greenbaggins
Puritan Board Doctor
Just for a bit of perspective, I once preached to a farming community about tithing, and mentioned the difference between gross and net. Then a farmer kindly explained to me that it can't work like that for an average farmer to tithe his gross income. He may have made a million dollars gross, but his expenses were 900k. If he tithes on his gross, he has zero income left at all. It is very important not to get legalistic about the tithe. God loves a cheerful giver. Legalistic tithe-mongering (not saying anyone on the thread has done this, but I have seen it happen) prevents cheerful giving by definition.