"Tithing is Old Testament law that ended with Jesus, so I'm free to ignore it."
How it sounds in your head: You're not under the law anymore, you're under grace. That means tithing was part of the old system that got nailed to the cross. Paul never commanded tithing in his letters. This is just churches trying to control your money with outdated rules.
"Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives."
-- Hebrews 7:8Source: Religious misunderstanding that confuses freedom FROM law with permission to withhold honor and miss out on covenant blessing.
Levitical tithing was indeed part of the law, and you correctly understand you're not under law but grace. This gives intellectual justification for keeping 100% while feeling spiritually justified.
Abraham tithed to Melchizedek 430 years before Moses received the law, proving tithing is a blessing covenant older than legal requirements. He gave a tenth of everything after his victory, and God immediately cut covenant with him in Genesis 15, promising descendants and land.
I REFUSE the lie that tithing ended with the law. IT IS WRITTEN that Abraham tithed before the law existed, and Jesus, my eternal High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, receives tithes today. I am not under law—I am under the BARAK, the Abrahamic blessing that includes supernatural provision and multiplication. IT IS WRITTEN that I am Abraham's seed and heir according to promise. I don't tithe from legal obligation but from honor and inheritance rights. I am a son of the covenant, and covenant sons honor covenant fathers. My giving isn't law—it's legacy.
The Father isn't demanding your tithe like a tax collector—He's inviting you into the ancient blessing mechanism that made Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob wildly prosperous. He's already planned the multiplication; the tithe is just your key to unlock what's already prepared.