![]() ![]() Thank you for your interest in the Blue Letter Bible and we hope that God will grant you continual blessing in your studies. Luke 6:38īut whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? - 1 John 3:17 For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Give, and it shall be given unto you good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. Seek what God would have you to keep, and then as a faithful steward of that which He entrusts to you, seek to know how to use the rest for His kingdom. If you have the gift of eternal life and all spiritual. If we’re cursed for failing to tithe, then Christ died in vain. If we’re blessed by tithing, we don’t need the grace of Christ. Tithing fails under grace, and without a covenant it causes harm. The ultimate answer to the question of tithing is found in your prayer closet. Taught by Justin Johnson on Sunday, February 18th, 2024. Please take a moment to read a short article written by Paul Winslow on tithing. Tithing was practiced in the OT prior to the Laws, 17. It is an ancient practice, widespread in antiquity and found in Judaism as well as in surrounding cultures of the ancient Near East. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity for God loves a cheerful giver. Definition: The practice of giving a tenth of one’s property or produce to support religious institutions or the priesthood. But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. Will He not also honor those who give from their heart? The apostle Paul tells us that God loves a cheerful giver.Įven so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. Look at God's promise to those who give tithes.īring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And we believe God still honors giving, even structured giving such as tithing. ![]() We really should be praying along the lines of how much should I be keeping for myself, not how much do I give to God. ![]() Note however, that while tithing is no longer required, giving is still a principle of God. Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. We have Jesus as our High Priest and as believers we are now considered a part of the priesthood. There is no longer a Levitical system of priests to support. Satan's Lie Genesis 3:4 -"will not surly die.While tithing is part of the Old Covenant arrangement God had with Israel for the support of the priests, the New Covenant does away with tithing as required in the Old Covenant. What’s this? Another list! If you’re not watching the video, you’ll need it.ī. We're very pleased to have the Internet congregation we've acquired thus far. Thanks so much for all your encouragement. If not, listen to the rest of the lecture and go back and listen to the previous 4 or 5 again. Suffice to say, by this point in the lecture, Acts 5:1-11 should start becoming clearer to all of you. In Acts 4:32, what does the word "common" used here actually mean in today’s vernacular? You’ll need to listen to pastor explain this one. And we all know that if God kills people for not tithing we'd all be dead. What had happened prior to the death of these two?īut option 1 says that tithing is worship. were they in fact Evil?Įvidences of Resurrection of God/Jesus GodĪnd the reference to Numbers 18:20 and Deuteronomy 10:9 But was it more than that? Were they just hypocrites or. Very well received.īut now we dive back into the deception of Ananias and Sapphira. Before we start the lecture we have a present from someone in Japan (Yes, we are in fact world famous). ![]()
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