Hi Girly3302
I too am in the AOG in Sydney, I have believed in tithing for years but only recently questioned it, i do find it interesting that Jesus commands us two laws in the NT, Love God with all your heart,mind and strength, and love each other as I have loved you , to me these are the two laws in which we should live.tithing is an Old testament Law and I have talked with many heads of the AOG, their man argument is that the Principle of Tithing is just that a "principle" not a law, also they say that because it is mainly silent in the NT this means that Jesus and Paul would assume his followers knew this so they didnt need to reiterate it, to me this is quite flawed, but lets face it our Churches need the Tithes to do what we are doing as we are the fastest growing denomination in the world, and it seems that because people are tithing and getting blessed financially they believe these are the fruits that prove that it is real, in effect all that is happening is the sowing and reaping principle. You reap what you Sow.
Now what I have read and studied is that giving is 100% Biblical and should be done by ALL Christians , The tithe is Biblical but not Christian(if that makes sense) if you want to give 10% then by all means do so, but it isnt a law for today
does this make sense?