The Gift of Giving
The words "tithe" and "tithing" are found in the New Testament only seven times. In every instance they pertain to the Jews, under the Law of Moses. Not one church in a hundred uses the right approach to giving. Most are afraid that they will not receive enough money if they do not insist upon the tithe. However, in the New Testament church, giving is a spiritual gift (Rom 12:6-8 ).
While there is absolutely nothing wrong with giving a tenth to the church, just as there is nothing wrong with adhering to any other of the spiritual principles espoused under the Law, the Church is not a legalistic organization. It is, rather, a spiritual organism.
God does not leave any local assembly without the resources to fulfill whatever ministries it embarks upon. Where there is a right approach to giving, where the whole congregation understands that giving is a spiritual gift by which they may share in the rewards for the ministries of that church (see Phil 4:17); in that church the ministries will expand and grow without the pleading and haranguing that goes on in many churches that insist upon the tithe. Tithing is a guideline for Christians, not a commandment. Some Christians are blessed with more financial resources than are necessary for a comfortable living. God does not allow that for their lusts, but for His church. Others have great need. All should give, but not everyone must give a tenth. To insist upon that amount serves to drive away those who do not feel that they can give that much, depriving the local body of members it ought to have. Giving is a spiritual function in the church. If a church develops its members' spirituality, it will not have money worries. The church that keeps its eyes on eternity will be rich in both material and spiritual resources. - Author unknown

I agree with this. In fact, a few posters and I had a very heated debate with Tom Denlinger (Linear Progression) on this very topic months ago. Instead of rehashing every argument either for or against tithing, here's the old thread:

'Tithe?' thread from the old CMR EZBoard

I think we pretty much exhausted the topic. Have fun reading all 5 pages and please check out the links that some of us posted.

Yeppers. That was a good thread.

I aged 8 years while reading that thread the first time around.

It says that i'm only 50. But I feel like 58 after reading that thread the first time around.

Anymore, if somebody brings up a topic that we've beaten to death, we should simply post a link to any old threads that address it.

My personal favorite was this one:

Human Sacrifice to God in the OT

Yes, it is a principal that that yields some marked effects in my experience. Too bad the idea gets messed up or highly legalized by anyone and some miss out on the blessing of it.

Christians are the masters of making something that should be a joy and blessing a legalized drudgery.

I Bi-annually give 10 percent of my income to Temple of the Presence, an offshoot of Elizabeth Clare Prophet's Church Universal and Triumphant, which accurately predicted the Nuclear Holocaust of 1999.

I missed it too. Was it filmed?

:lol