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Ken,
For what it's worth, I've never heard of a church tithing, except in the sense of a required contribution to denominational expenses, and cannot see any rationale for it. The monies the church receives are of course spent on ministry-related expenses (pastor, building, missionaries, etc.) and mercy ministries. It seems to me that perhaps giving to Salvation Army, etc., is a convenient way to let someone else do your mercy ministry?
And on the general question: if the NT teaches proportional giving (give as the Lord prospers), from where we would identify that proportion if not from the OT example of the tithe?
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