Dedication
Introduction: A Wake-Up Call to the Church
Chapter 1: God Did Not Create Man to Pay Tithes
Chapter 2: The Scam of Tithing Began Outside Eden
Chapter 3: God Validates Graceful Giving, Not Tithing
Chapter 4: The Exploiters of Tithing
Chapter 5: Jesus, the Second Adam, Ended the Tithe
Chapter 6: Christ Did Not Come for Tithes
Chapter 7: Worship Is Not in the Tithe
Chapter 8: God Doesn’t Live in Church Buildings
Chapter 9: The Gospel of Desperation
Chapter 10: Gatekeepers of Tithes
Chapter 11: Ministry of Tithe Baskets
Chapter 12: God Dispersed the Church
Chapter 13: God Is Not Honored by Tithes
Chapter 14: Eden, Ambassadors, and the True Mandate
Chapter 15: God Delights in Hidden Giving
Chapter 16: The Time for Tithing Is Long Gone
Chapter 17: The Gospel of Grace
Conclusion: Burn the tithe Baskets, Return to Eden
Dedication
To every believer who dared to question what others blindly accepted. To the wounded givers who were told their value depended on their tithe. To the silent voices who sat in pews, feeling unseen because they gave nothing—but gave everything in love. To those who walked away from manipulation to walk with God. This book is for you. May your heart find freedom. May your hands give freely. May your life reflect the Garden of Eden. And to the One who tore the veil, broke the law’s grip, and led us back to grace— Jesus Christ, the only true High Priest. This is all for You.
Introduction: A Wake-Up Call to the Church
For centuries, the church has worn the chains of a misunderstood tradition—tithing. Sermon after sermon, altar after altar, the word tithe has been wielded like a divine law, a sacred command, a heavenly obligation. But let us pause—strip away the noise, the inherited doctrines, the fear-laced teachings—and ask a bold, uncomfortable question: Did God ever truly require the tithe from His people under grace? Or have we, in our religious fervor and human error, built a doctrine God never sanctioned?
This book is not written to soothe the comfortable. It is not crafted to reinforce institutional norms or protect the machinery of church fundraising. It is a protest. A declaration. A call to return to the heart of God. The tithe—as practiced and preached in modern Christianity—is not a divine mandate for the New Testament believer. It is a relic of legalism, a misunderstanding of covenant, and a misapplication of scripture. It was never God’s original intent.
God’s desire has never been about percentages. It has never been about calculating ten percent of income to earn divine favor or avoid spiritual guilt. The New Covenant—the covenant sealed with the blood of Christ—is not a covenant of coercion, but one of grace, liberty, and love. In this covenant, giving flows not from obligation, but from revelation. Not from compulsion, but from compassion. We are called to generosity, not tithe bondage.
Yet the modern church has built temples of manipulation around the tithe. Those who question it are labeled rebellious. Those who don’t practice it are made to feel cursed. But I refuse to be silent. I refuse to bow to a system that burdens believers with a yoke Christ never placed upon them.
This book is not a rebellion against giving—it is a rebellion against distortion. It is not a war against generosity—it is a war against guilt-driven giving. I write to awaken the hearts of those who yearn for truth, to dismantle the fortress of fear that has masqueraded as doctrine, and to restore the joy of cheerful giving. Tithing, as we know it, did not come from the Spirit of grace—it came from the misunderstanding of man. And it’s time to expose it for what it is. Let the journey begin.
Tithing : A historical scam in the era of God's grace
David Waithera
© 2025
