The Bible’s Guidance on Giving Money to the Church

What does the Bible teach about tithing? The Bible speaks of tithing primarily in the Old Testament as part of the Mosaic law given to ancient Israel. The practice involved giving one-tenth of one’s agricultural produce or income to support the Levites, who served as priests, and to care for the poor and needy. We see this outlined in passages such as Leviticus 27:30-32 and Deuteronomy 14:22-29 (Blegur et al., 2022; Crossley, 2010). The prophet Malachi famously exhorted the people…