Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

KunleOshob, I did heed to your suggestion that I check other threads were the issue of tithing had been discussed extensively and whao, I wasn't surprised by the divergent views expressed by people, it only goes to show that this is an interesting and controversial topic.

The issue of tithing is no doubt a very sensitive and equally very controversial one, that is why this thread has continued very actively for over a period of one year. I have spent hours going through people's views (4:35am) and I must confess that most of the contributions are very insightful and educative. A lot of people (I cannot beging to mention names) on both sides of the arqument took it upon themselves to research deeply on scriptures and other materials in other to come out with deep revelatons and far reaching comments.

If you are new to this discuss, I advise strongly you go back to earlier comments to get deeper and better understanding to the extent this issue has already been discussed and dealth with, because I feel any further discussion on this topic will probably be a repetition of views and comments already made. No doubt an interesting topic!

When you look at the faces of men, you see they are different, when you look at their names, you will also see they are different. This goes to say that in relationships, the desire of everyman will definitely not be the same. There are those whose ultimate desire is sex, some for material and financial gains, others for companionship, the list goes on and on, !

Any lady in a relationship with a man, this question comes back and stare her in the face, what does she really want in that relationship?

Reading through people's views on this subject shows contrasting believes and opinions. After asking this question, I actually went back to the bible to do some research, surprisingly it was not recorded anywhere (or I could not find anywhere) that Jesus paid tithe, (So I am still asking, if anyone knows anywhere in the bible where it was recorded that Jesus paid tithe should please come and enlighten us). All the opinions expressed above are quite profound.

But because it was not recorded in the bible that Jesus and the Apostles paid tithe, does that make tithing irrelevant? As a Christian I will say NO. We have countless verses in the bible emphasising the importance of giving.

In Luke 20:19-26, where Jesus said GIVE TO CAESAR WHAT IS CAESAR AND TO GOD WHAT IS GOD can be given different meaning depending on your interpretation: But for me I think: Whatever percent government demands of your income (TAX) give to government and whatever percent the church demands of your income (TITHE) give to the church. But to the extent this is binding is a different discuss entirelly. We as Christians know that we do not use logic or common sense to interprete the word of God. We pray that the Spirit of God will always guide us.

Your views are still welcome!

I read through the reply by Chukwudi44 to the post of SirJohn on: A Question For Tithe Payers. Naturally, there were those 'for' and those 'against' but, Chukwudi44 wrote: JESUS AND THE APOSTLES NEVER PAID TITHE. He quoted Heb. 7:8 and Eph. 2:15. What do you say about this, if you can, pls support your view with bible quotes, thanks.