You don't have to give it to the Church, it's a general principal: whatever you make, prepare to give a tenth away to help others. It's basic reciprocal altruism, so long as you live around other Christians.
It's a good principle, but we live in a fallen world.
People are taught how to masquerade as Christian from a young age - in schools, within family dynamics, and indeed in the Church, society rewards those who merely "act the part." But anyone who has witnessed the mask slip and seen what's underneath knows you have to be very careful of whom you support, financially or otherwise.
Being deceived and taken advantage of is one thing; failing to exercise discernment is another.
You don't have to give it to the Church, it's a general principal: whatever you make, prepare to give a tenth away to help others. It's basic reciprocal altruism, so long as you live around other Christians.
It's a good principle, but we live in a fallen world.
People are taught how to masquerade as Christian from a young age - in schools, within family dynamics, and indeed in the Church, society rewards those who merely "act the part." But anyone who has witnessed the mask slip and seen what's underneath knows you have to be very careful of whom you support, financially or otherwise.
Being deceived and taken advantage of is one thing; failing to exercise discernment is another.