MarkNZ wrote:
I have an NIV, looked up the 1st one and says assembly in mine. However, I'm more interested in the tithing debate.
It's such a controversial one. I used to tithe and when I did I used to defend it with a passion but after having studied up on it I find so much evidence against it being a new covenant practice. You'de think there would be some suggestions that the early christians tithed ( no suggestions that the disciples tithed).Being such an important thing in the old testament you would think it would be more clear.
I understand your question is about tithing. However, not only is the answer to your question important, but how you get there is just as important. Note:
before you ever posted your question I posted this concerning "offerings":
http://thirdmillennium49091.yuku.com/sreply/4483/t/Re-Faith-Promise.html
and we have this posted in reference to "tithing":
It is sometimes argued that the tithe is no longer applicable in the New Testament era, but that the rule of giving generously and cheerfully now applies. However, the New Testament nowhere revokes the command to tithe, and Jesus himself affirms it (Matt. 23:23; Luke 11:42). Moreover, the passage generally used to support this argument (2 Cor. 9:7), does not apply to tithes, but to a special gift for the needy. Of course, the New Testament also affirms the need to care for the poor apart from using the tithe (Matt. 6:3-4; 19:21; Mark 10:21; Luke 14:13; 18:22; 19:8; Gal. 2:10; Jam. 2:1-17).
However, what I am attempting to have you discover is that your methodology for getting the answer is in error. Look and the Greek of the verses and you will discover that what you see translated "assembly" is "church." I would suggest reading http://thirdmill.org/newfiles/wil_hendriksen/wil_hendriksen.Israel.html
