put yourself back under law? Grace means freedom from these rules.

IT IS WRITTEN Hebrews 7:8

"Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives."

-- Hebrews 7:8

Enemy whispers: Tithing is Old Covenant law you're free from. BUT IT IS WRITTEN: Hebrews 7:8 declares that Jesus HIMSELF receives tithes as our eternal High Priest. This isn't about law — Abraham tithed to Melchizedek 430 YEARS BEFORE the law existed (Genesis 14:20). Tithing predates Moses and continues in Christ. You're not under compulsion, but covenant sons give because we're connected to an abundant Father, not because we're obligated.

Quick Truth: LIE: Tithing is Old Testament law. TRUTH: Abraham tithed 430 years BEFORE law. Hebrews 7:8 — Jesus receives tithes NOW.

WHERE THIS LIE COMES FROM

Source: Religious spirit twisting grace into license, blocking blessing flow through theological confusion.

Why this feels true:

You've studied enough to know tithing appears in Levitical law, and Galatians says you're not under law. It feels intellectually honest to separate Old Covenant requirements from New Covenant freedom.

THE BIBLICAL PRECEDENT Genesis 14:18-20

Abraham

Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything after his victory, and this happened CENTURIES before the Law was given to Moses. He tithed from covenant relationship, not legal obligation, and became the father of faith and the wealthiest man in the region.

YOUR CONFESSION Speak this out loud

I REFUSE the lie that grace cancels generosity or that tithing was only for Moses' law. IT IS WRITTEN that Abraham tithed before law existed, and IT IS WRITTEN that Jesus receives tithes as my eternal priest. I am not under obligation but under blessing — I give as a son, not a slave. The BARAK covenant that enriched Abraham flows through my giving, not my hoarding. Grace didn't make me poorer; it connected me to heaven's unlimited supply. I give because I'm free, not to become free.

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THE GRACE REVEALED

But God actually:

Your Father isn't demanding 10% like the IRS — He's inviting you into a blessing system where giving opens floodgates. The same Jesus who turned water to wine and multiplied loaves receives your tithe and multiplies it back as abundant life.