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1 | Is it God's will to tithe in pres. time? | Mal 3:8 | Appleseed | 22607 | ||
Nolan,Another extract. What do you think? Give offerings unto the LORD (Deut. 12:6,11,17). For your tithe belongs to God and your offering is your seed that you want God to multiply back to you (Ezek. 36:29). An offering has a specific assignment that you want carried out. An offering is a seed of the fruit you want. The seed is what we give, and the harvest is what we keep. If we give nothing then we will receive nothing. For nothing multiplied by a million is nothing. Paul said to those who gave, “For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities.” (Phil. 4:16). “Not that I seek a gift but I seek the fruit multiplying to your account” (Phil. 4:17 Green Interlinear). God does not measure the amount we give but how much we have left. If what I give does not move me, then it will not move God. When Jesus was sitting near the collection box a “poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”” (Mark 12:42-44). The money she gave moved her and thereby moved Jesus to make this comment. For an uncommon seed produces an uncommon harvest. Why? Because we are using a higher level of faith to give it. If you earned 2,000 a month, would you need more faith to offer 1,000 or 10? Obviously 1,000. We don’t pay God for a miracle in the same way we don’t exchange an apple seed for an apple tree. God is not impressed by the amount of money we give, He is only pleased with the level of faith we use. Two things please God; The amount of faith we use (Heb. 11:6) and giving with a cheerful heart (2 Cor. 9:7). |
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2 | Is it God's will to tithe in pres. time? | Mal 3:8 | Makarios | 22638 | ||
Greetings again Appleseed! Thank you once again for sharing yet another part of this book with me! Would you mind telling me the title and/or author of this book? It seems interesting, and I will tell you my 'reaction' to this part of the book as well.. I have now read through the entire excerpt, and my reaction here is: You should not believe any part of it. None of the conclusions that are mentioned in this 'book excerpt' are based upon Scripture, and the Scripture that is quoted has been 'mis-quoted' and used to fit the author's theories, rather than studying the cited Scripture within its context. There is nothing within the whole of Scripture that can support the claims that have been written by the author of this book. I thank you for asking my view, once again, on the book, and I have truthfully spoken to you my reaction to part of that book that you have decided to share with me. If it is Ok with you, then I would like to know the title and author of the book, if you don't mind. :) Thank you, and I look forward to future correspondence with you! Blessings, Nolan |
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3 | Is it God's will to tithe in pres. time? | Mal 3:8 | Appleseed | 22659 | ||
Nolan, I would rather not on the forum. If you could email me on appleseed107(at)hotmail.com. I will send it. In the Vine |
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