Deuteronomy

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NASB	Deuteronomy 26:1 "Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and you possess it and live in it,
AMPLIFIED 2015 2015	Deuteronomy 26:1 "Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it,

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Bible Question: I know we are give a tenth of our wages the church and we are to care for the the alien, the fatherless and the widow ect...but what dose this verse mean? Is it saying that we must take another tenth of our yearly wages and give to the less fortunate? Thanks,K.P.

Bible Answer: Greetings KP and welcome to the forum,
Your statement in part, “I know we are give a tenth of our wages”.
It’s interesting that you use, Deut. 26:1
"And it shall be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it,

I take it that you are an Israelite left over from the days of Moses?
Just kidding but if you reread the verse I think you will get my drift.
The ten percent that “was given” was the same as a tax so that the nation could survive.
We are under a different set of obligations,
2 Cor. 9:7
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Some give over eighty percent and some less then one percent and the Lord loves it. There is no set amount and it would behoove one to brake down the previous verse as to what it actually says.

The missed conception that God will bless a person because they give X amount of dollars is antithetical to the message of grace and the sooner one learns it the better off they will be.
We can't buy a blessing from God, as it were.

Some people give to the point that their family members actually have to suffer need because the parent doesn’t know enough doctrine to come in out of the rain. They have done more harm with their giving then they have good and Paul defines their action.
1 Tim. 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

I have heard people say that their father was a “Bible believing man” and they virtually starved when they were younger because of their father's giving to the church, and if that’s the Bible message they want nothing to do with it. It sure makes it tough when trying to convey the gospel message to them and that God loves them.

I remember our old pastor saying that God isn’t broke and he doesn’t need our money, and if God doesn’t support a particular church it’s going to go under no matter how much a person gives. That’s a different message then we get now days isn’t it?

God loves a “cheerful giver” and enjoy the forum, CDBJ

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