The tithe is just another example of how the church and religion will use God , Jesus and the bible to " Suit the means of man", and infatuate the unsuspecting minds of its many believers and followers. They don't study the bible for themselves, so they get accustomed to letting their leaders do all the thinking. One little distortion in the year 1800, becomes a giant deception in the year 2000.One misunderstood principle in the year 2000, becomes a church doctrine by the year 2016. Precept upon precept ,one lying line upon line.
And the people suffer ignorance without even knowing.