1. God Grants to Each the Ability to Get Wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may _establish_ his _covenant_ which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
2. The Earth Is the Lord's.
Psalms 24:1 The earth is the LORDs, and the _fulness_ thereof; the world, and they that dwell _therein_.
3. The Silver and Gold Belong to God.
Haggai 2:8 The _silver_ is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of _hosts_.
4. Will a Man Rob God? How?
Malachi 3:8-11 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. [9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. [10] 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 you the _windows_ of heaven, and pour you out a _blessing_, that there shall not be room enough to _receive_ it. [11] And I will rebuke the _devourer_ for your sakes, and he shall not _destroy_ the fruits of your ground; _neither_ shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
5. If We Honor God First, He Will Pour Out Heavens Richest Blessing.
Proverbs 3:9-10 Honour the LORD with thy _substance_, and with the _firstfruits_ of all thine increase: [10] So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
6. Seek God's Kingdom First, and You Will Not Lack Anything.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the _kingdom_ of God, and his _righteousness_; and all these things shall be added unto you.
7. Abraham Paid Tithe to Melchizedek Who Was a Type of Jesus.
Genesis 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath _delivered_ thine _enemies_ into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
8. A Tithe Equals a Tenth.
Leviticus 27:32 And _concerning_ the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of _whatsoever_ passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
9. Jesus Said We Ought to Pay Tithe But This Does Not Take the Place of Mercy, Justice, and Compassion.
Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, _hypocrites_! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the _weightier_ matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
10. God Loves a Cheerful Giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not _grudgingly_, or of _necessity_: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
11. They Which Preach the Gospel Should Live of the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do ye not know that they which _minister_ about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are _partakers_ with the altar? [14] Even so hath the Lord _ordained_ that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
12. The Laborer Is Worthy of His Hire.
1 Timothy 5:18 For the _scripture_ saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The _labourer_ is worthy of his reward.
13. The Heart That Freely Gives Will Be Constantly Blessed with More by Our Lord.
Proverbs 11:24-25 There is that _scattereth_, and yet increaseth; and there is that _withholdeth_ more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. [25] The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
14. We Are to Pay God a True Tithe.
Deuteronomy 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the _increase_ of thy seed, that the field _bringeth_ forth year by year.
15. It Makes You Happy When You Do What the Lord Asks.
John 13:17 If ye know these _things_, _happy_ are ye if ye do them.
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