3. What is the tithe used for?
Does tithing benefit me?
Who receives the tithes?
Where should I give my tithe?
Does tithing contribute to my
salvation?
Tithing is an expression of our faith and trust in God.
When we return tithe, we show that we are stewards instead of owners
of God’s blessings.
It’s important for us to know what tithing is, its purpose and how it
should be used.
4. “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature.’”
(Mark 16:15)
Why does God emphasize that we must bring
“ALL the tithes” to the Temple (Malachi 3:10)?
Every tithe is important. Financing the work is
not a task for only some people. Both poor and
rich people must be part of the Gospel work in
a proportional way.
Economic resources are needed to fulfill the great
commission Jesus assigned to His church.
Since Abraham’s time–and probably before that–,
tithing was God’s system to help the ministers work
full time in spreading the Gospel (1Co. 9:14).
5. “‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in
my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will
not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing
that there will not be room enough to store it.’” (Malachi 3:10 NIV)
The blessings God has promised are not only
material ones. God showers us with great
spiritual blessings too (Ephesians 1:3): Joy,
peace, the certainty of our salvation...
Why does God want to bless us
(Matthew 10:8)?
The main reason we
are blessed is so we
may share those
blessings with others.
“It is more blessed to
give than to receive.”
(Acts 20:35)
6. “Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the
temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? Even so
the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.”
(1 Corinthians 9:13-14)
In the Old Testament times, the Levites received the tithes of the Israelites. Those
tithes provided for them while they were looking after the people’s spiritual
needs. The Levites also gave a tithe of the tithes to provide for the priests
(Numbers 18:26).
The apostle Paul used the same principle for those working in preaching the
Gospel.
Thanks to tithing, pastors and those working for the church can work full-time in
advancing the work of the Gospel.
7. “A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the
tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God,
to the storerooms of the treasury. The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to
bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the
articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the
musicians are also kept. ‘We will not neglect the house of our God.’”
(Nehemiah 10:38-39 NIV)
Tithes were gathered and distributed according
to the needs of the Levites, the priests, the
gatekeepers and the singers.
How can we apply that principle to today’s
church?
We must give our tithes to the local church
treasury. Then, they are distributed to the
Association, Union or Mission so the workers in
that area can be paid.
The tithe of the tithes is sent to the Divisions
and the General Conference for the same
purpose. Local church
Conference /
Union / Mission
Division
General Conference
8. “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight
by the works of the law…” (Romans 3:20 NIV)
Tithing and all our other duties
cannot make us worthy of
salvation.
“So likewise you, when you have
done all those things which you
are commanded, say, ‘We are
unprofitable servants. We have
done what was our duty to do.’”
(Luke 17:10).
Salvation is an undeserved gift we
receive by faith.
Tithing doesn’t save us or
contribute in any way to our
salvation. Tithing is a
manifestation of our faith.
9. “God’s plan in the tithing system is beautiful in its
simplicity and equality.... All may feel that they can act a
part in carrying forward the precious work of salvation.
Every man, woman, and youth may become a treasurer
for the Lord and may be an agent to meet the demands
upon the treasury. Says the apostle: ‘Let every one of you
lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him.’ 1
Corinthians 16:2.
Let each regularly examine his income, which is all a
blessing from God, and set apart the tithe as a separate
fund, to be sacredly the Lord’s. This fund should not in
any case be devoted to any other use; it is to be devoted
solely to support the ministry of the gospel.”
E.G.W. (The Faith I Live By, August 26)
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