Christians Ought to Pay Tithes (Matt 23: 23)

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Christians Ought to Pay Tithes (Matt 23 23)

• Presented March 12, 2006
• By Michael Grange

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Can we ROB God?

• Mal 38
• Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But
  ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes
  and offering

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What is tithes?

• 10 of our increase
• Tenths of produce, property, or spoils, dedicated
  to sacred use.

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General Concepts on Tithing

• In the Old Testament the purpose of the giving of
  a tenth was to meet the material need of the
  Levite, the stranger, the fatherless (the
  orphan), and the widow (Deut 2612-13).
• The tithe was an expression of gratitude to God
  by His people.
• Basic to tithing was the acknowledgment of God's
  ownership of everything in the earth

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On what and how do you calculate tithes?

• Have you ever heard the phrase You cant give
  God what you dont have? (Ex 1235-36)

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Is there a blessing in Tithes?

• Many blessings!!
• Can you count them?
• Can you name them?

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Dont forget the overflow?

• Mal 310
• THE OFFERING!
• Its in the free will offeringnot calculated nor
  predetermined that you truly tell God what He is
  worth to you!

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Conclusion

• As believers we are to be generous in sharing our
  material possessions with the poor and for the
  support of Christian ministry.
• Christ Himself is our model in giving. Giving is
  to be voluntary, willing, cheerful, and given in
  the light of our accountability to God.
• Giving should be systematic and by no means
  limited to a tithe of our incomes. We recognize
  that all we have is from God.
• We are called to be faithful stewards of all our
  possessions

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Hence our Benediction

• 2 Cor 96-7
• 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall
  reap also sparingly and he which soweth
  bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
• 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his
  heart, so let him give not grudgingly, or of
  necessity for God loveth a cheerful giver.