Is Tithing required by the New Testament?

FREQUENTLY QUOTED VERSES

Commonly quoted scriptures:

Matt 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Luke 11:42 But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Christ spoke these words during His ministry and this teaching was in harmony with the directives of the Old Covenant.

The following verse explains the position of Christ in relation to the existing Old Covenant Law. Gal 4:4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, :5 to redeem those who were under the law, ...
Christ planted the seeds of the New Testament while acting and speaking in harmony with the law of the Old Covenant. It is for this reason that
He also commanded a cleansed leper to obey the law of Moses.

Matt 8:3 ... And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. :4 See that you tell