Are We Required to Give our Tithe to The Local Church?

Here’s another one of those commonly-held beliefs that most Christians never question.  Yet, the belief distorts the believer’s view of reality, and causes a whole list of negative consequences.  I call those kinds of beliefs cataract beliefs. Like a cataract in our eye – they come on slowly and gradually diminish our ability to see clearly, until they blind us permanently.

So, let’s ask the question, “Am I really required to give my tithe to the local church?” What does the Bible really say about that?