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Key Considerations:
God is the OwnerPsalm 24:1
Humans have delegated authorityGen. 1: 28
What has been given is an interim possessionJob 1: 20-21
We will be held accountableMatthew 25: 14- 30; II Cor. 5: 10
The Tithe and Ones Relationship with God
We tithe in obedience to God
It reflects our love for God because there is no love without obedience
Jesus tells his disciples, If you love my, you will keep my commandments (John 14:15)
Robbing God in tithes and offerings (8)
Tithe10% of gross income from all sources; the minimum of all giving
Offeringsthat which is given in addition to tithes
Robbing God when do not give in accordance to His word or His Spirit
Can rob God of BOTH the tithe and/or an offering
Robbing vs. Stealing
Robbingblatant, bold with the defrauded partys knowledge of wrongdoing
Stealinghidden, by stealth, undercover with identity concealed
Cursed with a curse (9)
Curse as opposite of a blessing (Deut. 28)
Cursed because do not receive the fullness God offers
Outside hedge of protection therefore we are vulnerable to Satans attacks
whole nation
Not only individuals under the curse but the whole nation
Corporate nature of their sin
Danger of cheap leadership
Bringing the full tithe (10)
The solution to the problem
What to bring
The full tithe is off the gross, from all sources
Where to bring it
into the storehousehouse of God; where you eat
the tithe does not go to charities or good causes, it is Gods money to be
given as God has designated
Why we bring it
food in my houseall that is necessary to do ministry
to fulfill the purpose of the house
OTtithe is both religious and governmental system
Under a sacrificial system, worship required meat, grain, oil, and finances
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