A tithe is a tenth of what the fields and the animals produce, set apart for God. The law of Moses calls it holy to the Lord (Leviticus 27:30) and uses it to support the Levites, who had no land, and every third year to feed the poor. Churches differ on whether the tithe binds Christians today. A 2013 resolution of the Southern Baptist Convention states that “proportional giving of at least a tithe is expected by God throughout Scripture,”…
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