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Church Membership The Meaning of Church Membership The Money Question
Church Membership The Meaning of Church Membership The Money Question
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Malachi 3:10 says, “Bring ye all the tithes into the STOREHOUSE, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of Heaven, and POUR YOU out a BLESSING, that there shall NOT be room enough to receive it”. Here, we are taught that God expects us to offer Him a tithe. We would like to deal with four questions about tithing that need to be answered.
- What is a “TITHE” ? We find that tithing is not new. It is not a device for the church to “get rich”. But rather, tithing was done as far back as Abraham, Genesis 14:20. In Hebrews 7:2 we read, “To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all…”. So we find that a “tithe” is a “tenth part of all” that we have. We believe this not only includes money but also your time and everything you possess.
- Where are we to bring the TITHE ? In Malachi again, we read that we were to bring the tithes “into the STOREHOUSE”. In the Old Testament we see that the ‘storehouse’ was also called the Temple. Today, it is called the church. We are to offer our tithes to the local, fundamental, Bible-believing church. If we claim to love the Lord then we will love the things that He loved and help in the support and furtherance of these things. “As Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it” Ephesians 5:25.
- When are to offer our TITHE ? Let us now look at 1 Corinthians 16:2. It says, “Upon the first day of the week let everyone of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come”. That means on Sunday, we are to go to church and worship God and offer Him our tithe.
- Who is to offer a TITHE ? 1 Corinthians 16:2. It says, “… let everyone of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him…”. God says EVERYONE!!! That means ME and it means YOU!
As you learn the grace of giving, you will find that you cannot outgive God. It is impossible! We must learn to put God first. Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and ALL these things shall be ADDED unto you”.