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Perspectives on Tithing: Four Views Paperback – May 1, 2011

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Was the tithe just for Israel, or is it also applicable to Christians? Must a tithe go only to your local church, or can it be received by any Christian organization? Do we tithe on the net or the gross amount?

Perspectives on Tithing presents in point-counterpoint format the most common views about how Christians are to give of their financial resources, addressing the myriad of questions that surround the complex issue. Ken Hemphill (Empowering Kingdom Growth) and Bobby Eklund (Eklund Stewardship Ministries) contribute "The Foundations of Giving" while the book's editor, David A. Croteau (Liberty University), writes "The Post-Tithing View: Giving in the New Covenant." A chapter by Reggie Kidd (Reformed Theological Seminary) is called "Tithing in the New Covenant? 'Yes' as Principle, 'No' as Casuistry." Finally, Gary North (Institute for Christian Economics) looks directly at "The Covenantal Tithe," and Scott Preissler (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) provides the epilogue.

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David A. Croteau is assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He holds a Th.M. and Ph.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ B&H Academic (May 1, 2011)
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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805449779
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805449778
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David A. Croteau (Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament and Greek in the Seminary and School of Ministry at Columbia International University. He is co-editor (with Andreas J. Köstenberger) of Which Bible Translation Should I Use? (B&H Academic, 2013) and author of Tithing after the Cross (Energion, 2013).

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After having read John MacArthur's "Whose Money is it Anyways?", this was a great read to see four men try to defend their position biblically in a debate style.

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Excellent perspective on tithes - for and against.

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Very nicely done. Clever treatment of four different views

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Very nicely done. Clever treatment of four different views.

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In this book Croteau summarizes his previous book, "You Mean I Don't Have to Tithe?" in the introduction. Then Ken Hemphill and Bobby Eklund argue that tithing is the foundational base from which believers can and must be challenged to become grace-givers. They feel tithing is a good starting point.

Croteau states the second position, a post-tithing view on giving. Christians should be freed from the 10% model so they can embrace the view that we are under grace and not law. However, since the average Christian gives only 3%, this model actually amounts to the pre-tithing model.

The third view, stated by Reggie Kidd, is an ambiguous attempt to answer the tithing question with a "yes" and a "no."

Gary North argues that believers are in covenant with Christ and that the tithe is their payment to the church for their membership in the kingdom of priests. Church members who do not tithe should not be allowed to vote. "If your local church is not worthy of your tithe, transfer your membership. Until then, pay your tithe to it." Basically, North concluded that anyone can honk. If you love Jesus, pay your tithe.

Every facet of the Church is currently struggling financially. As a boy I heard a church leader attempt to clarify the "free-will offering" plan. He explained that they had been receiving all together too much "free will" and not nearly enough offering. We need to return to a clear position on tithing and Christian stewardship.

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Very well worth your time. I highly recommend this book. It's fair and balanced.

It's also not driven by guilting you into tithing.

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Out of the closet at last.

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Perspective on Giving, Four Views

As a specialist in this area, I eagerly looked forward to this book and was not disappointed. I admit my prejudice.

Dr. Croteau's presentation for the Post-Tithing view uses consistent literal biblical principles of interpretation (p57-83). His "vow" of Abram has at least a 50% chance of being correct. His "pagan custom" of Abram makes more sense than the other arguments when one uses common sense. His "fear" description of Jacob is biblical. He is the only one of the four who correctly and consistently defines the literal holy biblical tithe. His best argument against Hemphill and Eklund is that, if we use the biblical tithe as a minimum starting point, it should be between 20-23 per cent.

Hemphill and Eklund follow the SBC line (Position Paper) so closely that they ignore most literal hermeneutics and make up their own as they go. Croteau's critique of their chapter is excellent.

Reggie Kidd was a waste to me. Gary North's arguments are consistent with his concept of covenant theology in which the Church is spiritual Israel. I cannot abide with that kind of spiritualization.

Preissler's excursus is exactly what I have been praying for and the results would shock him when most of those assigned a Masters, Doctorate or PHD thesis on tithing return papers in agreement with Croteau and me. Perhaps that is why good theologians who write Systematic Theology textbooks ignore tithing and most church historians agree that the early church did not teach tithing.

Most churches have been pushing tithing for over 100 years now and IT HAS NOT WORKED. It is time to try something better -like a return to more evangelism and personal soul winning. Sacrificial freewill giving is a solid Holy Spirit blessed New Covenant principle which will revive our churches.

Pray that this book opens eyes everywhere in the upper echelons to at least study and debate the doctrine of tithing. God will bless.

Russell Earl Kelly, PHD

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I bought this book to assist me in an assessment of my own beliefs about tithing. It was not very helpful. The Introduction and the Appendix on the history of tithing were the best parts, though biased. They could serve as a starting point for an objective study of the topic. The guts of the book were ranting and raving, some of it disrespectful, and with only very limited objective exegesis. There was little indication that the authors were trying to seek after truth. Rather, it seemed like a contest in who could shout the loudest.

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