Tithing under Grace
Genesis 14:18-20
Abraham tithed to Melchizedek — a priest-king with no beginning of days — 430 years before the Law. Tithing began as a response of faith and honour, not a rule of obligation.
Hebrews 7:8
"Here mortal men receive tithes, but there He receives them, of whom it is witnessed that He lives." Under the New Covenant we do not tithe to a system; we give to a living Saviour.
Malachi 3:10
The heart of the promise is an open heaven and a God who delights to pour out. Grace does not lower the standard of generosity — it raises the motive from fear to faith.
Tithing under grace is not a payment to avoid a curse — Jesus already redeemed us from the curse (Galatians 3:13). It is a joyful acknowledgement that everything we have came from Him first. We teach the tithe as a starting line of generosity, given freely, never under compulsion or condemnation.
