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My employer and i agreed on a net amount as my salary. so i wonder, when tithing my 10% to the church, should it be calculated from my gross or net income?
The Church teaches from the gross.
Some teach that tithing was an old testament bondage and Christians are to give from their heart so the 10% does not count.
One thing I noticed when I read about tithing and giving is that the tithing of the old testament was set up so that every third year the money was given to widows and the poor and those with a need. The Church is following the 10% part but I don't see any Church giving the full third year tithe out to the widows, poor and those with a need.
"every man shall give as he is able"
"the Lord loves a cheerful giver"
As Christians, we are not under Law to tithe. But in Christ, the Law of Love says we must be more righteous than the pharisees. So 10% is a good start if you want to at least fulfill the Law.
If you tithe on your net, that is fine, but you must also tithe on any money back in tax returns.
If you tithe on your gross, that is fine also.
My wife is a nurse with a salary and we tithe on her gross.
I am a realtor (commission only)and we tithe on my net.
Tithe means tenth, but you will be blessed if you cheerfully and thankfully give more than 10% to whomever God leads you to give.
The jews actually gave closer to 30% when you count the tithe as the first fruits. Then there were the grain offerings, the wave offerings, the animal offerings, etc.
Thats why many churches refer to it as "bringing your tithes and offerings"
Earlier I used to tithe from my net income. I was very happy doing. Then one day a pastor said that we should tithe from gross because that's what we get. I started doing that. Honestly, I found it hard to keep up with my budget. I am still doing tithing on my gross, but my paycheque from weekend job goes to the account of tithing.
So I don't know what to say. Yet God has never let me beg for food to anybody. ALL THANKS AND PRAISES TO LORD JESUS !!
Yeah I don't get the 'from the gross' because that is what the government gets NOT us.
Then as homesell said pay the tithe on the tax return when you get it.
There is no "should" for us since we are not under any law of tithing.
Start with whichever is easier and you will prove to yourself that either tithing affirms God's grace and providence for you. You will most likely eventually go to whichever tithing you thought was more difficult; when you give from your heart out of faith in God's love.
2 Co 9:6-11
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give , not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
NIV
"every man shall give as he is able"
"the Lord loves a cheerful giver"
As Christians, we are not under Law to tithe. But in Christ, the Law of Love says we must be more righteous than the pharisees. So 10% is a good start if you want to at least fulfill the Law.
If you tithe on your net, that is fine, but you must also tithe on any money back in tax returns.
If you tithe on your gross, that is fine also.
My wife is a nurse with a salary and we tithe on her gross.
I am a realtor (commission only)and we tithe on my net.
Tithe means tenth, but you will be blessed if you cheerfully and thankfully give more than 10% to whomever God leads you to give.
The jews actually gave closer to 30% when you count the tithe as the first fruits. Then there were the grain offerings, the wave offerings, the animal offerings, etc.
Thats why many churches refer to it as "bringing your tithes and offerings"
OH Jeff you are so wrong here. The tithe is also taught in the NT in LK 18:12 and Heb 7:8. Even though it was first mentioned in LV 27:30 it is taught throughout scriptures. The tithe is 10% and 10% only. Anything you give above that is considered an offering.
And to answer the OP's question, you always tithe from the GROSS. God gives you a gross salary. From that there are taxes, insurance, and 401K deductions. But you still earned a Gross salary.
Hope that clears things up.
Jeff, if you are tithing on your net, then you are cheating God!
the way we did it was we stared tything from our net income until we could afford to tithe from our gross income. it took us a little while to do that but we eventually were able and are still able to tithe from our gross. you have to remember that you dont want to lose out on stuff u need like food, shelter and so on... so dont go broke trying to please God but do eventually get to where u can tithe from ur gross
450donn,
Thanks for correcting me when I am not wrong. First, I am not under law. I give cheerfully much more than the tithe. Second, apparently you don't know what not being paid a salary means, as I stated commission only for what I earn. I have a business and it costs money to run that business. Most businesses barely make 10 percent profit after all expenses of doing business are paid. Thirdly, what I give is none of your business and it's not up to one believer to tell another how much they should give since it's between God and the person. If you are giving money to God as if under compulsion (because of what some greedy or needy preacher told you)rather than willingly, cheerfully and out of loving gratitude stemming from your relationship with the Lord, well, that's between you and God. The only way I've been cheating God is I can never repay the lavish gift he has poured out on me by giving me His son who loved me and died for me. Let me know how telling other people that aren't under the Law, that they aren't keeping the Law, works out for you.
homesell
Man, I am sorry that you do not understand the meaning or spirit of the tithe. I was not trying to condemn you, but rather simply point out the error of your method of tithing. The tithe is 10% of your gross, throughout scripture that is how it is taught. If you choose to tithe then you need to tithe on the gross earnings not the net earnings. You tithe on the gross of your wife's income, but on the net of your income. What is the difference there???? Income is income no matter how it is earned. I have been unemployed for nearly six months and collecting unemployment insurance. So based on your assumption I should not be paying tithe on that income since I already paid tithe on it when I worked for 40 years. Before you go off half cocked and accusing me of things, I feel that you need to speak to your pastor about the meaning of the tithe and how it is suppose to be given.
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