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Ezekiel 33
You don't recall baptism being commanded by Jesus? "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Or how about "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go [a]therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." The gospel message has never changed since the birth of the church in Acts 2- "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized for the remission of sins......" And the overwhelming evidence of Philip preaching Jesus to the Ethiopian in Acts 8- "See, here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?"
If Paul were around today, he would probably be talking to the NT churches about tithing the same way he did about circumcision to the Galatians.
Genesis 17:9-14
New King James Version
9 And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. 10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised; 11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
Genesis 28:20-22
New King James Version
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a [a]tenth to You."
Abraham also only paid a tithe of the spoils of war one time to Melchizadek. Scripture does not show that he ever gave anything else to him, or even had another encounter with him.