Tithing: The Biblical Origin, What It Really Means & Why The Modern Church Changed It

Most church-going Christians have been taught that tithing means giving 10% of your income to the church — and that if you don't, you're robbing God. But where did that actually come from? Abraham's tithe in Genesis was a one-time voluntary gift from war spoils — not his income. The three tithes in the Mosaic Law were paid in crops and livestock — not money. And the New Testament never repeats the 10% requirement. So how did we get here? And how did we get to a place where some of America's most prominent pastors are worth $20 million, $50 million, and $100 million — while the people in their pews are being told that giving more is the key to their own financial breakthrough? In this episode, XO and CDA sit in the man cave and go through all of it — the biblical origin, the three types of tithes, what the New Testament actually says, the prosperity gospel, and the honest question every believer deserves to ask.

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