"You should have practiced the latter,
without neglecting the former." Matthew 23:23

It is important to note that Jesus was in no way endorsing
a tithe on gross income (where can any reference in the scriptures be
found that asks Believers to tithe on gross income? False teachers, who
twist scripture preach this from pulpits. These are those teachers who
do not "rightly dived the word of truth.". Jesus was dealing with an
attitude of worship and service unto God. To worship and serve
God is to give justice, mercy and faith. When Jesus told them that they
should have practiced these without neglecting the others, He was
exhorting them to understand that the law was not simply a set of
rules, but also a means by which God's name would be know to the world
of their time. Justice, Mercy and Faith are characteristics of God, and
the Hebrew people had a responsibility to follow ALL the law, not simply the parts
of the law the benefits themselves. HOW IN THE WORLD COULD ONE HONESTLY INTERPRET MATT. 23:23
TO BE ABOUT NEW COVENANT TITHING? AN INTERPRETATION THAT MAKES THIS VERSE OUT TO BE
ABOUT TITHING IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PERVERSION OF SCRIPTURE. PLEASE PASTORS, ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT
FOR GUIDANCE BEFORE SIMPLY REGURGITATING THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
BLINDED BY FALSE RELIGION OR THOSE TRUSTING ONLY IN MONEY OR THOSE WHO HAVE A LOVE OF MONEY. TRUE
BLESSING IS NOW, FOR THE NEW COVENANT BELIEVER WRAPPED IN THE PRINCIPLE OF SOWING AND REAPING. IF
WE SOW MUCH, WE WILL BE BLESSED MUCH, AND IF WE SOW LITTLE, WE WILL BE BLESSED LITTLE. THIS DOES NOT
MEAN THAT WE WILL NOT BE BLESSED IF WE DON'T GIVE REGULARLY. IT MEANS THAT WHEN WE DO GIVE, THE MEASURE
WE USE WILL BE MEASURED BACK TO US IN BLESSINGS. NOW WHO SAID THIS, I WONDER?