Month: October 2010

It is important to sort out in your mind what is tithing and what isn’t. Technically, tithing isn’t giving; the tithe, ten percent, is the Lord’s share in the covenant. We get ninety percent. The Lord says He’ll not only make up that ten percent, He’ll see to it that we prosper. What about giving … Read more…

The most complete passage in the Bible on tithing is in Malachi 3:8-12. (MSG – Bold emphasis mine) 8 “Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day. “You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’ “The tithe and the offering—that’s how! 9 And now you’re under a curse—the whole … Read more…

Being in alignment with God’s order starts with the tithe, ten percent. The principle of the tithe precedes, penetrates and exceeds the Law. Abraham—the model of  a person who learns to walk in faith, not in the resources of human wisdom—tithed (Genesis 14:20). Jesus reinforces the concept of the tithe in Matthew 23:23. It is absolutely wrong … Read more…

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. Matthew 6:24 (NASB)   James Henley Thornwell, the Southern Presbyterian theologian who died in 1862, got some things very wrong, like slavery. … Read more…

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (NASB) This indeed is a marvelous verse. The Corinthian believers were tight in giving, but the Philippian believers were generous. Time and again, the Philippians had sent supply to the apostle Paul. Paul, in turn, answered them … Read more…

It came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a cloud as small as a man”s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, “Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.” “ 1 Kings 18:44 (NASB) There is another wonderful … Read more…

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. Malachi 3:10 (NASB) The people of Israel were … Read more…