Tithing is a divine principle of sound financial stewardship.
It is mentioned prior to the law
Genesis 14:20 (NLT)
20 And blessed be God Most High,
who has helped you conquer your enemies.”
Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.
Genesis 28:22 (NLT)
22This memorial pillar will become a place for worshiping God, and I will give God a tenth of everything he gives me.”
It is mentioned in the law
Leviticus 27:30 (NLT)
30“A tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the LORD and must be set apart to him as holy.
It is mentioned in the new covenant (after the law)
Matthew 23:23 (NLT)
23“How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you ignore the important things of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but you should not leave undone the more important things.
Hebrews 7:15 through Hebrews 7:17 (NLT)
15The change in God’s law is even more evident from the fact that a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has now come. 16He became a priest, not by meeting the old requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17And the psalmist pointed this out when he said of Christ,
“You are a priest forever
in the line of Melchizedek.”
Tithing is God’s ordained strategy to fund ministry in the local church and it’s a key to releasing His blessing in your life.
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