Question:  Dear Greg,

            Why did Jesus Christ not directly preach tithing?

            Cris

Answer:  Dear Cris,

            Jesus did not preach that we should adhere to the old covenant system of tithing.  Jesus told those who were under the old covenant to tithe (Matthew 23:23 ) according to the old covenant instruction.  But the church of Jesus Christ , founded in the cross of Christ and his empty tomb, following the new covenant in the blood of Christ, does not have a requirement to tithe a specific percentage.  Rather, Christians are told to give of all we have, to forsake all and follow him, to be a living sacrifice.  Our giving is a choice each of us makes and we make that choice free of restrictions about exact percentages that we must give, according to the new covenant.

            In Christ,

            Greg Albrecht