Dízimos: uma breve análise pelo tempo e as problemáticas na atual geração

Abstract

This paper intends to present some historical and social aspects regarding the practice of tithes. It will encompass its role in the Old Testament, its presence during the New Testament, the inference in the church of the first centuries, and its applicability during the 21st century. The tithes brought to the religious universe the praxis of helping the needy, but at the same time, they promoted great transformations in the conduct of the ecclesial bosom, providing prerogatives unserviceable to Christian dogmatics. Analyzing its effective practice and the effectiveness of its performance is beneficial for every individual because through observation it is possible to differentiate true Christians, who use the practice to help the community in which they are inserted, from the devouring wolves disguised as ecclesiastical authority, who want to consume the church’s goods in the nome of God.