Untwisting the Bible, Part IX: Will a Man Rob God? - Malachi 3:8

"Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me." Malachi 3:8—a verse so frequently plucked from its Old Testament habitat and transplanted into the fertile soil of modern-day sermons, especially when the collection plate seems a little light. It's become the go-to verse for proponents of "first fruits tithing," a doctrine that, while superficially sounding s…