2009-07-23T11:30:06-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/tithes/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah%2010:38&version=NIV 2009-07-23T11:30:06-05:00 The practice of tithing--giving ten percent of your income back to God--was instituted in the Old Testament. It continues to be practiced in most Christian churches today. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2018:26-32&version=NIV 2009-07-22T13:53:26-05:00 Tithing--giving ten percent of one's income to charity and the church--is a long-standing practice that is originally laid out here in the Old Testament. Most Christians today still practice tithing as a way of supporting the church financially and reminding themselves that our money and resources are gifts from God. http://churchgrowth.org/cgi-cg/webstore/ec.cgi?page=steward.html&frame=yes&cart_id=p1201720837_949 2008-01-30T14:29:37-05:00 For pastors who don't want to beg for offerings and laypeople who want to find financial freedom, this section has something to offer. Includes stewardship campaigns and resources that tell how to establish debt-free ministry, increase giving without begging, and gain personal financial freedom!