Faith in the LORD and wanting to be of service in planting His kingdom seed in the hearts of men, women, and children all over the world and throughout time should lead you to give a tenth of your income and a free-will offering to the Church for the work of ministry. The tenth is the tithe and an offering is a free-will gift of an amount you choose. Not as an obligation, rather as a representation of the kind of great faith exhibited by the one whom the LORD identified as Abraham, father of our faith. Without any contradiction he gave a tenth unto Melchizedek the priest who without beginning or end is likened unto Jesus Christ. We know Jesus Christ as the only one of whom it is witnessed that He lives and receives the tithe through the loins of His earthly priests.
Wonderful trust is displayed by the father of your faith tithing of his increase long before the Law was given to Israel. Jesus said we should display justice, mercy, and faith and not leave tithing undone. The book of Hebrews admonishes, encourages, and instructs every Christian throughout the ages and explains that men collect believer’s tithes on earth but Jesus Christ receives them in Heaven.
The discipline of tithing helps us trust the LORD using His far better spiritual insight, allows the gospel to be preached and all people discipled by us and other ministers, aligns the spiritual atmosphere to bring about our betterment spiritually and financially, encourages us to utilize the Holy Spirit’s empowerment living inside us, and glorifies our LORD during and beyond our years. Knowing that the New Covenant is far better than the Old Covenant motivates Christians to engage tithing and offering to spread the gospel far more than our desire to obtain things we want and even seem to need. Yet it also makes possible many opportunities to receive far more than needed without having to make a priority of obtaining such things. Scripture expressly affirms that one who sows sparingly shall reap sparingly whereas one who sows abundantly shall reap abundantly.
Tithing and offering represent a principle of proper conduct for everyone who confesses to know Jesus Christ. They should be given consistently in order to produce and support ministry throughout the earth. The prosperity of all faithful tithers is seen by helping thousands of people develop a relationship with Christ while continually being able to plant more resources toward this mission. This moves God’s heart to pour out earthly treasures upon you as well so that being blessed you can continue to be a blessing to even more people. However, your failure to follow God’s instructions will likely cause your debt to rise, separate you from wealth, hamper your ability to simultaneously save and invest, and hamper the life and good works Christ wants you to do.
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Genesis 14:20, Malachi 3:8-12, Matthew 23:23, Luke 12:13-21, Hebrews 7:4-8
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