WHAT IS TITHING? WHY DO WE DO IT?
Tithing, or giving ten percent of your gross income, isn't merely giving something to God. It's giving back what was His to begin with.
"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this," Says the Lord of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. Malachi 3:10.
The Bible tells us that tithing is a way to show that we trust God with our lives and our finances. Because here's the deal: Tithing isn't for God's benefit. He doesn't need our money. Instead, tithing is meant for our benefit, because sacrificing a portion of our income reminds us to rely on God to meet our needs.