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NASB | Malachi 3:10 "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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Malachi 3:10 "Bring all the tithes (the tenth) 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 [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it. [Mal 2:2] |
Subject: May we claim rewards for tithing? |
Bible Note: Upon closer examination of Malachi 3:10 on testing GOd with our tithes we should understand that tithes was also a vow Jacob made to God in his journey before meeting with Esau. This vow applies to all descendants of Jacob, which Christians are not. Christians are followers and descendants through faith in Christ who is in the order of Melchizadek. We are not bound by Jacobs vow. Whatever we give should be out of faith. I am possitive that the Spirit of God would work more powerfully through his believers if we would give according to the needs we see around us rather than the local buildng fund of our church. When there are special needs like sending off teams to foreign lands than we should be willing to give generously but not to fund lighting and A/C or even salaries. I have seen many ministers who preach according to what the "stockholders" in the church say. If the ministers are not paid by the church except for basic needs then they are not beholden to the big givers opinions. |