Amen.

Great post. You very eloquently and respectfully shared some of your doctrine and beliefs with us whilst remaining diplomatic and sensitive to believers and non-believers alike, well done!

You are correct on all points and you clearly have discernment.

I will add that we can also lay up rewards in heaven for helping people find Christ by sharing the gospel with them but I suspect that you already know this.

I believe that a good church is preferable to home church (in most cases) but I can also appreciate how difficult it is to find a genuine church. If one can't find a true church then home church is the next best option IMHO but you do need good leaders or it can soon become a case of the blind leading the blind. It seems that you are not blind and to be clear, I am commenting and sharing some of my own beliefs, not judging one iota.

As you correctly explained, tithing ceased in the New Testament as it was only in place in the Old Testament for the purpose of supporting the Levitical priesthood seeing that they weren't given land and had duties to perform for everyone else. Gifting and giving is mentioned in the NT and it is often confused/mixed with tithing.

The pastor that I am closest to does not not pass around a collection plate in church as he believes tithing is unbiblical in light of the New Testament. You won't find many pastors willing to forgo money and stay true to the word but he is one of them.

God Bless you brother.