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NASB | 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put something aside, in proportion to his prosperity, and save it so that no collections [will need to] be made when I come. |
Subject: What is the correct way to tithe? |
Bible Note: When Jesus was in the temple he wanted to share something with his diciples and knowing that a very poor widow was coming he waited for her and when she approached and he got his diciples attention and told them to watch her. This is what happened, and why he wanted to use her to teach his diciples a lesson: "And he sat down with the treasury chests in view and began observing how the crowd was dropping money into the treasury chests; and many rich people were dropping in many coins. 42 Now a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins, which have very little value. 43 So he called his disciples to him and said to them: “Truly I say to YOU that this poor widow dropped in more than all those dropping money into the treasury chests; 44 for they all dropped in out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, dropped in all of what she had, her whole living.” - Mark 12:41-44. This shows the attitude that Jesus and his Father have towards giving. All the others, who may have been rich and given much, were really just giving out of what they had leftover, so to speak, but this woman, she dropped in out of her want, all that she had. And it was a very small amount, like say 2 cents by todays standards, to give you an idea of how little she gave. But that little that she gave was worth more to Jesus and his Father than all of the rest, because she gave out of her want and in faith. If you think about it, we can't give anything to God that he doesn't already own. What our giving does do though, is show our faith and love in him, and that is why it is acceptable. Jesus never demanded of anyone anything more than what they were willing to give freely. For the tithe under the Mosiac Law was to support Isreal's temple and preisthood. |